Corrections Food Service Instructor - SCI Laurel Highlands

About the Department

Are you looking for an opportunity to share your recipe for culinary success with adults learning new skills? Would you like to utilize your passion for the food service industry in our unique institutional setting? The Department of Corrections (DOC), State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Laurel Highlands is seeking a motivated Corrections Food Service Instructor. Our team uses education and accountability to teach essential skills that support positive change. If you want to lead a large scale food service while experiencing rewarding challenges and professional growth, then this is the perfect fit for you! Apply today!

Position Duties

As a Corrections Food Service Instructor, you will lead inmate workers and provide instruction using hands-on vocational training. You will oversee inmates in food preparation, production, service, and baking. You will inspect all food service areas, equipment, and food for compliance with established safety and sanitation standards. This role requires the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships that will enable inmates to learn the standard principles and practices of food service operations. In addition, you will ensure that meals are prepared and served in a timely manner, while maintaining proper control over inmates by enforcing custody and security regulations at all times. 

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information: 

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week
• Work shifts will be determined at time of hire.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Minimum Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Two years of experience in food preparation, production, or service of a variety of complete meal menus in an institutional food service operation, food catering service, restaurant, or in a similar large-scale food production operation; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Additional Requirements:

• Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements: 

• You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements. 

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). 
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.