Food Service Lead

The Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions, is recruiting for multiple Food Service Lead positions, at the Spring Creek Correctional Center (SCCC) located in Seward, Alaska. What you will be doing:Lead prisoner kitchen workers in the preparation and production of meals for approximately 550 prisoners and 30 staff per meal at Spring Creek Correctional Center in the APS main kitchen. Maintain security and control of prisoners in the absence of Correctional Officer staff. Ensure meat pulls are consistent with prepared menu, oversee actual preparation and serving of food to inmates and staff. Ensure that all modified diets are properly prepared for each meal, which includes, but is not limited to, vegetarian, diabetic, allergy, disruptive inmate diets, religious diets, and other diets as prescribed by the Medical Department. Ensure the proper baking and preparation of all breads and pastry items. Our organization, mission, and culture: The mission of Spring Creek Correctional Center is to provide a secure environment for staff and offenders that promotes public safety and provides an opportunity for staff development, and reformative offender programming to ensure safety and efficient resources management. As the State of Alaska's only maximum-security adult male facility we provide confinement for minimum, medium, and close custody sentenced felons including the state's most violent and predatory offenders. The benefits of joining our team:Flexible work schedules. An opportunity to make a difference in people's lives. Career Development and training. Excellent benefits. Being part of a team consisting of a rewarding group of professionals. The working environment you can expect: The institution has a capacity of over 500 male inmates and employs approximately 200 staff. This position will be located in one of the three institutional kitchens. Who we are looking for: We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies: Food Service: Knowledge of preparing and serving food for consumption. Food Production: Knowledge of planning, growing, and harvesting of food for consumption using appropriate equipment and techniques. Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Compliance: Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and guidance. Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences. Minimum Qualifications Vacancies in this job class are filled through Union referral, except for promotions, demotions, transfers, and emergency appointments. This job class is part of a series of competency based class specifications created for career areas within the Labor, Trades, and Crafts Unit. The class specification identifies the levels of work and wage grades within the career area, the core and specific competencies of the career area, required work behaviors, certifications, and physical requirements. The competency specification for this job class is available at: http://doa.alaska.gov/dop/fileadmin/Classification/pdf/LTC_Specs/FOODSERVICE.pdf (Download PDF reader)