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Food Service Lead (PCN 20-6490)

Salary

$21.99 - $24.28 Hourly

Location 

Kenai, AK

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

45264

Department

Corrections

Division

Institutions

Opening Date

04/15/2024

Closing Date

4/29/2024 5:00 PM Alaska

Division

Institutions

Position Open To

Alaska Residents Only

Bargaining Unit

Labor, Trades and Craft

Range

56

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Job Description

 

 

The Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions, is recruiting for a Food Service Lead position, at the Wildwood Correctional Center (WCC) located in Kenai, Alaska.

 

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What you will be doing:
Leads prisoner kitchen workers in the preparation and production of meals for approximately 500 prisoners and staff per meal at Wildwood Correctional Complex in the main kitchen. Maintains security and control of prisoners in the absence of Correctional Officer staff. Ensures meat pulls are consistent with prepared menu, oversees actual preparation and serving of food to inmates and staff. Ensures 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.  Oversees the production and preparation of all bakery items served at WWCC. Ensures the proper baking and preparation of all breads, e.g., sandwich, hot dog buns, hamburger buns, French bread, wheat, and rye breads. Ensures the baking and preparation of all pastry items, e.g., cakes, pies, cookies, puddings, and breakfast pastries.      

Our organization, mission, and culture:
The mission of Wildwood 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. At Wildwood we strive to provide a positive environment for all staff and offenders leading to a cohesive and productive place to work.

The benefits of joining our team:

• 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:
Wildwood Correctional Complex is a state adult correctional institution housing inmate of all custody levels. The complex consists of a Pretrial Facility housing 115 male and female inmates, a Sentenced Facility housing 264 male inmates and a Transitional Program housing 92 inmates. This position works in the Administration offices of Building 10 and will have limited exposure to the offender population.

Who we are looking for:  
The ideal candidate for this position will demonstrate the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Ability to communicate with staff, inmates and the public;
• Ability to read, understand and follow directions;
• Coach, mentor, assist, and counsel inmates as necessary;
• Ability to impartially make decisions based on the actions and behavior of prisoners and resolve conflict in a firm but fair manner;
• Plan and manage resources;
• Set priorities and make competent, problem solving decisions when necessary; 
• Can follow the directions of Supervisors, Facility Administration, and Security leadership.

* This position requires the incumbent to have a Food handlers certification. 

 

 

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)
 

 

Additional Required Information

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
To be provided at the time of the interview:

• 3 most recent performance evaluations (A letter of Reference/Recommendation may substitute for an evaluation)
• A list of three professional references with current contact information
• Transcripts if you are using them to meet minimum qualification.

SPECIAL NOTICE
Must meet LTC competency specification for a Food Service Lead to qualify for this position. List of Competency Specification can be located at: https://www.local71.com/classifications

PREA NOTIFICATION
The Department of Corrections follows and maintains federal and state requirements standards including, but not limited to, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards which apply to all public and private institutions that house adult or juvenile offenders. PREA standards preclude the department from hiring or promoting anyone who has engaged in, or been convicted of any conduct which would violate PREA standards related to sexual assault including:

• Sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, or other institution;
• Convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse; or,
• Has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described above.

 

EDUCATION 

If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position. Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
Education completed in foreign colleges, universities, or high schools may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the post-secondary institution or high school.  It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

WORK EXPERIENCE
If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS/APSIN/ACOMS
Please be aware – this position requires the use of the Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN)/Alaska Corrections Offender Management System (ACOMS).  A security clearance issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is necessary to use APSIN/ACOMS.  DPS will deny security clearance for any applicant who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor in this state or another jurisdiction, or who may be a fugitive from justice.  Additionally, security clearance will be withdrawn if DPS discovers that material information was falsified or omitted at the time of the initial application for security clearance.
 
FINGERPRINT NOTICE
All Department of Corrections employees are required to be fingerprinted. The successful candidate must pass a criminal history check.

 

EEO STATEMENT
The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-0430 or 465-4095 in Juneau or (907) 465-3412 (TTY) or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at the address above. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.

WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE
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Contact Information

John Tuttle
Administrative Officer
Phone:  907-260-7203
john.tuttle@alaska.gov

 

Agency

State of Alaska

Address

PO Box 110201

Juneau, Alaska, 99811

Phone

(800) 587-0430 (Statewide toll-free number)
(907) 465-4095 (Juneau and out-of-state callers)

Website

http://workplace.alaska.gov/