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Food Service Worker

Career Opportunities
Ferriday, LA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/28/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/28/2026

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Oversees inmate/detainee worker program; creates and implements orientation forms; trains and orientate in their required duties including proper sanitation and hand washing procedures; assigns their daily kitchen tasks, supervises the inmates/detainees to ensure they are doing the tasks in an organized and timely manner and delivers verbal direction and warnings when needed.

Prepares, assists, or instructs inmate/detainee labor in the preparation of a variety of food items in accordance with departmental work production standards, standardized recipes, and work instructions.

Follows assigned facility housekeeping and safety practices in all preparation, oversight, and serving of correctional facility meals.

Checks in deliveries ensuring that the proper items are delivered in a timely manner and that the food comes in at the correct temperatures; stocks the incoming food and supplies in their proper places; stocks all frozen and perishable items immediately upon delivery; stocks all other foods and supplies within an hour of delivery.

Compiles weekly kitchen inventory; records and maintains information in the computer inventory system; maintains a current physical inventory of all food and supplies that need to be ordered; orders groceries and other kitchen supplies; adjusts menu if needed due to the increased cost of food.

Required Knowledge Skills/Abilities: 

Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 

Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.

Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.

Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Education and Experience:

Graduation from an accredited senior high school or equivalent or GED.

Wage-earning experience in correctional, commercial, or institutional food preparation service management or eighteen months of correctional custody or law enforcement experience.

Correctional or institutional food service experience preferred.

Experience in the supervision of employees or offenders preferred.

Physical Requirements: 

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to satisfactorily perform these essential functions without causing an undue hardship for the employer.

Continuous sitting per shift.

Long periods of continuous walking and standing per shift.

Frequent lifting and carrying up to 50 lbs.

Frequent grasping, reaching, pushing, pulling, bending, and twisting. 

Exposure for up to 4 hours or more per shift of humidity, heat, and/or freezing conditions.

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