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Food Service Administrator

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
Queens, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 11/24/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/23/2026

Food Service Administrator

  • DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
Posted On: 11/22/2025
  • Full-Time
Location
QUEENS
  • No Exam Required
Department
Health Affairs

Salary Range:
$74,069.00 – $83,698.00

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Job Description

The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the City’s evolving criminal justice system, participating in reform initiatives and strategies aimed to move the City towards a smaller jail system without compromising public safety. The DOC is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for our employees, visitors, volunteers, and people in our custody. Importantly, safe jails enable DOC to provide people in custody with the tools and opportunities they need to successfully re-enter their communities. The DOC operates facilities and court commands across the five boroughs with more than 7,500 diverse professionals and knowledgeable experts.

The Nutritional Services Division is responsible for providing regularly scheduled healthy and nutritional meals to both persons in custody and members of staff within the department. There are currently two production kitchens that operates twenty-four (24) hours a day preparing and delivering meals to all facilities on Rikers Island and several other satellite and court facilities. At minimum, a four to six (4-6) weeks food inventory is on hand at any given time. Under general supervision of the Executive Director with wide latitude for initiative and independent judgment, the selected candidate will work cooperatively with Food Service Managers, Senior Cooks, Cooks, and Dieticians to ensure adherence and appropriateness of menus/diets and be responsible for the oversite of all aspects of Food Service within the Nutritional Services Division.

Other supervisory duties include but are not limited to:

  • Monitors and oversees the preparation/planning of clinically nutritional menus/meals.
  • Responsible for the storage and processing of acquisition of food products and menu items.
  • Maintaining familiarity and compliance with standard dietary guidelines.
  • Oversite of all meal services, equipment, transportation, and alleviating any discrepancies or
deficiencies.
  • Meeting the dietary needs of the persons in custody by ensuring meal services are up to or
surpass the standards during preparation and delivery of meals.
  • Overseeing all facets of food services including the supervision of the Food Service Managers,
Senior Cooks, and Cooks as well as others assigned.
  • Establishing overall program goals and objectives of the Food Services Units.
  • Conducting performance evaluations and implementing constructive work action plans, to
motivate, mentor, and coach staff.

Preferred Skills:

  • Extensive experience in directing a large Food Services program and devising methods for
better performance of meal delivery
  • Ability to schedule, staff and supervise food service workers
  • Ability to direct/supervise food production in compliance with Federal, State and City guidelines
  • Knowledge of regulatory food standards, operations and budget
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet restrictive guidelines
  • Team player with problem-solving skills

Additional Information:

The City of New York offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance for the employee and his/her spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26, union benefits such as dental and vision coverage, paid annual leave and sick leave, paid holidays, a pension, and optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account.

FOOD SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR (DC - 06593


Minimum Qualifications


1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, with specialization in food service operations, nutrition, dietetics or culinary service and four years of full-time satisfactory experience in such fields, one year of which must have been in a supervisory capacity in a large scale institutional environment; or
2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of full-time satisfactory experience in the fields of food service operations, nutrition, dietetics or culinary service, one year of which must have been in a supervisory capacity in a large scale institutional environment; or
3. A satisfactory equivalent combination of education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have the one year of supervisory experience noted above.


Public Service Loan Forgiveness


As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

Residency Requirement


New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

Additional Information


The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

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Job ID
758536
Posted until
12/21/2025
Title code
06593
Civil service title
FOOD SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR (DC
Title classification
Pending Classification-2
Business title
Food Service Administrator
  • Experience Level:
    Entry-Level
Job level
00
Number of positions
1
Work location
Hazen St-A.M.K.C., E. Elm, Ny
  • Category:
    Health
Food Service Administrator

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