What are the responsibilities and job description for the Correctional Food Service Coordinator position at State of Iowa - Executive Branch?
Job Description
Join the Team at Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility and Make a Difference!
Are you passionate about making a positive impact? Do you possess strong leadership skills and a commitment to excellence? If so, we invite you to consider a rewarding career opportunity as a Correctional Food Service Coordinator at the State of Iowa's Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility (MPCF).
About Us: At Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility, we're on a mission—Helping People Become Their Best.
We're on the lookout for a dedicated individual to join our team and play a crucial role in training and supervising incarcerated individuals in meal production, safe food handling, and clean-up in a secure and supportive environment.
Your Impact
E-Verify and Right to Work
The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov .
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
Additional Qualification Requirements
Within a period of time after hire, as determined by the appointing authority, employees in this class may be required to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) and endorsements.
Join the Team at Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility and Make a Difference!
Are you passionate about making a positive impact? Do you possess strong leadership skills and a commitment to excellence? If so, we invite you to consider a rewarding career opportunity as a Correctional Food Service Coordinator at the State of Iowa's Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility (MPCF).
About Us: At Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility, we're on a mission—Helping People Become Their Best.
We're on the lookout for a dedicated individual to join our team and play a crucial role in training and supervising incarcerated individuals in meal production, safe food handling, and clean-up in a secure and supportive environment.
Your Impact
- Lead a dynamic team of 35 incarcerated individuals in the bakery, kitchen, and dining hall areas.
- Ensure compliance with health and safety codes, elevating food handling, cooking, and serving techniques.
- Serve meals with precision, following schedules, policies, and procedures.
- Manage inventory seamlessly, from ordering to issuing supplies for meal production.
- Weigh and measure ingredients daily for culinary excellence.
- Deliver food and supplies to alternate serving locations.
- Monitor and reward positive conduct, fostering a responsible and respectful environment.
- Communicate professionally with incarcerated individuals and staff.
- Large-scale food production and service expertise.
- Strong grasp of sanitary food preparation practices.
- Team-oriented mindset with adaptability and motivation.
- Exercise good judgment, decisiveness, and creativity.
- Exceptional training and leadership skills.
- Thrive in a collaborative, respectful team environment where your contributions matter.
- Engage in professional development and personal growth opportunities.
- Stay active in our on-site fitness room, promoting work-life balance.
- Robust benefits, including excellent health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Generous paid time off, including vacation, paid holidays, and unlimited sick leave accrual.
- Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care.
- Prepare for the future with the IPERS retirement package, as well as an optional deferred compensation plan.
- Employee Assistance Programs
E-Verify and Right to Work
The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov .
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
- Two years of full-time work experience in mass food production in a commercial, military, hospital, or institutional food services setting.
- A total of two years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in dietetics, nutrition, food management or a closely related equals one year of full-time experience.
- Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes one year of full-time work as a Cook 1, Cook 2, or Baker.
Additional Qualification Requirements
Within a period of time after hire, as determined by the appointing authority, employees in this class may be required to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) and endorsements.