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Correctional Food Service Coordinator

State of Iowa - Executive Branch
Fort Madison, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 7/18/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/16/2026
Job Description

Supervise incarcerated dietary workers in the performance of all assigned duties and responsibilities relating to food preparation, tray assembly, meal delivery and dietary sanitation.

Teach food service techniques and procedures to incarcerated individuals.

Demonstrate ability to prepare food items by frying, baking, roasting, etc as appropriate.

Monitor food temperatures, ensure foods are served and stored at a safe temperature.

Supervise tray line/main line; ensure proper assembly and portions of meals.

Demonstrate ability in performing stock inventories and purchasing requirements.

Demonstrate knowledge of weights and measures used in determining proper amounts of food ingredients for mass food production.

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.

For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description.

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.

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