Assistant Food Service

About the role

Work with a purpose! East Mississippi Correctional Facility located in Meridian, MS., is now hiring career-minded people to assist with securing the safety of our community while positively impacting the lives of those on the inside. Location: 10641 HWY 80 West, Meridian, MS., 39037.

Responsibilities

• Reports to the food service manager.
• Directly supervises the production supervisor, line supervisors, correctional officer staff and offenders assigned to the dining room.
• Responsible for the management of food services, which includes the offender dining hall and special food services in compliance with Management & Training Corporation (MTC) and Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) directives.
• Maintains kitchen equipment in orderly workable condition.
• Ensure work area is safe, clean, and sanitary.
• Ensure count and control of all kitchen tools.
• Provide an accurate count of all control items at the beginning and end of each shift.
• Supervise offenders in preparation of meals required.
• Mop, scrub, refinish and spot clean kitchen floors.
• Clean, sanitize, and deodorize rest rooms.
• Ensure counts are performed accurately for all offenders assigned to the kitchen.
• Promote the development of positive social skills through modeling appropriate behaviors and intervening when inappropriate behaviors are observed; provide regular feedback to staff regarding social skills procedures and intervention techniques.
• Maintain accountability of offenders and property; Adhere to safety practices.
• Perform other duties as assigned within capabilities as determined by management.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited senior high school or equivalent or GED.
• One (1) year full-time, wage-earning experience in correctional, commercial, or institutional food preparation or food service management experience or eighteen (18) months of correctional custody law enforcement experience.
• Valid driver’s license in the state of Mississippi with an acceptable driving record, unless waived by management.
• Must successfully complete annual in-service training requirements and pass an annual background check.

Benefits

• Health/dental/vision/life insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off (PTO)
• 9 paid holidays
• Opportunities for job advancement

Pay

$16/hr

Schedule

Full-time