Corrections Food Service Instructor - SCI Laurel Highlands

About the role

Are you looking for a role where your leadership in the kitchen helps guide vocational learning as a Corrections Food Service Instructor with the Department of Corrections? At the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Laurel Highlands, you support inmate workers by teaching food preparation, safety practices, and proper equipment use. You join a team that values structure, dependability, and strong instruction. This position offers a chance to build skills while contributing to safe and efficient food service operations.

Responsibilities

• Vocational Training: Teach inmates food preparation, baking, service, and safe operation of tools and equipment
• Quality Control: Inspect food, equipment, and work areas to ensure compliance with safety and sanitation standards
• Meal Production: Prepare meals according to recipes, manage timing, and recycle leftovers to reduce waste
• Supply Management: Requisition, receive, and store food and supplies while following first-in, first-out procedures
• Work Oversight: Assign tasks, maintain work records, and evaluate performance of inmate workers
• General Duties: Carry out related responsibilities and maintain care, custody, and control during work assignments

Qualifications

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements: Two years of experience in food preparation, production, or service of a variety of complete meal menus in an institutional food service operation, food catering service, restaurant, or in a similar large-scale food production operation; or an equivalent combination of experience and training.

Additional Requirements: Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required. You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements: You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.

Benefits

Eligible for full retirement benefits at age 50 or 55.

Pay

Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.

Schedule

Full-time employment, 40‑hour work week. Work hours and schedule will be determined by open shifts at the time of hire. Telework is not available for this position.