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Corrections Food Service Coordinator for ODOC, BOPPPS or OCE Employees Only (Wilsonville)

We have an exciting opportunity to fill a Corrections Food Service Coordinator position at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility (CCCF).

This position is available for current regular statusemployees of the Oregon Department of Corrections, Oregon Corrections Enterprises, or Oregon Board of Parole, Probation, and Post-Prison Supervision.

About the Job – Your Role

As a Food Service Coordinator, you'll play a vital role in managing daily food operations within the correctional facility, ensuring meals are prepared safely, served on time, and meet nutritional standards. You'll coordinate, instruct, and lead adults in custody (AICs) who participate in food service work programs, helping them gain valuable skills for the future.

Typical duties include:

• Adults in Custody Work Crews:

Coordinates, assigns, and supervises AIC work crews; enforces rules, procedures, and security; provides training and evaluates performance; maintains discipline and cleanliness; conducts searches for contraband; monitors timecards and work area conditions.

• Food Preparation/Service:

Leads AICs in preparing and cooking meals per menus and recipes; operates commercial kitchen equipment; ensures proper portioning and quality; may assist with special diets and suggest menu changes; plans cooking schedules and minimizes food waste.

• Sanitation:

Oversees AICs in maintaining kitchen cleanliness and hygiene; ensures proper food storage and equipment sanitation; manages dishwashing temperatures and supply rotation.

• Supply Requisition:

Performs inventory checks; requests supplies; verifies deliveries; may assist with food ordering; directs unloading and storage of supplies.

• Recordkeeping:

Maintains records on food prepared and served, leftover quantities, inventory, and AIC work hours.

This position is based in the food preparation areas of correctional facilities and requires willingness to work in a secure institutional setting, including enforcing security protocols such as conducting area inspections and searches of AICs for contraband, and maintain accurate records of food usage, equipment, and AIC work time.

You will be working in a correctional environment with strict security protocols, including searches of AICs and work areas for contraband, while maintaining order, discipline, and a secure, efficient food service operation.

This position is represented by American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). These positions may be eligible for Police & Fire (P&F) benefits through Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), as defined by statute.

Minimum Qualifications

• A High school diploma, GED certificate, or other proof of education completion at same or higher level AND one (1) year of experience in a commercial food service facility, full-service restaurant, or other food preparing type establishment; OR
• An associate's degree in Food Service Management, Foods and Hospitality Service, or a directly-related field.
• Must obtain a Food Handlers Permit within 30 days of hire.

Requested Skills

• Team/Crew management of up to 40 or more individuals
• Experience managing, supervising, and/or leading a kitchen (restaurant, school cafeteria, military dining, government or private food establishment, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience cooking a variety of foods (i.e. vegetables, desserts, breads (yeast and quick types) main entrees, etc.)

Desired Attributes:

• Knowledge of progressive cooking to minimize food waste of cook-to-serve foods;
• Knowledge of food temperature safety zones;
• Knowledge to instruct work crews in proper procedures for maintaining a high degree of sanitation in the work area;
• Maintaining order while keeping positive work environment;

Application Information

• In the Work Experience section of your application make sure to include the dates and duties of all relevant positions and details to support how you meet these attributes. If you do not include education or work experience meeting the minimum qualifications, you will not be considered for the position. Only the candidates whose experience most closely matches the qualifications and requested skills of this position will be invited to interview. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications on or before the job posting close date.
• The job posting closes at 11:59 PM (PDT/PST) on the close date. After you submit your application, be sure to respond to the two questionnaires relating to public records requests and veterans' preference immediately following your submittal. These questions are necessary to complete the application process.
• Please monitor both your email and Workday account for updates regarding this recruitment. You may be asked to submit a skills assessment, a writing sample, or other assessment as part of the application screening process.
• As part of our selection process, we may require additional assessment stages, such as written exercises, to further evaluate candidates' qualifications. Meaningful participation in these exercises is required for all applicants moving forward in the process. Failure to complete the required exercise(s) within the specified timeframe will result in disqualification from consideration. All candidates who successfully complete these screening stages and meet the necessary requirements will advance to the next stage in the selection process.
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Working Conditions

These positions work inside an adult correctional facility and may encounter angry, hostile or abusive Adult in Custody (AIC), which could result in personal injury, death or becoming a hostage. You are responsible for handling AIC incidents in the immediate work area as well as preventing escapes by proper control of keys, tools, equipment, and other potential contraband.

You are required to report and document unusual incidents.

High noise level at all times, extreme variations in temperatures, stands and walks for long periods of time on concrete floors, and required to bend for searches. Employee deals with wet and slippery floors and with Adults in Custody daily.

About the Department

The Oregon Department of Corrections is responsible for over 12,000 adults in custody in 12 state prisons throughout Oregon. It advises and evaluates counties regarding administration of probation and parole programs supervising more than 24,000 offenders in Oregon communities. The mission is to protect communities, promote accountability, and transform lives.

The Oregon Department of Corrections serves a diverse and changing population of people who are incarcerated and on supervision. We commit to creating an organization both reflecting the diversity of the population we serve and ensuring all employees thrive in a culture of safety, trust, and belonging. We strive to be an anti-racist corrections system. Welcoming, inclusive, and respectful of all people. Free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

The Department offers a variety of programs and opportunity to create a safe and healthy environment to for our staff, volunteers, and adults in custody.

Joining the Oregon Department of Corrections is joining a team working for the benefit of our communities through innovative and proven correctional practices.

Benefits

The salary range listed above is for non-PERS qualifying applicants. PERS qualifying applicants may be eligible for an adjusted range to reflect an additional 6.95%.

The State of Oregon provides a generous benefit package, which includes:

• Family health, vision, and dental insurance
• Vacation, sick leave, and 11 paid holidays
• 21 days paid military leave for national guard and reserve components
• Optional short and long-term disability
• Term life insurance
• Fully paid retirement program
• Oregon Saving Growth Plan
• Flexible spending accounts for health and childcare
• And more

About the Process – What to Expect

• After the application deadline, a recruiter will review submissions for education and experience to identify candidates who best fit the minimum qualifications and requested skills.
• Top candidates will be referred to the hiring manager.
• The hiring manager will review your application and schedule interviews.
• Interview will be held with a panel of stakeholders who have completed panel assessment training. Scores will be determined based on predetermined questions and scoring guides. Preferences points will be applied in compliance with relevant laws and bargaining agreements. There may be multiple rounds of interviews.