About this role
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Supervises inmates/non-citizens assigned to kitchen and food service operations.
- Maintains accountability of inmates/non-citizens through counts and controlled movement.
- Conducts security inspections of the kitchen, storage areas, equipment, and workspaces to prevent contraband and maintain security.
- Monitors food preparation, meal service, and sanitation while ensuring compliance with facility security procedures.
- Escorts inmates/non-citizens to and from the kitchen and conducts searches as required.
- Observes inmate/non-citizen behavior and reports security concerns, policy violations, or unusual activity.
- Responds to emergencies, disturbances, medical incidents, and other security situations.
- Maintains security during food deliveries and verifies authorized deliveries.
- Prepares incident reports, disciplinary reports, inventories, daily logs, and other required documentation.
- Promotes a clean, safe, and secure kitchen environment and reports maintenance or safety concerns.
- Performs officer duties in other areas as assigned.
- Successfully completes required training, certifications, and training where applicable.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Knowledge Skills/Abilities
- Must be representative of worthwhile qualities to which an inmate/non-citizen can identify
- Must be emotionally stable, understanding, and philosophically attuned to the objective of the facility.
- Language skills and reasoning ability are crucial to success in this position.