Institution Food Service Manager (Umatilla)

Are you looking for an opportunity to increase your skills and experience in the food service industry and in a management position? Do you have 5 years of lead or supervision experience or 2 years of experience and a related education degree? This is the perfect opportunity for you!! Two Rivers Correctional Institution (TRCI) is actively recruiting to fill a Food Service Manager 1.

TRCI has been fully operational since 2001 and has a total AIC capacity of 1,632. To lower costs and minimize AIC movements within the prison, it was designed to provide as many services as possible in the housing units. For instance, food trays are delivered to the housing units in heated carts. Outdoor activity yards are attached to each housing unit. Many programs are delivered on the housing units.

TRCI is designated as an education and work facility for long-term AICs. The focus of its programs is Adult Basic Education and GEDs. Cognitive programs that teach and encourage self-change are also available. Inside work activities include institution maintenance and a commercial laundry. The prison provides minimum-custody AIC work crews for community service projects. It also sends crews out daily for other work projects, under contract primarily to government agencies. AIC crews also work on landscaping projects on prison property.

The Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) seeks to employ career-oriented candidates and offers employment opportunities in a wide variety of challenging occupations. ODOC’s mission is to promote public safety by holding offenders accountable for their actions and reducing the risk of future criminal behavior. This recruitment will be used to establish a list of qualified candidates to fill the current vacancy and may be used to fill future vacancies as they occur.

What We Are Looking For

Your role

As the Food Service Manager, you will work with a team of Food Service Coordinators and Adults in Custody (AIC) in the ordering, storage, preparation, service, and disposal of food products at Two Rivers Correctional Institution.

You will partner with administrative staff and dieticians working from our central office to review and prepare the menu for the institution and provide special meals for religious and dietary needs. You will manage all aspect of the food service programs including personnel, budget, compliance, and representing your unit with stakeholders throughout the department.

Minimum Qualifications

Special Qualifications

Requested Skills in

Only the candidates whose experience most closely matches the qualifications and requested skills of this position will be invited to an interview.

Leadership Philosophy response:

Please review the Oregon Department of Correction's Leadership Philosophy provided below. Please reflect on your career experience to-date, and describe a situation or situations, in which you have demonstrated the ideals found in the philosophy statement. Please provide at least one example for each bullet point. Be descriptive, but also concise. Answers must be limited to three (3) pages.

Our Leadership Philosophy guides us as leaders and managers. We believe that:

Failure to respond to the leadership philosophy will result in the dismissal of your application.

In the Job History section of your online application clearly describe your experience as it relates to the minimum and special qualifications, requested skills, and/or desired attributes. Be sure to demonstrate you have obtained any skills requested or required through education, work experience, or by showing you have transferable skills (i.e., skills obtained through military education or experience) that substantially relate to this position. Your application and work experience will be used to determine how related your experience is to this position. Failure to provide this information will result in eliminating your application from further consideration. A resume will not substitute for completing the work experience section of your application.

Working Conditions

Work inside of an adult male correctional facility including frequent interactions with Adults in Custody. Prolonged use of computer terminals. After hour availability in the event of emergencies.

Requirements for Employment

You must be able to pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS)computer and fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, the following convictions are likely to result in being disqualified for this position: felony convictions, computer theft, identify theft and fraud. CJIS clearance is done at the conditional job offer.

The Selection Process – We expect to

Benefits

The salary range listed above is for non-PERS qualifying applicants. PERS qualifying applicants may be eligible for an adjusted range. The State of Oregon provides a generous benefit package, which includes family health and dental insurance, optional short and long-term disability and term life insurance – all of which can be tailored to individual needs. Also provided are fully paid retirement program, modest life insurance policy, paid holidays, vacation and sick leave. Position may be eligible for Police & Fire (P&F) benefits through Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), as defined by statute.

Additional Information

is embedded in the Department of Corrections core values. The department strives to be a model employer committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. Ensuring legal compliance, efficiency, and exceeding expectations to deliver the best public services.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran or protected veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. The poster is available for your reference.

ODOC is responsible for complying with the Federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA 42 U.S.C. 1997). PREA prohibits the Oregon Department of Corrections from hiring, promoting, or contracting with anyone (that will have direct contact with residents) who has engaged in, been convicted of, or been civilly or administratively adjudicated for engaging in sexual abuse in confinement settings. For more information regarding PREA please visit: .

Veterans’ Preference

Under Oregon Law, qualifying veterans may apply for veterans’ preference. . Please note – if you checked you are a veteran, you will be asked to upload your documents later in the application process, after you have applied.

Questions

If you have questions about the position, please contact the recruiter, Grant Yoder and reference number: REQ-134102

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