Correctional Food Service Coordinator

Job Overview

A Position in the Iowa Department of Correction is more than a job. It's a calling. Corrections employees transform lives, equipping Iowans in the criminal justice system with the skills they need to contribute to their communities, inside and outside our walls.

Join our team at the Anamosa State Penitentiary as a Correctional Food Services Coordinator! In this position you would serve the dietary department as a mentor and a leader to incarcerated individuals in the instruction and preparation of meals.

You will be required to demonstrate cooking and sanitation methods, as well as modeling proper social and work behavior. In the dietary department you will need to enforce personal hygiene rules for incarcerated individuals to maintain sanitary standards for food service operations through visual observations, verbal instructions, and/or written disciplinary measures.

At Anamosa Correctional Facility, in Anamosa Iowa we offer a wide range of career opportunities in various departments; i.e., Security, Treatment, Medical, Administrative, Business, Records, Maintenance/Trades, Food Service and other support areas. Join our team of dedicated professionals who provide an environment that facilitates change for incarcerated individuals. Come be a part of creating opportunities for safer communities. You’ll find an exceptional workplace where mutual respect and support are part of the culture.

• Two years of full-time work experience in mass food production in a commercial, military, hospital, or institutional food services setting.
• A total of two years of education and/or full-time experience, where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in dietetics, nutrition, food management or a closely related discipline equals one year of full-time experience.
• Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes one year of full-time work as a Cook 1, Cook 2, or Baker.

For additional information, please view the job description. Within a period of time after hire, as determined by the appointing authority, employees in this class may be required to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) and endorsements.