CORRECTIONAL DIETARY MANAGER General

THIS POSITION IS LIMITED TO CURRENT PERMANENT OR CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES WORKING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES (DPSCS) ONLY.

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A vacancy currently exists at Roxbury Correctional Institution (RCI), Hagerstown, Md. 21746

Provides direct overall supervision for the institutional dietary department. This includes menu development, purchasing, storage, production, service of food and supplies for the dietary department as well as compliance with sanitation requirements.

Responsible for management of all food service activities within the assigned institution in order to ensure compliance with department policy and procedures: includes purchasing and storage of food and supplies; develop, implements and supervises production activities, operation, delivery and compliance of inmate/staff meal service and medical diet meals.  Monitors sanitation practices.  Directly monitors food service contracts.

Responsible for a variety of administrative tasks involved in the management of the institutional food services department, which includes: staff scheduling and leave management; employee performance appraisals; recommends hiring and training of new employees; applies staff disciplinary actions.

Maintains security functions affecting dietary operations.

Education: A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in food service management, nutrition, dietetics, home economics, business administration, public administration or a closely related field.

Experience: Three years of supervisory experience in a large-scale food service operation in an institutional, commercial, industrial or similar organization.

Notes: 1. Additional experience as specified above may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

2. A master's degree in food service management, dietetics, nutrition, home economics, business administration, public administration or a closely related field may be substituted for two years of the required experience.

3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience in correctional institutional specialty codes in the criminal justice field of work at a rate of two years of military experience for the required experience.

LIMITED TO CURRENT PERMANENT OR CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONAL SERVICES.

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1. Employees who have not already done so must meet the required selection standards and successfully complete the training prescribed by the Maryland Correctional Training Commission for a correctional officer during their probationary period, (Correctional Services Article, Section 8-209). Selection standards for correctional officer training are listed in detail in the Code of Maryland Regulations Title 12, Subtitle 10, Chapter 01 and include the following:

U.S. Citizenship or Resident Alien status
Must be at least 21 years of age
A completed background investigation
Oral interview
Physical examination.

2. Employees are subject to call-in 24 hours a day and, therefore, must provide the employing agency with a telephone number where they can be reached. 3. Employees in this classification are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with Code of Maryland Regulations 17.04.09, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application (and on separate pages, if necessary) to indicate that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment.

It is essential that you give complete and accurate information on your application.  The examination may consist of a rating of your education, training and experience related to the requirements of the position.  Successful candidates will be placed on the employment eligible list categorized as BEST QUALIFIED, BETTER QUALIFIED or QUALIFIED.  The list will be valid for at least one year and maybe extended.  This list will be used by the hiring agency to select employees.

All information regarding this recruitment must be submitted by the closing date.

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS  

 

Online applications are STRONGLY encouraged.  If no internet access, mail Md. State application to:

DPSCS-Recruitment & Examination Unit

6776 Reisterstown Road, Suite 309

Baltimore, MD  21215

Attn.:  S. Grant

For information regarding this recruitment call:  410-585-3406

TTY  Users: call via Maryland Relay

 As an equal opportunity employer Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity.