Job Description
JOB SUMMARY Performs highly advanced supervisory and administrative work directing staff responsible for the care and custody of inmates. Work involves responsibility for the custody and discipline of inmates and for the food service program; and supervising through subordinate food service staff responsible for food preparation and service. Works under minimal supervision with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS A. Supervises the preparation and serving of meals; ensures dining, service, and food preparation areas and equipment are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner; ensures compliance with sanitation, safety, and health regulations; establishes food service regulations, procedures, and standards; supervises the monitoring and logging of temperatures; instructs employees and inmates on safety rules and regulations, proper use of soaps and chemicals, sanitary procedures, food preparation and portion control, and the operation of food service equipment; prepares daily and special diet requirement menus; calculates monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual food requirements; reviews and approves requisitions for food items, supplies, and equipment; oversees the department expenses, assuring the department operates efficiently and within budget; prepares budget reports; and reconciles the budget monthly.
B. Functions as shift supervisor; supervises, instructs, trains, and ensures the safety of assigned employees and inmates; schedules employees and inmates work and off-duty time; assists in formulating security and work procedures; supervises and directs searches for contraband and provides security; supervises inmates in work areas accessed by stairs, steps, and ladders; and maintains security of assigned areas.
C. Supervises and provides custody and security of inmates including observing actions of inmates, squatting and bending to conduct "pat" and "strip" searches of inmates, and restraining and securing sometimes assaultive inmates.
D. Supervises and provides security of inmates performing food service technical skills which involve climbing stairs and ladders and climbing around the inside or outside of buildings; works outdoors and indoors without air conditioning; works around motorized or moving equipment and machinery; and is subject to all types of weather.
E. Responds to emergencies, including climbing stairs and ladders while searching for escaped inmates, hearing calls for and calling for help, giving first aid at the emergency site, and carrying an injured or unconscious inmate or employee various distances to safety up or down stairs and ladders; and uses force and deadly force, including the use of chemical agents or firearms, to control inmates.
F. Reads, reviews, and properly applies information found in inmate records which is related to the inmate's health and safety and to the security of the facility; provides appropriate information to other personnel; complies with policies, procedures, rules, and regulations; enforces inmate disciplinary rules; and prepares and maintains records, forms, and reports.
G. Supervises the work of employees and inmates; reviews employee and inmate work schedules for adequate coverage; and establishes and administers orientation and departmental in-service training programs for food service staff and inmates.
* Performs a variety of marginal duties not listed, to be determined and assigned as needed.
Please note that applications submitted via handwritten forms, email, mail, or fax will not be accepted. Your job application must be completely filled out and include all employment, do not limit employment to the past 10-15 years. Your application must contain complete job histories, which include job titles, name of employer, dates of employment, supervisor's name and phone number, and a description of duties performed, and whether it was full-time or part-time and hours per week. If any of this information is not provided, your application may be rejected as incomplete
If you are scheduled for an interview and require any reasonable accommodation in our interview process, please inform the hiring representative who contacts you to schedule your interview. Whenever possible, please give the hiring representative sufficient time to consider and respond to your request.
Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
*Outside applicants will be required to submit to pre-employment drug testing as a condition of employment.*
Questions regarding this posting may be directed to:
Zilleah Ross Human Resources Headquarters
2 Financial Plaza, STE 600
Huntsville, TX 77340
PH (936) 437-3150
EMAIL HR.selectionsteam2@tdcj.texas.gov The following Military Occupational Specialty codes are generally applicable to this position. Applicants must fully complete the summary of experience to determine if minimum qualifications are met.
Military Crosswalk Guide - Prepared by the State Auditor's Office
Job Tags
Full time, Part time, Work at office, Shift work,