Would you like to teach practical culinary skills while helping maintain safe and efficient food service operations? Begin a meaningful career as a Corrections Food Service Instructor with the Department of Corrections (DOC) at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Muncy. In this role, you will teach practical kitchen skills through hands-on training while helping maintain safe and reliable food service. You will make a direct impact by guiding others as they learn preparation, cooking, and sanitation practices. Apply today to join a supportive team that values structure, growth, and strong public service!
This position leads inmate workers in food service operations and provides instruction in cooking, baking, sanitation, and daily kitchen procedures. The role supports safe, efficient meal production and ensures all practices follow established standards. As a Corrections Food Service Instructor, you will perform the following duties:
- Culinary Instruction: Teach inmates food preparation, production, service, and baking methods
- Safety and Sanitation: Train inmates in proper equipment use, cleaning procedures, and safe storage practices
- Meal Preparation: Follow recipes, monitor quality, and ensure meals are prepared and served on schedule
- Area Inspections: Review kitchen areas and equipment to ensure compliance with safety and sanitation rules
- Inventory Control: Requisition, receive, and store food items and enforce first in first out stock rotation
- Work Supervision: Assign tasks, evaluate inmate performance, and maintain care, custody, and control during work
Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
- Full-time employment, 40 hours/week
- Work schedule and days off to be determined. Hours will be either 11:30 AM to 7:30 PM or 4:45 AM to 12:45 PM, with a 30-minute lunch.
- This position is eligible for full retirement benefits at age 50 or 55.
- Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
- Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $49,010.00 (before taxes).
- You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
- Two years of experience in food preparation, production, or service of a variety of complete meal menus in an institutional food service operation, food catering service, restaurant, or in a similar large-scale food production operation; or
- An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Additional Requirements:
- Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
- You must be able to perform essential job functions.
Legal Requirements:
- You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.
How to Apply:
- Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
- If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
- Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
- Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
- All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.
Veterans:
- Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):
- 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).
If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.
The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.