Kitchen Officer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervises inmates/non-citizens assigned to kitchen and food service operations.
• Maintains accountability of inmates/non-citizens through counts and controlled movement.
• Conducts security inspections of the kitchen, storage areas, equipment, and workspaces to prevent contraband and maintain security.
• Monitors food preparation, meal service, and sanitation while ensuring compliance with facility security procedures.
• Escorts inmates/non-citizens to and from the kitchen and conducts searches as required.
• Observes inmate/non-citizen behavior and reports security concerns, policy violations, or unusual activity.
• Responds to emergencies, disturbances, medical incidents, and other security situations.
• Maintains security during food deliveries and verifies authorized deliveries.
• Prepares incident reports, disciplinary reports, inventories, daily logs, and other required documentation.
• Promotes a clean, safe, and secure kitchen environment and reports maintenance or safety concerns.
• Performs officer duties in other areas as assigned.
• Successfully completes required training, certifications, and training where applicable.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge Skills/Abilities:

• Must be representative of worthwhile qualities to which an inmate/non-citizen can identify
• Must be emotionally stable, understanding, and philosophically attuned to the objective of the facility.
• Language skills and reasoning ability are crucial to success in this position.