Regional Food Service Liaison

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS REHABILITATION & REENTRY Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements. The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day.

ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness. REGIONAL FOOD SERVICE LIAISON (PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR I)

Job Location:

Address:
Financial Services Division
Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC) – Douglas
6911 North BDI Boulevard
Douglas, Arizona 85608

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Salary: $65,000.00
Grade: 22
Closing Date: 02/22/2026

Are you an expert in correctional or government auditing and administration? Do you have experience in Correctional Food Service and Commissary contract administration, monitoring, and supervision? Join a team of professionals changing the correctional environment. Apply today! The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is seeking an experienced leader to assist with the administration, management, and monitoring of contract compliance in the Correctional Food Service and Commissary operations.

This position supports statewide monitoring activities, including on-site inspections, office-based contract reviews, and analysis of contractor documents, production, staffing, and sanitation. In addition to reviewing weekly meal counts and invoices, preparing inspection reports, coordinating corrective actions, and providing technical assistance to contractors and agency staff.

• Monitors and evaluates contractor performance to ensure compliance with contract requirements
• Conducts periodic and random kitchen inspections to ensure compliance with contract compliance and with safety and sanitation standards
• Observes and inspects commissary operations
• Reviews, reconciles, and analyzes meal counts, staffing records, and Food Service invoices
• Prepares and submits detailed inspection reports; tracks and follows up on corrective actions
• Ensures proper implementation of medical and religious diet requirements for inmates
• Serves as the liaison between the Food Service Contractor, Commissary Contractor, and ADCRR staff
• Maintains accurate performance records, reports, and related documentation
• Responds to correspondence and inquiries related to contract compliance and monitoring
• Drives on State business with possible overnight stays
• Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge of:

• ADCRR policies, security procedures, and correctional facility operations
• Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) food service regulations and standards
• Institutional or correctional food service operations, sanitation, and safety standards
• Commissary operations and inventory management principles
• Contract administration and compliance monitoring methods
• Basic accounting, cost analysis, and invoice review practices
• Data management systems and various software such as Microsoft Office and Google Suite

Skill in:

• Analyzing situations accurately and taking appropriate action
• Time management
• Multi-tasking and adapting to changing priorities
• Computer software/data processing functions
• Operating office equipment
• Effective written and verbal communication

Ability to:

• Lift/carry approximately 25 lbs.
• Push/pull approximately 25 lbs.
• Walk/run approximately 1 mile
• Interact professionally and establish cooperative relationships with all levels of the department and outside individuals
• Monitor and evaluate food service activities
• Adapt to changing situations and priorities
• Maintain records
• Learn and adhere to Department policies and procedures pertaining to security, inmates, commissary, and food services
• Work in a prison/correctional environment
• Correctly interpret rules and regulations, administrative orders, policies, procedures, and accepted standards, both internal and external

• Experience in contract administration, monitoring, and supervision in Correctional Food Services and Commissary
• Knowledge of ADCRR policies and AZDHS rules and regulations
• Experience working in a correctional environment
• Three (3) years of experience in Correctional Food Service or a similar institutional-based role (or equivalent)

Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation, drug test, and possibly a medical/physical examination. If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and…