Major of Correctional Officers - Food Service - Cotulla Unit

Position: Major of Correctional Officers - Food Service - Cotulla Unit (024196)
Location: Cotulla

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.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

A. Education, Experience, and Training

1. Graduation from an accredited senior high school or equivalent or GED.

2. Six years full-time, wage-earning correctional custody, law enforcement or food service management experience to include three years in the supervision of employees. Operational Review Sergeant or Security Threat Group Sergeant experience may be substituted for supervisory experience for a maximum substitution of one year. Thirty semester hours with a minimum of six semester hours in Criminal Justice from a college or university accredited by an organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or by the United States…