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CORRECTIONAL DIETARY MANAGER General

Recruitment #19-004039-0001

GRADE

17

Main Purpose of Job

A Correctional Dietary Manager General is the managerial level of work directing the food service program at a correctional institution which involves the security custody and supervision of adult inmates who prepare and serve meals. Employees in this class are in charge of the institution's food service program and directly supervise Correctional Dietary Supervisors and through them indirectly supervise Correctional Dietary Officers.

Employees in this classification receive managerial supervision from a Correctional Dietary Regional Manager or an administrative official. Employees may be subject to call-in during emergencies or staffing shortages. Work is performed in a correctional institution, and employees are exposed to inmates who may be abusive and hostile. The work may involve moving objects weighing more than twenty-five pounds. Positions in this classification are evaluated using the classification job evaluation methodology. The use of this method involves comparing assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work Sections of the class specification. The Correctional Dietary Manager is differentiated from Correctional Dietary Services Supervisor in that Correctional Dietary Managers have managerial responsibility for the operation of a food service program in a facility and supervisory responsibility for Correctional Dietary Supervisors while the Correctional Dietary Services Supervisors have responsibility for the operation of a food service program in a facility and supervisory responsibility for lower-level Correctional Dietary Officers. 

The Correctional Dietary Managers is differentiated from the Correctional Dietary Regional Managers in that the Correctional Dietary Regional Manager has regional food service program responsibility encompassing two or more institutions.

POSITION DUTIES

Plans, organizes and directs the activities of an institution's food service program to include food preparation, service and sanitation;

 

Ensures that proper security and custody procedures are followed in the food service area at all times;

 

Supervises Correctional Dietary Supervisors;

 

Develops and implements food service in accordance with regulations and directives to ensure sanitation and safety in the food service area;

 

Ensures proper storage of food and non-food items;

 

Conducts physical and perpetual inventories of food supplies, kitchen equipment and utensils;


Orders food supplies from central warehouses, purchasing bureaus, food suppliers and vendors;

 

Facilitate menu changes to meet the institution's needs under the guidance of the Correctional Dietary Regional Manager and Registered Dietitians from Headquarters and the DPSCS Registered Dietitians.

 

Prepares required weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports regarding food service activities;


Conducts daily safety and sanitation inspections in order to ensure compliance with health and sanitation regulations;

 

Monitors inmate workers and trains them in the proper techniques of safe food handling, preparation and serving;

 

Develops training plans for new employees;

 

Performs other related duties.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:   A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in food service management, nutrition, dietetics, home economics, business administration, public administration or a closely related field.

Experience: Three years of supervisory experience in a large-scale food service operation in an institutional, commercial, industrial or similar organization.

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute additional experience on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

2. Candidates may substitute a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in food service management, dietetics, nutrition, home economics, business administration, public administration or a closely related field for two years of the required experience.

3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience in correctional institutional specialty codes in the criminal justice field of work at a rate of two years of military experience for the required experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Employees who have not already done so must meet the required selection standards and successfully complete the training prescribed by the Maryland Correctional Training Commission for a Correctional Officer during their probationary period, (Correctional Services Article, Section 8-209). Selection standards for correctional officer training are listed in detail in the Code of Maryland Regulations Title 12, Subtitle 10, Chapter 01 and include the following:

U.S. Citizenship or Resident Alien status
Must be at least 21 years of age
A completed background investigation
Oral interview
Physical examination.

2. Employees in this classification are subject to call-in 24 hours a day and, therefore, must provide the employing agency with a telephone number where they can be reached.

3. Employees in this classification are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with Code of Maryland Regulations 17.04.09, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.

SELECTION PROCESS

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date. Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the eligible (employment) list for at least one year.

EXAMINATION PROCESS

The assessment may consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience related to the requirements of the position. It is important that you provide complete and accurate information on your application. Please report all experience and education that is related to this position.

BENEFITS

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS

Online applications are highly recommended. However, if you are unable to apply online, the paper application and supplemental questionnaire may be submitted to: Department of Budget and Management, Recruitment and Examination Division, 301 W. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21201. Paper application materials must be received in our office by the closing date for the recruitment. No postmarks will be accepted.

For questions regarding this recruitment, please contact the DBM Recruitment and Examination Division at Application.Help@maryland.gov or 410-767-4850, MD TTY Relay Service 1-800-735-2258.

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country.

People with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruitment, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State's diversity.




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