Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Salary
Rate:
Range $85,178.16 - $114,786.72
Work Schedule
Flexible
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Retirement Plan
Paid Time Off
Employee assistance program
Professional development opportunities
Job Description
Los Angeles County Probation Department is a vital governmental agency committed to ensuring the safety and rehabilitation of juvenile wards and adult offenders within its jurisdiction. The department operates several detention centers and residential treatment facilities aimed at providing secure containment alongside rehabilitative programs including educational, vocational, and supportive services. As an entity, it emphasizes community safety, offender accountability, and the successful reintegration of individuals back into society. The department upholds high standards for operational efficiency and compliance with all regulations governing custodial care, food safety, and nutrition to promote the welfare of individuals under its supervision.
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Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in dietetics, nutrition, food service management, or a related field
- Minimum of three years experience in institutional food service operations or management
- Knowledge of food safety laws and regulations
- Ability to conduct thorough inspections and prepare detailed reports
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
- Effective communication skills
- Availability to work within a government department and comply with security clearance and fingerprinting requirements
- Willingness to undergo comprehensive background investigation
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in dietetics, nutrition, food service management, or a closely related field
- Experience in institutional food service management, preferably in a custodial or correctional setting
- Knowledge of federal, state, and local food safety regulations
- Ability to conduct food service inspections and implement compliance measures
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively counsel and train staff
- Experience with menu planning and nutritional analysis
- Proficiency in managing vendor relationships and contract compliance
- Capable of analyzing operational data to make informed decisions and optimize food service programs
Job Duties
- Counsels and consults with directors of Probation Department detention centers and residential treatment facilities to provide information on all aspects of the Probation Department food service program including the training of culinary personnel, the ordering of food, and the acquisition of food service equipment
- Proposes alternate solutions to such specific food service problems as lack of training, disciplinary problems, overspending for food, buying food out of season, wastage, and lack of portion control
- Conducts regular on-site inspections of Probation Department food service facilities at all detention and residential treatment centers and checks performance of all kitchen functions to ensure that health standards are being followed governing cleanliness, proper food storage, temperature, length of storage time and other standards of food service operation
- Reviews inspection findings with the person in-charge of each kitchen and interviews food service personnel to appraise the effectiveness of the facility training program and to ensure their knowledge of correct procedures governing food preparation and safety precaution
- Reports inspection findings to management
- Plans and develops the master menu and uniform procedures, practices and standards for all food service operations and monitors their implementation by line management
- Monitors food service operations provided by vendors to ensure compliance with contract provisions
- Prepares and publishes food menus, including special diet menus for use throughout the Probation Department and consults with nutritional experts to ensure a variety of pleasing and nutritionally balanced meals for juvenile wards
- Consults with and advises departmental administrators on the design and layout of new or remodeled food service facilities, the development of specifications for new food service equipment and training needs of food service personnel
- Confers with Internal Services Department representatives and food vendors to keep informed about new food products and food price trends
- Modifies menus and food orders to add or delete food items to take maximum advantage of market conditions
- Confers with facility directors and Internal Services Department to assure preparation and maintenance of all necessary documentation required by Federal and State agencies for continued departmental participation in such programs as the School Lunch Program and the Surplus Food Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Maintains liaison with the area director of the State School Lunch Program to keep current compliance requirements
Job Qualifications
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
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