Food Service Journey (PCN 063594) - State of Alaska

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.
Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

 

What You Will Be Doing
This position is responsible for planning, preparing, and serving meals at the McLaughlin Youth Center, serving approximately 150 meals per meal period. This position prepares raw foods; cuts meats; cooks by baking, frying, sautéing, broiling, steaming, and grilling; serves food; and cleans and washes equipment/kitchen area

In addition, this position is responsible for the training and supervision of juvenile residents working in the kitchen. The incumbent must follow all McLaughlin Youth Center, state, and federal regulations and policies.

Our organization, Mission, and Culture
Through Restorative Justice, we hold juvenile offenders accountable for their behavior; promote the safety and restoration of victims and communities; and assist offenders and their families in developing the skills to prevent crime.

Our core values include:

• Prioritizing Safety – of our youth, staff, families, and communities.
• Responsiveness – by providing timely response to youth, families, victims, staff, and justice partners. 
• Professional Relationships – and recognizing that successful treatment services provided to our clients, coworkers, victims, and others rely on positive, respectful, and collaborative relationships and a spirit of inclusiveness.
• Dedication – doing the right things for the right reasons and modeling relentless integrity and leadership.
• Respect – for the inherent value of each person's unique strengths and individual differences.

 

The Benefits of Joining Our Team

Join an amazing team of kitchen staff who provide quality and nutritious meals to youth residents and staff working youth within the DJJ facilities. Take advantage of a unique opportunity to learn and grow professionally. We believe in enhancing the strengths of our staff by providing training and promoting professional development.

The Working Environment You Can Expect

This position is located within the McLaughlin Youth Center, which is a 24-hour secure facility located at 2600 Providence Drive in Anchorage, Alaska. This is a full-time position. The schedule may vary due to the needs of the facility. This includes a lunch period from 9:30 to 10:00 am or 2:00 to 2:30 pm, depending on your assigned shift. Tasks may include but not limited to: prepping and cooking breakfast, lunch, and/or dinner meals, receiving and storing product deliveries, supervising resident workers in the kitchen, and standing and walking in an institutional kitchen.

Who We Are Looking For 
In addition to the Minimum Qualifications below, we are looking for a candidate with the following desired competencies:

• Food Service: Knowledge of preparing and serving food for consumption.
• Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or destressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
• Creativity and Innovation: Develops new insights into situations; questions conventional approaches; encourages new ideas and innovations; designs and implements new or cutting-edge programs/processes. 
• Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.
• Integrity/Honesty: Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the organization; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understands the impact of violating these standards on an organization, self, and others; is trustworthy. 

 

To view the general description and example of duties for a Food Service Journey, please go to the following link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs