FOOD SERVICES SPECIALIST (FOOD SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR)

Food Services Specialist (Food Service Administrator)

Department of Justice

Location

1 vacancy in the following location :

Relocation expenses reimbursed

Yes Reimbursement is authorized for travel and transportation for this position.

Telework eligible

Clarification from the agency

BOP Employees Nationwide DOJ Surplus and Displaced (CTAP) Employees in the local commuting area. Duty Location : FPC Alderson, WV

Duties

Summary

You can have a meaningful career with an agency that truly values a diverse workforce. You will find a diverse workforce employed from entry level jobs to senior management positions.

We protect public safety by ensuring federal offenders serve their sentences of imprisonment in facilities that are safe, humane, and provide reentry programming.

Employees at correctional facilities perform correctional work regardless of their specific occupation.

Responsibilities

As Administrator of the Food Service Department, typical duties and responsibilities include, planning, controlling and evaluating department operations such as managing budget resources for the Food Service Department, establishing standards of sanitation, safety and security, developing menus and evaluating inmate acceptance of food quantity and quality.

Incumbent must also develop specifications for procurement of food, equipment and supplies, plan layout designs and equipment requirements, and conduct studies to improve the operation, efficiency, and quality of the food service operation.

Directs and manages the work of subordinate supervisors in making inmate assignments. Approves work schedules for civilian subordinates and inmate workers.

The incumbent also evaluates the performance of subordinate employees, recommends incentive awards and disciplinary actions, and is involved in staffing and employee development.

Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution.

The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Travel may be required for training and / or work related issues.

Supervisory status

Promotion Potential

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship is Required.
• See Special Conditions of Employment Section. The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.
• If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP eligibility, you may receive selection priority if : 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility;

2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) you are found well qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and score 85 or better on established ranking criteria.

You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at :

Qualifications

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements :

Education :

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.

Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

Specialized Experience :

You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in federal service.

To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.

Such experience must have demonstrated :

• Experience in the principles, practices and procedures of food service to perform and direct the specialized activities of the food program regular, medical and religious diets.
• Experience in procurement regulations and budget management.
• Experience in planning culinary activities to meet meal schedules.
• Experience in supervising and training other personnel in preparing and serving food.
• Experience in supervising food preparation and ensuring nutritional needs are met.
• Experience establishing standards of sanitation, developing menus and evaluating food quality. Combination of Education and Experience :

A combination of education and experience. This experience must have equipped you with the qualifications to perform the major duties of this position as described above.

Credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.

Education

See Qualifications Section for education requirements, if applicable .

ONLY if education is a requirement / substitution for specialized experience, applicant MUST upload legible transcripts as verification of educational requirement.

Transcripts MUST be uploaded and electronically linked from USAJOBS at the time you apply and MUST include identifying information to include School Name, Student Name, Degree and Date Awarded (if applicable).

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.

S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, .

Foreign Education : * For information regarding foreign education requirements, please see Foreign Diploma and Credit Recognition at the U.

S. Department of Education website : .

If you are selected for this position and qualified based on education (i.e. basic education requirement and / or substitution of education), you will be required to provide an OFFICIAL transcript prior to your first day on duty.

Additional information

This position IS NOT included in the bargaining unit.

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3307, a maximum entry age of 36 has been established for initial appointment to a position in a Bureau of Prisons institution.

The representative rate for this position is $71,116 per annum ($34.08 per hour).

Special Conditions of Employment Section :

Initial appointment to a supervisory / managerial position requires a one-year probationary period.

The incumbent is subject to geographic relocation to meet the needs of the agency.

Appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of a urinalysis, physical, and background investigation. All applicants are subject to National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and credit checks.

All applicants not currently working in an institution will be required to complete a qualification inquiry regarding convictions of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence in order to be authorized to carry a firearm.

The Core Value Assessment (CVA) is an in-person assessment that must be facilitated at a Bureau of Prisons Human Resource Servicing office.

On the day of the scheduled interview, a CVA will be administered. The applicant assessment must be completed within a 70 minute time period and a passing score must be obtained.

Further employment consideration will not be extended if the applicant fails to complete the examination or fails to achieve a passing score.

Note : The Core Value Assessment will not be administered to current BOP employees.

Successful completion of the Intr