INSTITUTIONAL TRADE INSTRUCTOR 1 COOKING
Cooking
Career Family: INSTITUTIONAL TRADE INSTRUCTOR
Institutional Trade Instructor 1 Cooking sits in the competitive class of New Jersey's state civil service, so reaching it runs through testing and an eligible list instead of a straight hire.
It asks for 2 years of relevant experience. Pay on the FY 2027 schedule runs $55,079 to $80,113, and state payroll currently lists about 110 people in the title, most of them at Corrections.
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Institutional Trade Instructor 1 Cooking appears on the State payroll at 3 departments, most of them at Department of Corrections.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Department of Corrections | 107 |
| Juvenile Justice Commission | 2 |
| Department of Health | 1 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Pay ladder: Institutional Trade Instructor series
- Institutional Trade Instructor 1 Metal — $55,079 – $80,113
- Institutional Trade Instructor 2 Metal — $60,207 – $87,764
Its top salary lands around the 22nd percentile of all NJ civil service titles that publish a range.
Rungs are ordered by FY 2027 pay. NJ level numbers are not always sequential, so ordering follows salary rather than the title number.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 110 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $82,133. The agencies employing the most are:
- Corrections (107)
- Juvenile Justice Commission (2)
- Health and Senior Services (1)
Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.
Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under supervision of a supervisory officer in a correctional facility in the Department of Corrections trains inmates in the work activities in the areas of food preparation, cooking, baking, meat cutting, pot washing, dishwashing, and the serving of food; does related duties.
Examples of work
- Assists in planning the work of the assigned area and takes the lead in the carrying out of all phases of the work, including the provision of vocational training to inmates.
- Provides training to inmates in the operation of dishwashers, food choppers and slicers, food grinders, and other kitchen equipment; assists in scheduling work loads for the various machines and assigns inmates in order to assume the maximum use of equipment and work force.
- Provides training to inmates in accepted methods used in food preparation and food service.
- Assists in training inmates in the proper use of cleaning compounds and preparations to achieve sanitary results necessary in kitchen maintenance.
- Makes needed adjustments to food service equipment.
- Takes the approved measures required to insure the custody, safety, training, and well being of inmates assigned to work in the food service program.
- As required, drives a motor truck to deliver food to out services.
- As required, prepares requisitions for needed food service equipment and supplies and work orders for repairs.
- Takes the lead in the complete operation of the assigned area of work.
- Maintains records and files of inmates' time and progress, supplies used, quantities of linens used, and production statistics.
- Prepares factual reports.
- May be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Experience
Two (2) years of experience in the areas of food preparation and processing including but not limited to cooking, baking, meat cutting, pot washing, dishwashing, and the serving of food in a commercial or institution kitchen.
License
Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of food service methods, techniques, and organization.
- Knowledge of the processing techniques required for varied types of materials during the several basic food preparation and service operations.
- Knowledge of the operation, maintenance, and capacity of large scale, institution foodservice, and related equipment.
- Ability to organize assigned supervisory work in an institution and to assist in developing effective work methods, plans and schedules.
- Ability to provide vocational training in kitchen operations to inmates as may be required.
- Ability to help in devising and maintaining realistic work and production schedules.
- Ability to assist in training inmates in basic commercial kitchen operations, including the use, adjustment, and maintenance of equipment.
- Ability to instruct inmates in the accepted methods used in food preparation.
- Ability to take the approved measures required to ensure the health, custody, welfare and training of assignee inmates.
- Ability to requisition, store, safeguard, issue, and monitor the proper use of kitchen equipment, materials and supplies.
- Ability to prepare statistical, inmate progress, and other reports of kitchen programs.
- Ability to maintain the essential records and files.
- Ability to learn and utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.