What are the responsibilities and job description for the Food Service Specialist position at OK Department of Veterans Affairs?
ODVA is seeking full-time Food Service Specialists for a State Veterans Home located in Claremore, OK . ODVA offers a comprehensive Benefits Package, including a generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents.
For more information about the benefit package offered copy and paste the following link into your internet browser: https://oklahoma.gov/employee-benefits.html.
The hourly rate for this position is $12.68.
Basic Purpose
Positions in this job family are involved in handling, preparing, cooking and serving food for regular, modified and special diets at a state hospital, school, facility or institution. This includes maintaining clean and sanitary work, preparation and serving areas.
Typical Functions
The functions performed in this job family will vary by level, unit and organization, but may include the following:
- Prepares foods, salads, and desserts; cooks or bakes a variety of items.
- Supplies unit with meat, fish or fowl as ordered; cuts and prepares meat, poultry or fish.
- Cleans and prepares foods using tools such as knives, slicers and peelers and equipment such as ovens and steamers; follows written diet orders.
- Operates dishwasher; gathers, cleans, stacks and hand washes or scours pots, pans, dishes, silverware and other cooking and baking utensils.
- Removes refuse from kitchen area; sweeps mops and scrubs kitchen, dining and storage areas.
- Labels, loads and delivers food carts or trays; picks up trays after use.
- Defrosts and cleans refrigerators, walk-in coolers and related equipment.
- Operates state-owned cars, vans, and/or other motorized transportation.
Education and Experience
Level 1: Education and Experience: None required.
Level 2: Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of one year of experience in a commercial or institutional food service or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of vocational or technical school training in food preparation for the required experience.
Level Descriptor
Levels are distinguished based on the complexity of assigned duties, the level of expertise required for completion of work assignments, and the responsibility assigned for the supervision of others.
This is the basic level of this job family where employees are assigned simple and routine duties of handling, preparing and serving food. In this role they will perform tasks such as preparing toast, tea, and coffee, and maintaining the cleanliness of the food service area
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of basic food preparation techniques; of food service operations; of proper sanitation practices; and of basic mathematics. Ability is required to carry out routine tasks to completion; to follow oral and written instructions; and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Special Requirements
ODVA has determined positions in this job family to be safety sensitive as defined by 63 O.S. § 427.8.
Please apply for this position by copying and pasting the link below into your internet browser:
https://okgov.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/okgovjobs/details/Food-Service-Specialist-I_JR1729?locations=7a8d2de4e0861000cbeba2feafa60000&hiringCompany=7a8d2de4e0861000cc58ef4162b60000.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $14.68 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $15