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Food Service Specialist 7

State of Louisiana
State of Louisiana Salary
Jackson, LA Other
POSTED ON 5/30/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/3/2026

The Louisiana Veterans Homes is seeking a detail-oriented and organized Food Service Specialist 7 to oversee and manage the operation of our Dietary department. This role is vital to ensuring their role in providing nutritional care in health and disease, and in a general clinical and/or production area. The ideal candidate will have strong inventory management skills, supervisory experience, and the ability to maintain accurate records in a fast-paced environment. Join our dedicated team in serving those who served.

An ideal candidate will possess the following competencies:

Communicating Effectively: The ability to convey information, ideas, and emotions using structured communication methods that promote understanding and engagement.
Leading Effective Teams: The ability to build, guide, and motivate teams to achieve goals through collaboration, accountability, and shared purpose.
Managing Conflict: The ability to recognize, address, and resolve disagreements constructively while preserving relationships and promoting mutual understanding.
Working Safely: The ability to maintain a safe work environment by following established safety rules, procedures, and practices.
Four years of food service experience in a food service operation; OR

Four years of training in food technology, food service management, or in a food service-related curriculum in a trade school or technical institute; OR

Forty-eight semester hours in food and nutrition, dietetics, food service preparation, home economics, or hotel, food service, restaurant, or institutional management.
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties:

-Independently directs the work of the food service operation on all shifts in the proper preparation and service of food within established budgetary guidelines.

-Directs all personnel activities (hiring, interviewing, training, scheduling, promotions, performance evaluation) for employees within the food service operation.

-Oversees expenditures in food and labor to meet profit objectives.

-Evaluates and recommends changes within food service operations in order to improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the operation.

-Directs the ordering of foods and supplies as needed.

-Determines and issues the food to be prepared.


Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational

*Dietary Manager Certification may be required prior to appointment*


How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score or assessment is required to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.


*Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.


Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Alexis Scott 
Louisiana Veterans Home/Human Resources Analyst 
alexis.scott4@la.gov
225-634-4350
Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

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