FOOD SERVICE WORKER - 09172026-81103

Job Information

State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date/Time 09/17/2026 12:00AM Central Time

Closing Date/Time 09/23/2026 11:59PM Central Time

Salary (Monthly) $1,939.00 - $2,914.00

Salary (Annually) $23,268.00 - $34,968.00

Job Type Full-Time

City, State Location Bolivar, TN

Department Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, HARDEMAN COUNTY

This position is located at Western Mental Health Institute.

This is an on-site position.

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Qualifications

Education and Experience: None

Necessary Special Qualifications: None

Overview

Under immediate supervision, performs a variety of preparation service, clean-up and related duties of routine difficulty at a volume food service installation on an assigned shift; and performs related work as required. This is the entry-working class in the Food Service sub-series. An employee in this class performs a variety of routine duties in preparing and serving food at an institutional kitchen, cafeteria, dining room, ward or other area and in cleaning food service areas, equipment and utensils. Work is initially performed under close supervision but, as knowledge and experience are gained, supervision becomes less close. This class differs from that of Food Service Supervisor 1 in that an incumbent of the latter is responsible for supervising a small number of others in routine food service work.

Responsibilities

• Washes pots and pans, dishes and utensils; assists in cleaning any food service area such as ovens, refrigerators, and grills as required.
• Assists cooks, bakers, and meat cutters and others in a variety of activities preparatory to their major activities and by fetching, lifting, carrying, and performing other unskilled tasks.
• Performs a variety of set-up work in service-dining area such as cleaning and filling showcases with ice, filling and maintaining steam tables with water, placing containers of food in steam tables, displaying plated foods on line, making and filling coffee and tea urns, and filling juice and water urns.
• Prepares trays for patients receiving special diets from clearly written orders specifying weights and amounts of foods. Works in pantry by portioning ingredients according to clearly written instructions; bags and places ingredients on carts for pick-up by cooks.
• Performs simple food preparation tasks such as beating simple toppings with whisk, grating cheese and other items; slicing lemons and other fruits; simple pureeing as directed; toasting bread, boiling or frying eggs, and/or grilling bacon and hamburgers.
• Serves food on the line and replenishes foods to place on the line as needed.
• Assists storekeeping personnel in simple receipt, storing and rotation of food stores.
• Delivers food on food service tractors and trucks to satellite cafeterias and wards.
  
  

Competencies (KSA's)

Competencies

• Customer Focus
• Action Oriented
• Communicates Effectively
• Nimble Learning
• Manages Conflict
  
  

Knowledge

• Storage & Handling
  
  

Skills

• Speaking
• Written Comprehension
• Written Communication
• Social Perceptiveness
• Active Learning and Listening
  
  

Abilities

• Oral Comprehension
• Speech Clarity
• Mathematics
  
  

Tools & Equipment

• Electronic Devices
• Basic Office Equipment
• Motor Vehicle
• Commercial food preparation equipment