FOOD SERVICE SPECIALIST 5

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FOOD SERVICE SPECIALIST 5

Salary

$2,432.00 - $4,375.00 Monthly

Location

Jackson, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

LVH193774FSS5

Department

DVA-LA Veterans Home

Opening Date

04/22/2024

Closing Date

4/28/2024 11:59 PM Central

Description

Benefits

Supplemental Information

The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs is an Equal Opportunity Employer and State as a Model Employer (SAME) to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

The mission of the Louisiana Veterans Homes is to primarily serve the Veterans' population of Louisiana through the provision of medical, restorative, and rehabilitative services in an atmosphere of respect and compassion. The primary objective of the home is to provide quality nursing care to eligible veterans with the ultimate goal of returning the veterans to the highest possible levels of physical and mental capacity.

PREMIUM PAY (per HOUR physically worked):

$2.00 work incentive pay upon hire.

**Note regarding the advertised pay range: The advertised maximum amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make while in this title/level over their career andnot the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.

Failure to list all experience on your application may result in a lower classification and/or disqualification.

*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. *

All candidates for hire must undergo a drug screen and background check.

No Civil Service test score is required in order 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.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Louisiana Veterans' Home

Attn: Charline Hills

[email protected] ([email protected])

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Three years of food service experiencein a commercial, industrial, military or institutional food service operation which involved the actual preparation of food.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

Training in food technology, food service management or in a food service-related curriculum in a trade school or technical institute will substitute for the required experience on a month for month basis.

College credit in food and nutrition; dietetics; food service preparation; home economics; or hotel, food service, restaurant or institutional management will substitute for the required experience on the basis of one semester hour for one month of experience.

NOTE:

Preparation of food includes tasks such as cooking; baking; chopping vegetables or fruits; meat cutting/butcher duties; making salads, sandwiches, toast, or desserts; and short-order or fast-food cooking such as frying or deep frying. It will not be necessary for classified employees to provide an official job description (SF-3), or to provide percentages of time spent preparing food. Describing food preparation tasks on the application will be sufficient. Experience which involved no food preparation, such as fast-food cashiering and serving; or food service worker experience consisting only of serving, tray preparation, cleaning, washing dishes, and/or bussing tables will not qualify.

NOTE:

Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To serve as shift supervisor over a group of lower level Food Service Specialists and those engaged in activities in a food service operation.

Level of Work:

Supervisor.

Supervision Received:

General from higher-level Food Service Specialists.

Supervision Exercised:

Direct over lower level Food Service Specialists.

Location of Work:

All state agencies.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Food Service Specialist 3, 4-A, and 4-B by the presence of direct-line supervision.

Differs from Food Service Specialist 6 by the absence of managing all aspects of a food service operation on an assigned shift.

Examples of Work

Serves as shift supervisor of a food service operation and ensures that all duty stations are manned on an assigned shift.

Checks menus for assigned meals and ensures all items needed are in stock.

Obtains supplies from storage rooms; ensures that items are prepared, cooked, and served in accordance with standards of quality and quantity.

Serves on interview panels when applicants apply for lower-level Food Service Specialist jobs.

Monitors the cleanliness of the food service operation and ensures that it meets all sanitary codes.

Evaluates performance of lower-level Food Service Specialists and approves their leave.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

New Year's Day

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

Mardi Gras,

Good Friday,

Memorial Day,

Independence Day,

Labor Day,

Veteran's Day,

Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system

Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

Agency

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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