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FOOD SERVICE SPECIALIST 5

Salary

Depends on Qualifications

Location

Bossier City, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

NWLVH-10-22-2024-FSS5

Department

DVA-NW LA Veterans Home

Opening Date

10/23/2024

Closing Date

11/23/2024 12:00 AM Central

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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.

THIS POSITION IS LOCATED IN BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA

SUMMARY OF POSITION INCLUDE:

35% Provides direct and indirect supervision, guidance and assistance to subordinate Food Service Specialists. Reviews and evaluates performance of subordinates, counsels employees, trains staff, and approves leave. Instructs subordinates in proper food preparation, serving, storage and cleaning.

25% Maintains accountability of food stuffs, kitchen equipment and supplies. Responsible for ensuring leftovers are utilized efficiently.

15% Responsible for the final food product and adherence to standards to include quality sanitation and safety. Ensures agency policy and procedures are followed. Assist in food preparation when shift is short.

10% Prepare diet cards for distribution. Make sure appropriate meals are being served according to the diet order.

5% Maintains records of meals served, leftovers, and meal ticket sales.

5% Ability to become familiar with agency rules and regulations and ensures subordinates are kept abreast of new or revised policies.

5% Communicates with auditors, inspectors, sanitarians, etc, regarding the operation of the dietary department. Assists with the planning and implementation of special functions as needed.

Performs other related duties as required.

A Resume will not be accepted in lieu of work experience. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed.

There is no guarantee that all applicants will be interviewed. The hiring manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Should you be selected for an interview, you will be notified by the contact information listed on your application.

No Civil Service test scoreis 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 by selecting the 'Applications' link after logging into their account.

DISQUALIFICATION:

While we encourage all interested applicants to apply, please be aware that there are various reasons that your application may be disqualified from consideration including, but not limited, to:

Failure to fully complete the education and work experience sections of the application; (Please note for the education section that the semester area refers to the # of credit HOURS and not the # of semesters you completed)

Submission of a resume and/or SF-10 application in lieu of the online application. Information on the resume will not substitute and must also be included on the actual job application in order to be considered.

Failure to list complete license information (if applicable to the job position).

Failure to submit an equivalency evaluation statement for an international degree by the closing of this announcement.

For further information about this posting contact:

Cassandra Bell-Atkins

LDVA/Northwest LA War Veterans Home

3130 Arthur Ray Teague Parkway

Bossier City, LA 71112

Cassandra.Bell-Atkins@vetaffairs.la.gov

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Three years of food service experience in 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 (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) 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

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  Do you have three years of food service experience in a commercial, industrial, military or institutional food service operation which involved the actual preparation of food?

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• No

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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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