Food Service Specialist 3 (WAE/PRN)
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Apply to Food Service Specialist 3 (WAE/PRN) at State of Louisiana, LAJob details
- Location
- Monroe, Louisiana
- Work type
- Onsite
- Compensation
- $25,476 - $45,864/yr
- Posted
- 2 days ago
- Apply on
- governmentjobs.com
About this role
About the Department
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate WAE/PRN Food Service Specialist to plan and direct the preparation of foods, prepare, and serve food as assigned on the daily production schedule. You will estimate food needs and calculate and adjust recipes according to production requirements.
Position Duties
One year of food service experience in a food service operation; OR
One year of training in food technology, food service management, or in a food service-related curriculum in a trade school or technical institute; OR
Twelve semester hours in food and nutrition, dietetics, food service preparation, home economics, or hotel, food service, restaurant, or institutional management.
Minimum Qualifications
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Other Qualifications
Job Duties:
In the Food Service Specialist role, you will:
- Serve as an advanced-level cook.
- Estimate food needs and requisitions, receive, and distribute food supplies to subordinate cooks.
- Plan and direct the preparation of foods for immediate consumption and the preservation of foods for future use.
- Report to supervisors any unsafe working conditions and defective equipment.
- Oversee assistants in mixing, kneading, and preparing bread, rolls, biscuits, cakes, and pastries.
- Estimate ingredients and requisitions supplies; receive and distribute supplies to subordinates.
- Inspect bakery supplies for conformance to specifications and assess quality and adherence to required quality.
- Assume complete responsibility for the preparation and production of all baked items in accordance with menus prepared by registered dietitians.
- Calculate and adjust recipes according to production requirements and accurately weigh and measure all ingredients to ensure conformity of products.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: Probational or Promotional
Compensation: This position includes a premium pay of $1.00 per hour for each hour physically worked.
Location: Dietary Department of the Northeast LA Veterans Home in Monroe, LouisianaWork Schedule: WAE/PRN employees are only allowed to work 1245 hours within a twelve-month period and are not eligible for or entitled to state benefits, leave earning, and paid holidays.
How To Apply:
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.
*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
Contact Information:
For further information about this vacancy, contact:
Jamaile Burton
DVA-NE Louisiana Veterans Home
Human Resources Analyst
[email protected]Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.
Benefits
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 at https://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.
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
Supplemental Questions
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Agency Information
EmployerState of LouisianaAddress 1201 N 3rd StBaton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802 Phone(866) 783-5462
Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm