Office of Personnel Management

Food Service Specialist III

Recruitment #091104-Z20C-06

Department:

Department of Veterans Affairs

County Location:

Carter

Date Opened:

11/4/2009 11:00:00 AM

Filing Deadline:

11/25/2009 11:59:00 PM

Salary:

$1,525.83 - $2,424.50/month

Full or Part Time:

Full-Time

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INTRODUCTION

This position is located at the VA Center in Ardmore.

BASIC PURPOSE

Positions in this job family are involved in handling, preparing, cooking and serving food for regular, modified and special diets at a state hospital, school, facility or institution. This includes maintaining clean and sanitary work, preparation and serving areas.

LEVEL DESCRIPTORS

The Food Service Specialist job family has four levels which are distinguished by the complexity of assignments, the level of expertise required to perform the duties assigned, and the responsibility assigned for providing leadership to others.

Level III:
This is the leadership level of the job family, where employees are assigned responsibility for performing highly skilled work involving the operation of an institutional food service unit and supervising other Food Service Specialists in the requisition, storage, cooking, baking, and serving of food, the preparation of meats, poultry and fish for cooking, and the inspection and maintenance of sanitary kitchen and work areas. Under the direction of a Nutrition Therapist, some positions at this level will do nutritional assessments, ongoing charting in dietary progress notes and communicate with nursing and nutrition departments on patient concerns.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Level III:
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of two years of experience in a commercial or institutional food service or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of vocational or technical school training in food preparation for the required experience.

SELECTION PLAN

Scores Based On: 100% Written Test

***NOTE: Names of eligible applicants can be made available to State agencies upon their request, immediately following the closing date and time.