FOOD SUPPORT WORKER - 50001641

Requisition No: 827703 

Agency: Veterans Affairs

Working Title: FOOD SUPPORT WORKER - 50001641

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 50001641 

Salary:  $32,760.00/ Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 05/31/2024 

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Requisition # 827703 

FOOD SUPPORT WORKER – DIETARY AIDE

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS’ AFFAIRS

Emory L. Bennett, State Veterans' Nursing Home

Daytona Beach, Volusia County

Annual Salary: $32,760.00

Paid Bi-weekly: $1,260.00

SHIFT: ROTATING 

Emory L. Bennett's compassionate professionals are dedicated to help the Veterans live their lives to the fullest. We are looking for individuals to share this mission.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS: 

• Competitive Wage Scale
• Health Insurance- Family Plan $180 per MONTH
• Health Insurance- Individual Plan $50 per MONTH
• Choice of Insurance plans- HMO or PPO
• Life, Dental, Vision and much more offered
• State Pension/ Retirement and 401K
• 104 hours of vacation
• 104 hours of sick leave
• Nine paid holidays
• Tuition Waiver Program for full time employees- up to 6 credit hours each semester

‎Other vacant positions ‎‎(shifts), including OPS ‎‎(Temporary) positions (shifts) ‎may be filled from this ‎advertisement within six (6) ‎months of the closing date

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Willing and able to work weekends and holidays as scheduled. 
• Willing and able to work overtime.
• Must have basic computer skills.
• Must participate in Direct Deposit.
• Successful completion of the due diligence process, to include but not limited to, a Level II Background check and drug screen.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Dietary experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

• The successful candidate will work under the supervision of the Food Service Administrator and ensure that food is stored, prepared, distributed and served under sanitary condition.
• Maintain dish room, serving area, dining room, and food storage areas in an orderly and sanitary condition.
• Completes assigned cleaning tasks.
• Assist in the preparation of meals as assigned, pull and pre-prep foods as assigned, help setup and serve all meals. Knowledge and performance of the equipment, procedures and techniques used in cooking, baking, and/or meat cutting.
• Ability to read and follow recipes and/or other instructions.
• Record all temperatures in the temperature book (food and equipment). Report any faulty equipment to the supervisor.
• The Food Support Worker will place food items on serving lines and keep serving line well stocked.
• The FSW will maintain, check and control kitchen inventory to determine quantities available as well as amounts needed for operations.
• Assist with purchase requests for food, cleaning supplies, utensils, pots and pans.
• Dishes and paper products in the kitchen. Verify incoming shipments and receipts in the absence of stock person.
• Check in and put away stock off the trucks. Rotate stock throughout (dry storage, refrigerators and freezers).  
• Assure all equipment are turned off properly and that all doors are locked at night prior to leaving.  
• Keep chemical room clean and organized with everything off the floor.  
• Keep all hand soap and paper towel dispensers filled throughout the kitchen and food service restroom. 
• Attends in-service trainings and performs other duties as assigned. The SSA attends in-service training classes and performs related duties assigned by supervisor.  
• Performs other related duties as required including special catering events and meal charges

This position is in the Career Service system.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.