Food Service Specialist 3 WAE

FOOD SERVICE SPECIALIST 3 WAE Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4561461) Apply  FOOD SERVICE SPECIALIST 3 WAE Salary $12.25 - $22.05 Hourly Location Alexandria, LA Job Type Classified Job Number CLSSC-6/28/24-SO Department LDH-Office for Citizens with Development Disabilities Opening Date 06/28/2024 Closing Date 7/3/2024 11:59 PM Central Description Benefits Supplemental Information The position is located with Central Louisiana Supports and Services Center. This is a Classified WAE appointment.

A classified WAE appointment is a temporary appointment of an employee to fill a position in the classified service for a limited period of time and hours in order to address filling the position in a regular manner or to address an emergency or work overload situation. The classified WAE position cannot exceed 1245 hours during a twelve (12) month period. Classified When Actually Employed (WAE) Appointment Pay range:

When an appointing authority makes a classified WAE appointment, he may set the pay of the employee at any rate in the range. Shift Differential (for actual hours worked) 2nd shift evenings 2pm-10:30pm$0.90 3rd shift Nights 10pm-6:30am$0.50 All shifts Weekends/Holidays$0.50 List ALL prior employment-INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. You must describe your actual duties as you will not be qualified for the higher level based on your title alone.

A resume upload will NOT populate your information into your application. 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.

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Central Louisiana Supports and Services Center Human Resources 5400 Coliseum Blvd Alexandria, LA 71306 318-487-5484 Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: One year 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 perform advanced level cooking tasks within a food service operation. Level of Work: Advanced.

Supervision Received: General from a Food Service Specialist 5 or above. Supervision Exercised: None.

Location of Work: All state agencies. Job Distinctions:

Differs from Food Service Specialist 2 by presence of advanced-level cooking tasks. Differs from Food Service Specialist 4-A and 4-B by the absence of complex food service activities involving highly specialized research studies or preparing/serving specialized food products according to the guidelines of a franchise operation. Differs from Food Service Specialist 5 by the absence of supervisory responsibility.

Examples of Work COOKING DUTIES: Serves as advanced level cook. Performs the full range of cooking duties within a food service operation.

Estimates food needs and requisitions, receives, and distributes food supplies to subordinate cooks. Plans and directs the preparation of foods for immediate consumption and preservation of foods for future use. Performs work involving the use of high heat, open flames, and steam, and is exposed to harsh chemicals, gases, and cleansers.

Reports to supervisors any unsafe working conditions and defective equipment. BAKING DUTIES: Serves as baker in a food service section.

Oversees assistants in mixing, kneading, and preparation of bread, rolls, biscuits, cakes, and pastries. Estimates ingredients and requisitions supplies; receives and distributes supplies to subordinates. Inspects bakery supplies for conformance to specifications and assesses quality and adherence to quality required.

Assumes complete responsibility for preparation and production of all baked items in accordance with menus prepared by registered dietitians. Calculates and adjusts recipes according to production requirements and accurately weighs and measures all ingredients to ensure conformity of products. 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 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 Apply Please verify your email address

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