Food Service Worker 2 (NY Helps)

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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 07/03/24

Applications Due07/13/24

Vacancy ID162233

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NY HELPYes

AgencyHomeland Security and Emergency Services, Division of

TitleFood Service Worker 2 (NY HELPS)

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade09

Bargaining UnitISU - Institutional Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary RangeFrom $41399 to $50884 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 6 AM

To 7 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Schuyler

Street Address 600 College Avenue

City Montour Falls

StateNY

Zip Code14865

Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).*

To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55 b/c, candidates must meet the open-competitive minimum qualifications for this position. The qualifications are:

Two years of qualifying experience in commercial or institutional food preparation or food service. Examples of qualifying experience: employment in a hospital, nursing home, or school cafeteria; residential dining hall; restaurant; or diner. Experience must have included responsibility for food preparation, food service, and ordering of food and non-food supplies.

Substitution for the qualifying experience:

Appropriate formal culinary arts or food service training which resulted in a certificate or degree may be credited towards the above experience as follows:

Either 1: a six-month certificate training program - up to six months of the required experience;

Or 2: a one-year certificate training program - up to one year of the required experience;

Or 3: an associate degree or higher in culinary arts or food service from a regionally accredited college or university - up to two years of the required experience.

Appropriate formal food service training programs are programs accredited by one of the following: American Culinary Federation Education Foundation Accrediting Commission (ACFEFAC) or non-degree programs recognized by the American Culinary Federation Foundation Educational Assurance program or programs accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT). You must indicate the training certificate or degree information on the application.

Applicants may also be appointed to this position if currently reachable on the appropriate eligible list for this title OR are a current New York State employee with one year or more of qualifying permanent service as a Food Service Worker 2 and eligible for reassignment OR are a current New York State employee and are eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.

Duties Description The incumbent will report to the Office of Fire Prevention and Control Academy of Fire Science. Duties will include but are not limited to:

• Clean, prepare, cook, and serve any type of food including full course meals, fruits, vegetables, homemade soups, salads, and desserts while maintaining work area in a clean and sanitary condition.

• Ensure that breakfast, lunch, and dinner is served in a timely, professional, and accommodating manner in accordance with established guidelines.

• Perform and supervise clean-up of the kitchen and dining room facilities and maintain sanitary conditions in accordance with NYS Health Department standards.

• Have frequent verbal communication with kitchen staff and others to exchange information relating to food service activities.

• Provide in-service training, supervision, direction, correction, and evaluation of the work of subordinates responsible for food preparation, food portion control, food storage, appropriate dish washing and other cleaning actions, ensuring proper procedures and techniques are followed.

• Supervise other subordinate cleaning or maintenance staff as necessary.

• Requisition food and needed supplies in compliance with established OGS procurement guidelines and oversee proper storage and safekeeping and act as liaison with vendors. Maintain accurate inventory of kitchen supplies, cooking tools and foods.

• Perform the full range of supervisory responsibilities.

• Perform other duties and special projects as required.

Additional Comments *This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in an NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

NOTE: Support of operations during times of emergency and disaster from State Emergency Operations Center (EOC), state field offices and/or local deployments may be required, which would result in a change and/or increase in working hours, locations and/or duties.

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Name Human Resources/EW

Telephone 518-486-5700

Fax 518-485-8432

Email Address HRresumes@dhses.ny.gov

Address

Street NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, HRM

1220 Washington Ave., Bldg. 7A

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12226

Notes on ApplyingPlease submit a resume and cover letter detailing how you meet the minimum qualifications. Indicate the Position Title & Vacancy ID 162233 in the subject line of your application email to HRresumes@dhses.ny.gov