Food Service Worker

About the role

Working with the Division of Youth Services is more than it seems. You will be working with staff to create a safe, therapeutic, and educational environment for youth in our day treatment and residential programs.

Responsibilities

• Empathetic, nonjudgmental, cooperative, encouraging, able-bodied, professional, and respectful demeanor.
• Clear, honest, and open communication skills.
• Prepares one or several parts in preparing a major meal in a large institutional kitchen.
• Assists in the preparation of meals by measuring ingredients, mixing, boiling, frying, monitoring cooking temperatures, etc.
• Familiar with the terminology, weight, measures, and proper use of equipment used in an institutional kitchen.
• Requisitions and obtains supplies and menu items; ensures quality and quantity of food, supplies, and equipment.
• Maintain point of service counts.
• Develops menus when assigned which comply with the rules of nutrition in preparing a well-balanced meal.
• Completes all required reports and correspondence in a timely, accurate manner in accordance with established procedures and formats.
• Maintains standards of safety and sanitation in the kitchen by supervising and participating in the cleaning of utensils, equipment, and work areas.
• Must have the ability to lift or carry large portions of food or ingredients in preparation of food serving and in the delivery/stocking of food items.
• Ensures food items are properly stored, served, and used in a timely manner to eliminate spoilage and waste.
• Rotates stock in storeroom, freezer, and refrigerator to ensure oldest food is used first. Keeps storeroom locked when food is not being prepared.
• Ability to work long hours while standing in a kitchen setting which may involve high temperatures.
• Participates and assists in supervising the cleaning of the kitchen and food serving areas.
• Performs other related work as assigned.

Requirements

• Knowledge of standard kitchen procedures and sanitation guidelines.
• Ability to prepare more complex menu items.
• Ability to enter and update information in automated systems, spreadsheets, and databases.
• One or more years of experience as a Food Service Assistant with the Missouri Uniform Classification and Pay System.
• OR 1-2 years of work experience.
• (Substitutions may be allowed.)
• (Earned credit hours from an accredited college or university which included 15 earned credit hours in food preparation, Dietetics, Nutrition, Foods and Nutrition, Food Service Management, or a closely related area may substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required general experience at a rate of 30 earned credit hours for one year.)
• Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

Qualifications

• The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage.
• Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator.
• To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator.
• If you experience an accessibility issue while applying at mocareers.mo.gov, please contact courtney.a.hall@dss.mo.gov or call 573-526-0416.
• If you have questions about this position, please contact: hrc@dss.mo.gov.

Benefits

• The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage.
• Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator.

Pay

The current rate for this position is $1,576.02 semi-monthly. Individual(s) selected for this position may receive a higher rate based on a pay differential (e.g. shift, or time-of-service pay).

Schedule

This is a second-level food service position that receives general supervision in preparing and cooking more complex menu items in a treatment program for youth committed to the custody of the Missouri Division of Youth Services.