Join the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs as a Food Service Worker 1 and make a positive impact every day! You will help create a welcoming environment for residents by supporting the preparation and delivery of meals. This role offers the chance to build skills, work as part of a team, and contribute to the comfort of those who served our country. Step into a position where your work truly matters!
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This position supports the safe preparation and serving of meals for residents at Hollidaysburg Veterans' Home. These tasks help maintain a clean, organized, and supportive dining environment. As a Food Service Worker 1, you will perform the following duties:
- Food Preparation: Prepare and plate meal items, as well as handle beverages and packaged goods
- Tray Assembly: Set up serving carts, place items on trays, and follow special diet directions
- Sanitation Tasks: Clean dishes, equipment, dining rooms, and food preparation areas
- Record Keeping: Document food usage, temperatures, meal counts, and other required information
- Resident Support: Deliver trays, refill items, and help create seasonal dining decorations
- Safety Compliance: Follow safety rules, report hazards, and use required protective equipment
Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
- Temporary, part-time employment, 40 hours bi-weekly
- This position will last up to 9 months with the possibility of being hired as a permanent part-time or full-time employee.
- Work hours will be determined from the following shifts:
- 6:00 AM to 10:00AM
- 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
- 4:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
- You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
QUALIFICATIONS
Additional Requirement:
- You must be able to perform essential job functions.
Preferred Qualifications (not required):
- Food service experience in an assisted living facility, nursing home, hospital, restaurant, or other food service operation
- Work experience interacting with patients, residents, or customers while serving food or cleaning dining and patient areas
- Work experience with food safety and sanitation principles within a dietary department
- Experience in the following tasks:
- Cleaning, washing, peeling, slicing, and dicing food items
- Using kitchen equipment such as vertical cutter mixers, food processors, tabletop choppers, or garbage disposals
- Chopping, dicing, and slicing meats, poultry, fish, and cheeses
- Heating simple foods such as eggs, sandwiches, and hamburgers
- Preparing sandwiches, assembling salads, and serving portions, including desserts
- Plating and serving meals from a hot food cart
- Cleaning and sanitizing equipment, utensils, dishes, pots, pans, work surfaces, and other kitchen items
- Transporting and assisting in loading and unloading food delivery trucks from kitchen and dining rooms
- Transporting food and supplies between freezers, refrigerators, and storerooms
- Taking selective menu orders, waitressing, and supporting dining room service
- Setting up food carts and dining room serving areas.
- Reading meal tickets, tray tickets, or dietary tags
- Assembling trays and working on a tray line
- Operating commercial kitchen equipment
Legal Requirements:
- A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination.
- This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act.
- Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance.
How to Apply:
- Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
- Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
- Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
- All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.
Veterans:
- Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):
- 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).
If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.
The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.