Food Service Specialist 3 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4839804) Apply  Food Service Specialist 3 Salary $2,123.00 - $3,822.00 Monthly Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 419-206048-AA Department DPS-Office of State Police Opening Date 02/20/2025 Closing Date 2/25/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information This vacancy is located in the DPS Cafeteria and may be filled as a probational opportunity. No Civil Service test scoreis 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. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page. For further information about this vacancy contact: Department of Public Safety ATTN: Human Resources/Aaron Alexander P.O. BOX 66614 Baton Rouge, LA. 70896 Email:Aaron.Alexander2@la.gov "The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Public Safety Services, is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment-related resources available for those with disabilities, refer to the Louisiana Employment Resource Guide (http://www.laworks.net/Downloads/LRS/EmploymentResourceGuide\_2018.pdf) _" Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: One year of food service experience in a food service operation; OR One year of training in food technology, food service management, or in a food service-related curriculum in a trade school or technical institute; OR Twelve semester hours in food and nutrition, dietetics, food service preparation, home economics, or hotel, food service, restaurant, or institutional management. 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 01 To ensure compliance with DPS-PSS Policy 01-02.01 Nepotism, no individual may be hired, promoted, demoted or transferred within DPS, if the individual is related to another employee who is, or would be, within their line of supervision. Relative is defined as: child, step-child, sibling, spouse, parent, step-parent, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, grandchild, grandparent, and any "in law" relationship. Are you related to anyone employed with the Department of Public Safety, Public Safety Services? + Yes + No 02 If you answered yes to the above question, please list the name of your relative and relationship. If you answered no, put N/A. 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