Food Service Specialist

Job Posting Title

Food Service Specialist

Agency

131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Supervisory Organization

DOC Oklahoma State Reformatory

Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)

February 11, 2025

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Level I - $31,603.44
Level II - $33,183.67
Level III - $35,498.14
Level IV - $39,722.34

Job Description

Basic Purpose 

Positions in this job family are involved in handling, preparing, cooking and serving food for regular, modified and special diets at a state hospital, school, facility or institution. This includes maintaining clean and sanitary work, preparation and serving areas. 

 

Typical Functions 

Prepares foods, salads, and desserts; cooks or bakes a variety of items.  

Supplies unit with meat, fish or fowl as ordered; cuts and prepares meat, poultry or fish.  

Cleans and prepares foods using tools such as knives, slicers and peelers and equipment such as ovens and steamers; follows written diet orders.  

Operates dishwasher; gathers, cleans, stacks and hand washes or scours pots, pans, dishes, silverware and other cooking and baking utensils.  

Removes refuse from kitchen area; sweeps mops and scrubs kitchen, dining and storage areas.  

Labels, loads and delivers food carts or trays; picks up trays after use.  

Defrosts and cleans refrigerators, walk-in coolers and related equipment.  

Operates state-owned cars, vans, and/or other motorized transportation. 

 

Level Descriptors 

Level I: 

This is the basic level of this job family where employees are assigned simple and routine duties of handling, preparing and serving food. In this role they will perform tasks such as preparing toast, tea, and coffee, and maintaining the cleanliness of the food service area. 

 

Level II: 

This career level includes positions where employees are assigned responsibility for a variety of tasks involved in preparing and serving meals in a state hospital, school, facility or institution. This includes using items for cooking and baking, cutting and preparing meat, poultry or fish, frying, or roasting foods. Positions are also responsible for the direction of others performing simple and routine duties involving the handling and serving of food and maintaining a clean and sanitary work area. In this role they will make recommendations for future food needs, receive and store food, and assist with serving food. 

 

Level III: 

This is the leadership level of the job family, where employees are assigned responsibility for performing highly skilled work involving the operation of an institutional food service unit and supervising other Food Service Specialists in the requisition, storage, cooking, baking, and serving of food, the preparation of meats, poultry and fish for cooking, and the inspection and maintenance o