FOOD SUPPORT WORKER - 60032916

Requisition No: 802292 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: FOOD SUPPORT WORKER - 60032916

Position Number: 60032916 

Salary:  $31,200.00 - $33,271.79 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 11/22/2024 

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking, and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.

North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center (NFETC) is a 216 bed, all male, forensic, mental health rehabilitation facility. The Center is located in northeast Gainesville, Florida on 639 picturesque acres with regular sightings of deer, turkey, and other wildlife. NFETC employs a variety of entry level to leadership positions including food service, maintenance, direct care, nurses, counselors, rehab therapists, medical doctors, security, psychiatrists, and psychologists.

 

NORTH FLORIDA EVALUATION AND TREATMENT FACILITY IS A TOBACCO FREE FACILITY.

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.

 

This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as Food Support Worker. This position will collaborate with each section within the state facilities and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented. 

 

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:

• This position involves skilled work in general cooking and preparation for Food Service Department.
• Serves as shift supervisor/lead worker for the shift in absence of the Food Services Administrator.
•  Prepare and cooks meats, vegetables, soups, and gravies following standardized recipes for breakfast, lunch and/or dinner meals.
• Portions and pans hot food items for delivery to residential buildings.
• Maintains work are in a clean and sanitary condition. Cleans grills, stoves, cooking vats, kitchen equipment, serving utensils and equipment to and from campus area.
• Coordinates the work of the support Service Aides. May be required on occasion to deliver and pick up food, utensils, and equipment to and from the campus area.
• Sets up and backs the staff cafeteria serving line making sure that leftovers are utilized. Makes sure that the staff cafeteria serving line is continually stocked with food so that no item run out.
• Fills out leftover