FOOD SUPPORT WORKER-LW - 60011370

Requisition No: 857391 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: FOOD SUPPORT WORKER-LW - 60011370

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60011370 

Salary:  $34,760.00 - $36,983.44 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 08/01/2025 

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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.

Northeast Florida State Hospital (NEFSH) is a 613-bed, licensed mental health treatment facility that provides person-centered services to adults suffering from severe and persistent mental illness. The hospital, located in Macclenny, was established in 1959 and is the largest state operated civil treatment facility. 

 

NORTHEAST FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL 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 AN ANTICIPATED VACANCY.

 

This is a highly responsible and professional position serving as the Food Support Worker – Lead Worker within the Dietary Department. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player who works seamlessly across all sections within the program office. This role requires the use of independent judgment, a proactive approach to responsibilities, and exceptional attention to detail. If you are driven, organized, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.

 

This position will serve as the lead worker for the Dietary Department at Northeast Florida State Hospital.

 

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Estimates food requirements, prepares and cooks all types of hot and cold food items according to menu, production worksheets and approved recipes to ensure optimum customer satisfaction. 
• Places food items on serving lines and keep serving lines well stocked. 
• Cuts and debones ham, poultry and fish. 
• Slices meat according to menu needs. 
• Utilizes left over meat. 
• Ability to continuously move wrists. 
• Reports to work in appropriate uniform.
• Operates mixing machines, meat saw, slicer, and grinder in the mixing, cutting, slicing, and grinding of meat. 
• Sharpens all knives as needed. 
• Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds.
• Serves as lead worker for the shift coordinating staff assignments in the daily operation of cook line and tray-line area ensuring proper preparation and presentation of menu items per prescribed diets.
• Assists Food Production & Service Supervisor by taking and recording food temperatures to ensure compliance with hot and cold food items, completion of production sheets, left over meal logs, takes and records temperatures of freezers and refrigerators daily.
• Turns on and sets temperature on grills, stoves, deep fryer, and broiler. 
• Operates and maintains equipment used.  Reports inoperative equipment to supervisor.
• Maintains working areas in clean and sanitary condition to ensure a safe and secure environment.
• Assists in unloading and loading of delivery trucks. 
• Drives truck when