Food Service Tech

Title: Food Service Tech

State Role Title: 49053

Hiring Range: $40,063 to commensurate with experience.

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Va Center for Behavioral Rehab

Agency Website: http://www.vcbr.dbhds.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Center for Behavioral Rehabilitation (VCBR), located in Burkeville, VA is a behavioral treatment center recognized for its excellence by securely housing and treating civilly committed sex offenders. VCBR provides recovery, opportunity and support to residents so they may safely return to their communities and is the only facility in the Commonwealth that provides such service.

The Food Service Department strives to efficiently and effectively provide food that meets the nutritional needs of the residents. The department also seeks to provide high customer satisfaction with enjoyable meals and snacks that are on time and the correct temperature.

This position will act as a lead worker assisting managers and is responsible for supervising multiple sections of a comprehensive food service system in areas of hot and cold food production, sanitation, tray line assembly, tray transportation and food storage. This individual may share opening and closing operations management to closely supervise dietary cost control, food security, food quality, quality of service delivery, safety, and sanitation in a 7-day a week, 16-hour a day operation. This position will assist management with customer satisfaction and take an active role in both the identification and correction of departmental improvement plans. This position will provide coverage for kitchen operations and support as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Valid Virginia Driver’s license (licensure information must be included in application).

Additional Considerations

Safe-Serve certification.

Experience working in a forensic mental health or comparable setting.

Experience working with sex offenders.

Experience working in a Food Service setting.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

In accordance with Executive Directive #18, as a condition of employment, the Commonwealth of Virginia requires all Executive Branch employees, including new hires, to disclose their vaccination status. If you are the selected candidate, proof of vaccination will be required during new employee orientation on your first day of work. Employees that are not vaccinated must be tested weekly. If you have questions, please contact the VCBR Human Resource Office at (804) 766-3277.

All applicants are subject to an extensive background investigation and pre-employment drug screen. The investigation may include: fingerprint checks (State Police, FBI); local agency checks; Department of Social Services/Child Protective Services check; employment verification; and verification of education (relevant to employment).

Under Virginia Code §§ 37.2-314 and 37.2-408.1, the Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services is prohibited from employing or using as volunteers, persons who have been convicted of specific (“barrier”) crimes or persons who may be the subject of pending (“barrier”) charges (Go to the code section to see barrier crimes and related information).

Please provide all relevant work experience. In describing your relevant experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience.

This position is open until filled; however, applications/resumes will begin to be reviewed within five (5) days of the date of this posting.

Contact Information

Name: Samuel Maddox

Phone: (804) 766-3384

Email: samuel.t.maddox@dbhds.virginia.gov

 

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the