FOOD SUPPORT WORKER OPS - 60955029

Requisition No: 809337 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: FOOD SUPPORT WORKER OPS - 60955029

Position Number: 60955029 

Salary:  $32,760 - $34,935.38 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 11/15/2024 

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.

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 a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as Food Support Worker OPS at the Northeast Florida State Hospital. 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:

• 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 ham, poultry and fish.
• Slices meat according to menu needs.
• Utilizes leftover meat.
• Ability to continuously move wrists.
• Reports to work in appropriate uniform.
• Operates mixing machines, fryer, grill, slicer, and grinder in the mixing, cutting, slicing, and grinding of meat.
• Sharpens all knives as needed.
• Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds.
• 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