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Food Service Specialist 7 (Dietary Manager)

State of Louisiana
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 22 Jul 2026
💰 $68,808/yr($38,232/yr$68,808/yr)

About the role

Posting number: LVH223682FSS7_7.21.26

Department: DVA-LA Veterans Home

Job classification: FOOD SERVICE SPECIALIST 7

Posting type: Open

Categories: Food Services

Summary

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The Louisiana Veterans Homes is seeking a detail-oriented and organized Food Service Specialist 7 to oversee and manage the operation of our Dietary department. This role is vital to ensuring the provision of nutritional care in health and disease, and in a general clinical and/or production area. The ideal candidate will have strong inventory management skills, supervisory experience, and the ability to maintain accurate records in a fast-paced environment. Join our dedicated team in serving those who served.

Examples of duties

Four years of food service experience in a food service operation; OR

Four years of training in food technology, food service management, or in a food service-related curriculum in a trade school or technical institute; OR

Forty-eight semester hours in food and nutrition, dietetics, food service preparation, home economics, or hotel, food service, restaurant, or institutional management.

Qualifications

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Supplemental information

Job Duties:

-Independently directs the work of the food service operation on all shifts in the proper preparation and service of food within established budgetary guidelines.

-Directs all personnel activities (hiring, interviewing, training, scheduling, promotions, performance evaluation) for employees within the food service operation.

-Oversees expenditures in food and labor to meet profit objectives.

-Evaluates and recommends changes within food service operations in order to improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the operation.

-Directs the ordering of foods and supplies as needed.

-Determines and issues the food to be prepared.


Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational

*Dietary Manager Certification may be required prior to appointment*

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score or assessment is required to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.


Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Sycondria Wilson Brumfield, Human Resources Supervisor
Louisiana Veterans Home
4739 Highway 10
Jackson, LA 70748
225-634-4350 (o)
225-634-4057 (f)
Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

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