Food Service Specialist II – Essential Care Kitchen

Texas Health and Human Services; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 29,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is seeking a Food Service Worker II for Abilene State Supported Living Center. The role involves moderately complex food service tasks on a designated shift, preparing and portioning food for regular and therapeutic diets, and maintaining sanitation in kitchens and dining areas.

Responsibilities include serving meals, handling deliveries, maintaining accurate records, and training others when needed.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of food preparation methods, of food storage standards and sanitation regulations.
• Skill in the operation and sanitizing of food service equipment.
• Ability to prepare and serve food, to clean dining, serving, and food preparation areas according to facility/department standards, and to maintain accurate records.
• Ability to speak and read English.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to use basic math used in cooking/preparation.
• Ability to lift minimum of 25 pounds.
• Ability to bend and reach, stand/walk on hard floors for extended periods of time.
• Ability to work in hot and/oder cold conditions.
• Ability to smell, taste, and see.
• Ability to work harmoniously and productively with co-workers and residents.

Responsibilities

• Attends work on a regular basis and may be required to work a specific shift schedule or, at times, even a rotating schedule, extended shift and/or overtime in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned.
• Completes required training per policy.
• Assists in the preparation and portioning of food for special diets following food service procedures.
• Prepares scheduled snacks and supplements. Maintains supply of snack items.
• Participates in the distribution of food in a safe and sanitary manner according to food service policies.
• Assists in serving food by following food service procedures.
• Follows proper food handling in accordance to food service procedures, state, federal and HACCP guidelines.
• Receives delivery of food and supplies from vendors, as assigned.
• Prepares necessary paperwork in timely and correct manner.
• Follows procedures for sanitation and storage of the dishes and food service equipment.
• Follows required sanitation procedures for cleaning kitchen, stock room, food preparation areas and satellite areas.
• Observes safety procedures and practices.
• Trains or assists in training new food service employees to assure a knowledgeable staff.
• Other duties as assigned include but are not limited to actively participating and/or serving in a supporting role to meet the agency’s obligations for disaster response and/or recovery or Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) activation. Such participation may require an alternate shift pattern assignment and/or location.

Skills

Food prep knowledge

Sanitation of equipment

English literacy

Job description

Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is seeking a Food Service Worker II for Abilene State Supported Living Center. The role involves moderately complex food service tasks on a designated shift, preparing and portioning food for regular and therapeutic diets, and maintaining sanitation in kitchens and dining areas.

Responsibilities include serving meals, handling deliveries, maintaining accurate records, and training others when needed.