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FOOD SERVICE SPECIALIST 6

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FOOD SERVICE SPECIALIST 6

Salary

$2,784.00 - $5,009.00 Monthly

Location

Reserve, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

0136-091712025 FSS 6

Department

DVA-SE LA Veterans Home

Opening Date

09/18/2025

Closing Date

10/8/2025 11:59 PM Central

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+ Benefits

About this Job

Overseeing the function of the kitchen in the facility that feeds over 150 veterans.

Our mission of the Louisiana Veterans Homes is to serve the Veteran population of Louisiana through the provision of food services in an atmosphere of respect and compassion.

Join the State ofLouisiana Department of Veterans Affairs at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Home, where you'll step into a role as a Food Service Specialist 6 employee that combines food service and excellence with genuine care for those who served.

Minimum Qualifications

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.

Job Specification

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

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

+ Manage the dietary department personnel, including oversight of scheduling personnel, meal preparation, ensuring employee coverage, and high-quality resident care in a 156-bed long-term care facility.

+ Leads and evaluates dietary staff performance, provides feedback to the Food Service Specialist 7, recommends disciplinary actions when needed, and handles conflict resolution.

+ Conducts Quality Assurance audits and staff in-services, promoting continuous improvement in dietary care delivery and adherence to policy and procedure standards.

+ Investigates and reports resident complaints and incidents, recommending corrective actions and collaborating with the Food Service Specialist 7 to ensure coordination of proper diet for the residents and review menus.

+ Evaluate employee's CPM's and inspect the kitchen for proper sanitation procedures.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational

Compensation: Based on experience

Premium Pay: $3.00/HR - Worked Hours Only

Work Schedule: Hours are from Monday to Friday, 5 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. or 11:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. to include some weekends and holidays.

Legal Statement:Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test scoresrequired in order 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 this job title 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 on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Name of Contact Person - CATHY W. SULLIVAN

Agency/Department Name - HUMAN RESOURCES/SOUTHEAST LA VETERANS HOME

Mailing Address - 4080 WEST AIRLINE Highway, Reserve, LA 70084

Phone Number - 985-479-4080

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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