Food Service Worker - YRTC-K
Description
Do you enjoy cooking? Do you want to contribute to the lives Nebraska youth? Here is your chance to do both! The Youth and Rehabilitation Treatment Center at Kearney (YRTC-K) is currently hiring for full-time permanent Food Service Workers. Why DHHS? Benefits include a competitive health insurance and retirement plans (retirement contribution match of 156%), earning of vacation and sick leave Day One (12 Days), 12 State holidays, eligibility to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, $20,000 Basic Life Insurance at no additional cost, and MORE! Join our team and start helping people live better lives. DHHS and the State of Nebraska value employees as well as a supportive environment. We strive to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job qualifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or genetics.
Location: YRTC-K 2802 30th Ave. Kearney, NE 68845
Schedule: varied including nights, weekends, and holidays
Examples of Work
Prepares, seasons, cooks, and bakes food items according to menus, special dietary or nutritional restrictions, and numbers of portions to be served. Trains food service staff in the preparation of simple foods/snacks and in the serving of all food, and in dishwashing, cleaning, and routine equipment maintenance. Cleans and maintains kitchen equipment. Oversees food service staff in the cleaning of kitchen or dining areas. Maintains kitchen and dining room records. May order, receive, store and distribute food supplies. May train, monitor, and counsel inmate/offender workers (adult and youth) in the preparation and serving of food and maintaining sanitary conditions; assists with menu planning; performs administrative tasks related to food service management such as records maintenance, inventory counts, inspection and storage; monitors and reports on inmate/offender attendance and behavior; and performs security tasks as required by facility procedures. May assist food service management personnel in scheduling and distributing the work assignments of food service staff and/or youth.
Qualifications / Requirements
REQUIREMENTS: Coursework, training and/or experience in food preparation, baking and/or kitchen operations in the food service industry or related field.