Food Service Worker 2 - Honesdale, United States - State of Pennsylvania

Description

THE POSITION

Wayne County Area Agency on Aging is seeking a hard-working, reliable individual to work in our Dietary Department and make a difference in the lives of our senior community members.

We strive to ensure that our consumers have a hot meal and full bellies. This is a great opportunity to utilize your knowledge of food safety and food preparation.


DESCRIPTION OF WORK
This position involves preparing ingredients and cooking food items in bulk quantities according to menu specifications.

The duties include following recipes, preparing modified diets, ordering supplies, ensuring proper food requisition and preparation, and ensuring compliance with recipes alongside the Cook II.

The role also involves instructing volunteers, packaging bulk food items, maintaining food temperatures, operating kitchen equipment, cleaning dishes, maintaining sanitation standards, attending training sessions, participating in tray line activities, and performing related tasks as needed.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment.
• Work hours are 7:00 am to 2:30 pm, Monday - Friday, with 60-minute lunch.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY


QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in food preparation or service; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• Hiring preference for this vacancy may be given to candidates who live within Lackawanna, Monroe, Pike, Susquehanna, or Wayne Counties. If no eligible candidates who live within these counties apply for this position, candidates who reside in other counties may be considered.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• You must pass a background investigation.
• A conditional offer of employment will require a drug screening.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.
• Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS): 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce.

The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania.

The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.


EXAMINATION INFORMATION

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or: your score may be lower than deserved.

* you may be disqualified.

You may only apply/test once for this posting.
Your results will be provided via email.

Benefit packages are determined by the county and may vary. Please contact the applicable county human resource office directly to inquire about a specific benefit package.

01

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania legislatively allows the Department of Aging and Area Agencies on Aging to provide preference to candidates who are 60 years of age or older.

Are you 60 years of age or older?

• Yes
• No

02

You must complete the supplemental questions below. These supplemental questions are the exam and will be scored.

They are designed to give you the opportunity to relate your experience and training background to the major activities (Work Behaviors) performed in this position.

Failure to provide complete and accurate information may delay the processing of your application, or result in a lower-than-deserved score or disqualification.

You must complete the application and answer the supplemental questions.

Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position or to determine your score.

All information you provide on your application and supplemental questions is subject to verification. Any misrepresentation, falsification or omission of material facts is subject to penalty.

If requested, you must provide documentation, including names, addresses, and telephone numbers of individuals who can verify the validity of the information you provide in the application and supplemental questions.

Read each work behavior carefully. Determine and select which "Level of Performance" most closely represents your highest level of experience/training. List the employer(s)/training source(s) from your Work or Education sections of the application where you gained this experience/training.

The "Level of Performance" you choose for each work behavior must be clearly supported within the description of the experience and training information entered in your application or your score may be lowered.

In order to receive credit for experience, you must have worked in a job for at least six months in which the experience claimed was a major function.

If you have read and understand these instructions, please click on the "Yes" button and proceed to the exam questions.

If you have general questions regarding the application and hiring process, please refer to our FAQ page.

• Yes

03

WORK BEHAVIOR - PREPARE FOOD

Prepare ingredients and cook food in pre-set amounts and in a timely manner following production schedules determined by the supervisor.

Levels of Performance

Select the "Level of Performance" which best describes your claim.

• A. I have experience preparing recipes and food items in pre-set amounts and in a timely manner while working in a restaurant, medical/aging/rehabilitation facility, school, military, or other food preparation operation.
• B. I have experience preparing recipes and food items in pre-set amounts and in a timely manner during culinary arts/food service training.
• C. I have NO experience or training related to this work behavior.

04

In the text box below, please describe your experience as it relates to the level of performance you claimed on this work behavior.

Please be sure your response addresses the items listed below which relate to your claim. If you indicated you have no work experience related to this work behavior, type N/A in the box below.

• The name(s) of the employer(s) where you gained this experience.
• The name(s) and type(s) of the facility where you gained this experience.
• The actual duties you performed.
• The types and quantities of foods you prepared on a regular basis.
• Your level of responsibility.

05

If you are claiming education/training related to this work behavior, please provide the requested information below. If you indicated you have no education/training related to this work behavior, type N/A in the text box below.

• Training Source
• Course Title
• Credits/Clock Hours

06

WORK BEHAVIOR - CLEAN AND SANITIZE SURFACE AREAS AND EQUIPMENT

Clean and sanitize utensils, kitchen equipment, work areas and surfaces, food storage areas, and floors in a food preparation operation.

Levels of Performance

Select the "Level of Performance" which best describes your claim.

• A. I have experience cleaning and sanitizing food prep areas and items while working in a restaurant, medical/aging/rehabilitation facility, school, military, or other food preparation operation.
• B. I have experience cleaning and sanitizing food prep areas and items during culinary arts/food service training.
• C. I have NO experience or training related to this work behavior.

07

In the text box below, please describe your experience as it relates to the level of performance you claimed on this work behavior.

Please be sure your response addresses the items listed below which relate to your claim. If you indicated you have no work experience related to this work behavior, type N/A in the box below.

• The name(s) of the employer(s) where you gained this experience.
• The name(s) and type(s) of the facility where you gained this experience.
• The actual duties you performed.
• The areas and items you have cleaned and sanitized.
• Your level of responsibility.

08

If you are claiming education/training related to this work behavior, please provide the requested information below. If you indicated you have no education/training related to this work behavior, type N/A in the text box below.

• Training Source
• Course Title
• Credits/Clock Hours

09

WORK BEHAVIOR - PREPARE AND HOLD FOOD SAFELY

Prepare food using safe food-handling methods for defrosting; cooking; and holding, maintaining, and taking and recording food temperatures.

Levels of Performance

Select the "Level of Performance" which best describes your claim.

• A. I have experience preparing and holding food using safe food-handling methods while working in a restaurant, medical/aging/rehabilitation facility, school, military, or other food preparation operation.
• B. I have experience preparing and holding food using safe food-handling methods during culinary arts/food service training.
• C. I have NO experience or training related to this work behavior.

10

In the text box below, please describe your experience as it relates to the level of performance you claimed on this work behavior.

Please be sure your response addresses the items listed below which relate to your claim. If you indicated you have no work experience related to this work behavior, type N/A in the box below.

• The name(s) of the employer(s) where you gained this experience.
• The name(s) and type(s) of the facility where you gained this experience.
• The actual duties you performed.
• The safe food-handling methods you used.
• Your level of responsibility.

11

If you are claiming education/training related to this work behavior, please provide the requested information below. If you indicated you have no education/training related to this work behavior, type N/A in the text box below.

• Training Source
• Course Title
• Credits/Clock Hours

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WORK BEHAVIOR - OPERATE FOOD PREPARATION EQUIPMENT

Operate institutional/commercial kitchen equipment such as grinders, slicers, mixers, ovens, ranges, broilers, and other equipment in a food preparation operation.

Levels of Performance

Select the "Level of Performance" which best describes your claim.

• A. I have experience operating institutional/commercial kitchen equipment while working in a restaurant, medical/aging/rehabilitation facility, school, military, or other food preparation operation.
• B. I have experience operating institutional/commercial kitchen equipment during culinary arts/food service training.
• C. I have NO experience or training related to this work behavior.

13

In the text box below, please describe your experience as it relates to the level of performance you claimed on this work behavior.

Please be sure your response addresses the items listed below which relate to your claim. If you indicated you have no work experience related to this work behavior, type N/A in the box below.

• The name(s) of the employer(s) where you gained this experience.
• The name(s) and type(s) of the facility where you gained this experience.
• The actual duties you performed.
• The types of food preparation equipment you have operated.
• Your level of responsibility.

14

If you are claiming education/training related to this work behavior, please provide the requested information below. If you indicated you have no education/training related to this work behavior, type N/A in the text box below.

• Training Source
• Course Title
• Credits/Clock Hours

15


CERTIFICATIONS
Do you hold current safe food-handling certifications for any of the following (check all that apply)?

• A. Pennsylvania Food Employee Certification
• B. ServSafe
• C. Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
• D. None of the above

16

If you answered yes to the previous question, please provide the issuing body, certificate number and expiration date for certifications you currently hold.

If you do not possess any of the certifications, type N/A in the box below:

Required Question

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