FOOD SERVICE STEWARD ASSOCIATE* - 12022025-73310

Job Information

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES, JOHN S. WILDER YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER DIVISION, FAYETTE COUNTY

This classification of Food Service Steward Associate has a starting salary of $2,896 mo or $34,752/yr

Qualifications

Education and Experience: None

Necessary Special Qualifications: None

Overview

Under immediate supervision, performs a variety of trainee duties in high volume food preparation of average difficulty at a correctional or youth facility in leading inmates or students in food preparation; and performs related work as required. This is the entry level class in the Food Service Steward sub-series. An employee in this class performs food service preparation duties on a fixed or other shift and supervision is initially close, but as the incumbent learns procedures and practices, supervision becomes more general. This class differs from the Food Service Steward 1 in that an incumbent of the latter performs at the working level.

*An applicant appointed to this flexibly staffed class will be reclassified to the next higher class in the series after successful completion of a mandatory one-year training period; inadequate or marginal performance during the training period will result in automatic demotion or termination.

Responsibilities

1. Monitors all personnel and staff in the food preparation areas to ensure that they meet food sanitation standards. Ensures that food quality and consistency meets required guidelines and is appropriate for serving.
2. Instructs offenders about work requirements for assigned duties in order to meet requirements set by policy and procedures.
3. Identifies problems relative to food production that need to be communicated to immediate food supervisors. Reviews temperatures during the food preparation processes and in storage areas.
4. Receives and stocks inventory as needed. Delivers food to serving locations.
5. Inspects tools and equipment for safety and proper operation in order to take corrective action if needed. Monitors daily, weekly, and monthly sanitation processes and procedures.
6. Reviews food stocks and inventory to ensure master and diet menus can be met for meals. Reviews production sheets to ensure accurate portion sizes are being served.
7. Schedules offender's food service activities, sanitation, and food processes.
8. Maintains food service records and reports as required by policy and procedure. Compiles daily meal counts for school nutrition program reimbursements and other production monitoring processes and reports.

Competencies (KSA's)

Competencies:

1. Communicates Effectively
2. Resourcefulness
3. Instills Trust
4. Interpersonal Savvy
5. Manages Ambiguity

Knowledge:

1. Customer and Personal Service
2. Food Production

Skills:

1. Active Learning and Listening
2. Monitoring
3. Reading Comprehension
4. Speaking
5. Time Management

Abilities:

1. Deductive Reasoning
2. Selective Attention
3. Written Comprehension
4. Reaction Time
5. Limb and/or Full Body Coordination

Tools & Equipment

1. Motor Vehicles
2. Telephone
3. Computer/Fax Machine/Printer/Copy Machine
4. Two-Way Radios
5. Kitchen Equipment

TN Driver Standards

State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications:

• A valid driver's license
• For the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations.

Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application.

**Agencies may allow an exception based on other factors.