Food Service Worker Job at TN Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

TN Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Bolivar, TN 38008

Organization Description:

Western Mental Health Institute (WMHI) is Tennessee's third largest State) mental health hospital located in Bolivar Tennessee and has been serving 24 counties in West Tennessee since 1889. Hospitalizations are on a voluntary or involuntary basis, or patients can also be referred by the court system for pre-trial evaluations. The hospital offers 2 short-term care units, 4 long-term care units, and therapeutic treatment units for a total of 150 beds.

Job Overview

Summary: Under immediate supervision, performs a variety of preparation service, clean-up and related duties of routine difficulty at a volume food service installation on an assigned shift; and performs related work as required.

Distinguishing Features: This is the entry-working class in the Food Service sub-series. An employee in this class performs a variety of routine duties in preparing and serving food at an institutional kitchen, cafeteria, dining room, ward or other area and in cleaning food service areas, equipment and utensils. Work is initially performed under close supervision but, as knowledge and experience are gained, supervision becomes less close.

Examples of Job Responsibilities

  • Cleans serving, dining, kitchen and other food service areas.
  • Refills salt, pepper, napkin, utensil and other containers preparatory to next serving.
  • Cleans refrigerators, food carts, milk machines, dishwashing machines, storerooms, restrooms, garbage disposals, shelves, grills, ovens, coffee and tea dispensers, walls, floors, tables, chairs, doors, and other items.
  • Empties garbage; washes garbage containers.
  • Washes pots and pans; washes dishes and utensils using dishwashing machine; stacks clean dishes; washes items by hand as required; assists in cleaning any food service area as required.
  • Performs a variety of set-up work in service-dining area such as cleaning and filling showcases with ice, filling and maintaining steam tables with water, placing containers of food in steam tables, displaying plated foods on line, making and filling coffee and tea urns, and filling juice and water urns.
  • Works in pantry by portioning ingredients according to clearly written instructions; bags and places ingredients on carts for pick-up by cooks.
  • Assists cooks, bakers, and meat cutters and others in a variety of activities preparatory to their major activities.
  • Prepares trays for patients receiving special diets from clearly written orders specifying weights and amounts of foods.
  • Performs simple food preparation tasks such as beating simple toppings with whisk, grating cheese and other items; slicing lemons and other fruits; simple pureeing as directed; toasting bread, boiling or frying eggs, and/or grilling bacon and hamburgers.
  • Serves food on the line and replenishes foods to place on the line as needed.
  • Performs a variety of set-up work in service-dining area such as cleaning and filling showcases with ice, filling and maintaining steam tables with water, placing containers of food in steam tables, displaying plated foods on line, making and filling coffee and tea urns, and filling juice and water urns.
  • Assists storekeeping personnel in simple receipt, storing and rotation of food stores.
  • May routinely assist cooks and bakers in preparation by fetching, lifting, carrying, and performing other unskilled tasks.
  • May deliver food on food service tractors and trucks to satellite cafeterias and wards, as necessary.

Qualification Requirements

  • Education and Experience:None required.
  • Pre-employment criminal background check is required.

Accepting resumes: 2/9/2022 - 2/23/2022

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee’s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $1,892.00 per month

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Employee discount
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Vision insurance

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift

Work Location: One location




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