Important Recruitment Information for this vacancy:

Agency: Kansas Veterans' Home

About the Position: OPEN UNTIL FILLED

Who can apply: Anyone

Classified/Unclassified Service: Unclassified

Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Work Schedule: 11:00 am-7:30 pm 5 days a week

Eligible to Receive Benefits: Yes

Veterans' Preference Eligible: No

Search Keywords: Food Services

Compensation: $9.69-$11.00 pr hr.

* Salary can vary depending upon education, experience, or qualifications. *This position is eligible for a temporary $4.00 per hour special differential for all hours worked. This differential is only temporary and can end at the Governors discretion at any time.*

Employment Benefits:

• Comprehensive medical, mental, dental, vision, and additional coverage
• Sick & Vacation leave
• Work-Life Balance programs: parental leave, military leave, jury leave, funeral leave
• Paid State Holidays (designated by the Governor annually)
• Fitness Centers in select locations
• Employee discounts with the STAR Program
• Retirement and deferred compensation programs

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Position Summary & Responsibilities:

Position Summary:

The Kansas Veterans’ Home in Winfield is looking for a dependable individual to work in our Dietary Department as a Food Service Worker on our 2nd shift (11:00am-7:30pm). Our residents are looking for people who are friendly; attend work on time as scheduled and who want to be a part of the well-being of our Veterans. We offer an excellent benefits package to include paid time off, health / dental / prescription and vision coverage; paid life insurance; KPERS retirement and more. Our full benefits brochure is located on our web page at http://www.kcva.ks.gov.

Job Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

Serve Meals according to safety and sanitation guidelines, maintain proper portion and temperature control, prepare dining rooms for upcoming meal, prepare beverages for upcoming meal, remove waste from dining rooms, arrange foods for serving, clean tables, chairs, floors and other equipment, wash walls and spot clean as needed and follow all standard safety precautions.

Qualifications:

Education:

High School Education

Licensing & Certification:

None Required

Minimum Qualifications:

Knowledge and ability to use and care for equipment, materials, utensils, sufficient physical strength to stand the strain of working long hours and lift and carry heavy objects, general education with ability to read and understand and follow written and oral directions.

Preferred Qualifications:

NONE

Post-Offer, Pre-employment Requirements :

Must successfully pass background check as required by K.S.A. 39-970.

As authorized by the 2018 Kansas Legislature, effective July 1, 2018, K.S.A. 75-4362 is amended to designate all positions with the Kansas Commission on Veterans’ Affairs office, to include both the Kansas Soldiers’ Home and Kansas Veterans’ Home as Safety Sensitive positions and subject to the drug testing program. All applicants with a conditional offer of employment on or after July 1, 2018, shall be required to submit to a drug screening test.

Recruiter Contact Information:

Name: Alyssa Wilhelm

Email: awilhelm@kcva.org

Phone: 620-705-6222

Mailing Address: 1220 WWII Memorial Drive, Winfield, KS 67156

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Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of Kansas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion as essential elements that create and foster a welcoming workplace. All qualified persons will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, political affiliation, disability or any other factor unrelated to the essential functions of the job.

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