Food Service Worker 1 - Clarks Summit State Hospital

Embark on a rewarding and exciting career as a Food Service Worker! The Department of Human Services is seeking dedicated and hardworking people to join our dietary team at Clarks Summit State Hospital. By helping to prepare food and keep our food service areas clean, you will help us continue to provide treatment to facilitate each patient's return to the community. If you are ready to embark on this rewarding opportunity to help others, apply today!

In this position, you will perform a variety of food service, food preparations, and sanitation tasks. Your work will involve setting up the tray assembly line, plating food according to standards of portion control, and dishing out hot foods and checking assembled trays for accuracy. You will check meal tray tags to ensure each patient receives the correct prescribed diet by using computerized meal tickets. Your duties will also include loading and operating dishwashing machines, as well as cleaning work surfaces, floors, and equipment to maintain high standards of sanitation. Additionally, you will assist in stocking food and non-food supplies by unloading skids from the general storeroom.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 10:00 AM to 6:30 PM, on a rotating schedule with every third weekend off, and a 30-minute lunch. This may change based on operational needs.
• Overtime and travel as needed
• Free parking!
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• 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.

QUALIFICATIONS

Additional Requirements:

• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act.
  • Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI 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).
• 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.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

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 www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

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.