Food Service Technician I - Full-time / Part-time

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

Sonoma Developmental Center currently has Permanent, Full-time vacancies for the classification of Food Service Technician I. Under the direction of the Food Service Supervisor I, the Food Service Technician (FST-I) prepares and accurately serves beverages, meals, nourishments, adaptive equipment and supplies per diet prescriptions, sack lunch labels, adhering to the Registered Dietitian/Food Service Supervisor's instructions. The FST-I is responsible for reading and following menus and diet orders, operating, cleaning, and maintaining food service equipment including, but not limited to, blenders, toasters, manual/electric can openers, rethermalization ovens, coffee pots, garbage disposals, dish machines and carts, setting up for dining with the proper utensils, napkins, tableware, and condiments. The FST-I should have knowledge of various styles of service known as "Complete Dining", "Family Style" and "Cafeteria Style". The FST-I uses good body mechanics when lifting, loading, carrying, and transporting food and supplies. The incumbent is responsible for checking and recording temperatures of food, refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, and carts maintaining uniform food handling practices, HACCP principles, and standards of safety and sanitation, completing Time-Temperature Control Records, following departmental guidelines for proper storage of food and supplies, labeling, dating, and rotating food, ensuring sanitary conditions by practicing good personal hygiene and wearing approved hair covering and apron. The FST-I is responsible for cleaning using various chemicals according to the manufacturer's directions and the MSDS, and reports all unsafe conditions to the Supervisor. The FST-I orders, receives, delivers, stores, and inventories food and supplies, processes diet prescription orders, completes and keeps current required documentation such as a communication log book, work orders, school lunch charts, requisitions, cleaning/staple supplies and communicates observations of clients' eating habits to the Dietitian, logging changes in daily procedures to fellow employees.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY:

Applicants must possess Civil Service eligibility and must meet the minimum qualifications of this classification to apply. All applicable methods of eligibility will be considered. Eligibility may consist of one of the following: list eligibility, lateral transfer, or reinstatement to State service. Applicants must indicate their eligibility status in the title section of the Employment Application (Form STD-678). For more information on the qualifications, please visit the California Department of Human Resources website at www.calhr.ca.gov

Form STD-678 may be obtained by visiting the Human Resources office at Sonoma Developmental Center, or online at www.calhr.ca.gov

Appointments may be subject to State Restriction of Appointment (SROA), Department Restriction of Appointment (DROA), or Surplus and Reemployment List procedures.

A pre-employment physical, drug screening, and fingerprint/background clearance will be required. Applications will be reviewed and only the most qualified applicants will receive a selection interview.

Applications received after the final filing date will not be processed, but may be kept on file. Faxed or emailed applications will not be accepted.