Food Service Leader

Food Service Leader

The work we do matters! Hiring Agency: Veterans Affairs - Agency 28 Location: Bellevue, NE Hiring Rate: $18.975 Job Posting: JR2025-00019279 Food Service Leader (Open) Applications No Longer Accepted On: 09-20-2025 Wage Information: $21.975/hour + Differentials (Breakdown: $18.975/hour + $3.00/hour differential + shift differentials) This position will provide general supervision of dietary staff and are assigned one or more of the following primary functions: performs skilled work in the preparation and serving of food; oversees food preparation, serving, and maintenance of kitchen sanitation by inmate workers in a secure correctional environment; or serves as a lead worker assigning and monitoring the work of at least three Food Service Assistant positions. Positions at this level follow established procedures and policies. Decisions made at this level are operational relating to the training and monitoring of lower level food staff and/or inmates in the proper food handling, serving, and cleaning of dining and food prep areas.

Knowledge of: kitchen and dining room safety practices; special diets provided by the facility; recipes and cooking techniques for the preparation of meats, vegetables, soups, salads and baked goods; facility food preparation schedules; food sanitation practices; the proper handling and processing of a variety of vegetables and fruits; kitchen safety practices; kitchen equipment and utensils; facility standards and procedures for the cleaning of dishes, utensils, equipment and facilities; facility specific security and emergency procedures.

Ability to: communicate effectively with facility residents, patients, members, inmates, and co-workers; train lower level food service staff or inmates in all aspects of kitchen and dining room operations; prepare the most complex or difficult recipes; safely use sharp, heavy or hot kitchen equipment, utensils or supplies; understand and enforce rules governing the conduct of inmates; train and supervise in all aspects of kitchen and dining room operations; alter menus to accommodate needs and food stuffs on hand; keep records; follow instructions; tolerate high temperature and high humidity; bend, stoop, lift and carry food items, equipment and supplies.

Minimum Qualification: Coursework, training and/or experience in food preparation, baking and/or kitchen operations in the food service industry or related field. Position is on Day shift: 0530-1400 and works an every-other weekend rotation with a set schedule.

Benefits

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