Food Service Specialist II; Cook

Job Posting

Title:

Food Service Specialist II (Cook)

Agency: 650 Department of Veterans Affairs

Job Type: Regular

Full/Part-Time:
Full time

Estimated Appointment End Date:
Continuous if Blank

Compensation:
Food Service II (Cook) salary $32,614.40 ($15.68 hourly)

• Health, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life Insurance, Supplemental Life Insurance, Dependent Life Insurance, Flexible Spending, and Daycare Account
• Employee only $377.15
• Employee & Spouse $687.98
• Employee, Spouse & Child $821.34
• Employee, Spouse & Children $914.28
• Employee & Child $510.51
• Employee & Children $603.45

• Pathfinder is a 401K with 3 plan choices:
  • Standard: 4.5% we put in 6%
  • High: 7% we put in 7%
  • Customized – You have the opportunity to put in any amount over 4.5% or 7%. We put in 6% for anything less than 7% and 7% for anything above 7%.
• You vest 20% each year.
  • 1 year – 20% vested
  • 2 years – 40% vested
  • 3 years – 60% vested
  • 4 years – 80% vested
  • 5 years – 100% vested.

• Longevity begins after 2 years. You receive your first longevity payment in the pay period of your 2nd anniversary date.
• Longevity will increase every 2 years:
  • $250.00
  • At least 4 years but less than 6 years $426.00
  • At least 6 years but less than 8 years $626.00
  • At least 8 years but less than 10 years $850.00
  • At least 10 years but less than 12 years $1,062.00
  • At least 12 years but less than 14 years $1,250.00
  • At least 14 years but less than 16 years $1,500.00
  • At least 16 years but less than 18 years $1,688.00
  • At least 18 years but less than 20 years $1,900.00
  • At least 20 years $2,000.00
• (For each additional 2 years of service after the 20 years, an additional $200 shall be added to the account stated for 20 years of service.)

• Annual leave:
  • 1-5 years – 15 days a year possible – 4.62 hours biweekly (based on hours worked 0.057692 per minute)
  • 5-10 years – 18 days a year possible – 5.54 hours biweekly (based on hours worked 0.069231 per minute)
  • 10-20 years – 20 days per year possible – 6.15 hours biweekly (based on hours worked 0.076923 per minute)
  • 20 years plus – 25 days per year possible – 7.69 hours biweekly (based on hours worked 0.096154 per minute)
• Sick leave: 15 days a year possible – 4.62 hours biweekly (based on hours worked 0.057692 per minute)

• 0 to 5 years Maximum accruals 360 hours Maximum payout 240 hours
• 5 to 10 years Maximum accruals 784 hours Maximum payout 640 hours
• 10 to 20 years Maximum accruals 800 hours Maximum payout 640 hours
• Over 20 years Maximum accruals 840 hours Maximum payout 640 hours

• 11 holidays accrued yearly to use within 6 months after accrual date.

• All ODVA employees are considered essential personnel. ODVA employees are required to work during inclement weather. You will accrue up to 8 hours per day or 32 hours total of admin leave if you are working during inclement weather to use within the 6 months from the date of accrual.

• Military leave with pay is limited to thirty (30) days, specifically two hundred forty (240) hours of pay within a federal fiscal year, beginning October 1 and ending September 30. The employee must furnish the Appointing Authority the appropriate “military orders” which instructs the employee to report for active duty.

Basic Purpose

Positions in this job family are involved in handling, preparing, cooking and serving food for regular, modified and special diets at a state hospital, school, facility or institution. This includes maintaining clean and sanitary work, preparation and serving areas.

Typical Functions

• Prepares foods, salads, and desserts; cooks or bakes a variety of items.
• Supplies unit with meat, fish or fowl as ordered; cuts and prepares meat, poultry or fish.
• Cleans and prepares foods using tools such as knives, slicers and peelers and equipment such as ovens and steamers; follows written diet orders.
• Operates dishwasher; gathers, cleans, stacks and hand washes or scours pots, pans, dishes, silverware and other cooking and baking utensils.
• Removes refuse from kitchen area; sweeps mops and scrubs kitchen, dining and storage areas.
• Labels, loads and delivers food carts or trays; picks…