Food Service Supervisor - Clarks Summit State Hospital

Position

THE POSITION Are you looking to apply your food service experience in a role that truly makes a difference? The Department of Human Services is offering an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and hardworking Food Service Supervisor to join us at Clark Summit State Hospital. In this key position, you will oversee, coordinate, and evaluate the daily activities of food service staff within the dietary department, ensuring quality, efficiency, and compliance with standards.

Do not miss the chance to make a lasting difference—apply today and embark on a rewarding new chapter in your career!

In this position, you will supervise, observe, and evaluate food service staff daily to ensure tasks are completed accurately and efficiently. You will oversee the timely and proper preparation of menu items for breakfast, lunch, and supper. Responsibilities include upholding safety standards within all dietary areas by reviewing employee procedures to reduce the risk of accidents, coordinating housekeeping and sanitation efforts to maintain a clean and compliant environment, verifying appropriate staffing levels at all workstations by reviewing daily schedules and sign‑in sheets, and reassigning staff as needed to ensure all essential duties are covered and completed.

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

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week
• Work hours are 10:00 AM to 6:30 PM, Sunday - Saturday, with a 30‑minute lunch and every other weekend off. Your schedule may change based on operational needs.
• Travel and overtime: as needed
• 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.

• Three years of paid experience in food production and/or service and successful completion of a Certified Dietary Manager course; or
• Two years as a Food Service Worker (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration) and/or production experience, and an Associate degree with major coursework in food production and food service; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training which consists of experience in an institutional setting preparing specialized therapeutic diets, or coursework in food production, food service or a related field.

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• 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.

• 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).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• 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.

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. 7103) provides…