STATE OF CONNECTICUT EXECUTIVE BRANCH JOBS

Dining Room Supervisor (37.5 Hour)

Office/On-site

Recruitment #240801-1660TC-001

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Introduction

Are you ready to continue your Food Services career? 
If so, read below and apply today! 

THE POSITION
The State of Connecticut, Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) is now hiring for a Dining Room Supervisor to join their team. Please note you must be a current State of Connecticut employee to be considered for this position (see Selection Plan for additional details).

HIGHLIGHTS
  • ADDRESS: 287 West Street, Rocky Hill, CT 
  • SCHEDULE: Full-Time, 37.5 Hours per Week, First Shift
    • Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday from 6:00am - 2:00pm 
    • Wednesday from 11:00am - 7:00pm 
  • POSITION NUMBER: 2860

    WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

    DISCOVER THE OPPORTUNITY TO
    • Engage in a rewarding career;
    • Provide support to a division that is passionate about improving the lives of those we serve; 
    • Assist our clients so they can achieve success;
    • Make a difference in the public sector;
    • Work together in a collaborative team environment.
              ABOUT US 
              For over 140 years, DVA has been caring for its veterans and their dependents. As a Department, we believe in "serving those who have served." This is accomplished through our: Office of Advocacy and Assistance, Residential Facility, Healthcare Center, and Cemetery and Burial Services. 

              The DVA has supported Connecticut Veterans and continues this tradition with Residential and Healthcare programming on our campus in Rocky Hill. There are two paths for residency at the DVA: 
              • Residential Facility: offers temporary, supportive living with programming designed to return Connecticut Veterans to independent living in the community; 
              • Sgt. John L. Levitow Healthcare Center: a state-of-the-art medical facility that offers long-term care for veterans with chronic, disabling conditions who require 24-hour assistance. 
              When you walk through the doors of the Healthcare Center (HCC), one immediately feels a sense of community, comfort, and camaraderie. The HCC stands apart from other 24-hour care centers with full time Physicians and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses on staff. Our highly trained staff is dedicated to providing compassionate care to meet the unique needs of Veteran patients, built on the foundation of integrity, honor, and respect. We pride ourselves on fostering these qualities as we honor Veteran patients for their service and encourage the innate bond between them.

              Selection Plan

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              Please Note: In order to be considered for this job opening, you must be a current State of CT employee, who has worked for the state for at least six (6) months of full-time service or full-time equivalent service, absent any applicable collective bargaining language, and meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening.  You must specify your qualifications on your application.


              Please Note: For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.

              TO APPLY
              • In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified. 
              • In order to receive educational credits toward qualification for this job posting, the institution must be accredited.  If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the recruiter listed on this job posting.
              • You must specify your qualifications on your application. You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application for this posting to the JobAps system.
              • In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.
              • All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.
              • This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.
              AFTER YOU APPLY 
              • Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process. 
              • This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
              • NOTE: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
              • The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
              • Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position. Read through this helpful link to prepare for your interview.
              • Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State Employees which is available at www.ct.gov/ethics.
                CONNECT WITH US 
                • Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process.
                • Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Jensine Tran at jensine.tran@ct.gov. 

                PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

                This class is accountable for supervising the actual serving phase of a food service operation including the maintenance of sanitation and cleanliness.

                EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

                • Schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews the work of staff;
                • Provides staff training and assistance;
                • Conducts performance evaluations;
                • Determines priorities and plans dining room work;
                • Establishes and maintains dining room procedures;
                • Develops or makes recommendations on the development of policies and standards;
                • Acts as liaison with other operating units, agencies and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures;
                • Prepares reports and correspondence;
                • Monitors food production;
                • Maintains proper safety, sanitation and cleanliness of kitchen area and eating utensils;
                • Attends to special diet requirements of clients;
                • Maintains appropriate temperature controls of foods being served;
                • Oversees the distribution of food trays;
                • Maintains security of the dining area;
                • Ensures availability of supplies and equipment by controlling inventory;
                • Listens to complaints from those being served and takes corrective action;
                • May perform basic calculations for time and payroll records;
                • Performs related duties as required.

                KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

                • Knowledge of
                  • food service operations including health and safety requirements;
                  • food preparation and theory;
                  • food cooking and dietary terminology;
                  • kitchen equipment;
                • Considerable
                  • interpersonal skills;
                  • oral and written communication skills;
                • Ability to utilize computer software;
                • Supervisory ability.

                MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

                Four (4) years of experience in the preparation or serving of food on a large scale to include at least four hundred (400) meals per day.

                MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

                Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been in a supervisory capacity.

                NOTE: For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Food Service Supervisor.

                PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

                • ServeSafe Certified
                • Experience supervising a trayline in a Skilled Nursing Facility
                • Experience using Microsoft Suite programs in day to day work operations for communicating with employees and tracking data in spreadsheets
                • Experience using written and oral communication skills to lead staff

                PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

                • Incumbents in this class must have adequate physical strength, stamina, physical agility and visual and auditory acuity, and must maintain such physical fitness as to be able to perform the duties.
                • Incumbents must be free from communicable diseases.
                • A physical examination may be required.

                WORKING CONDITIONS

                Incumbents may be exposed to some risk of injury from equipment used in the kitchen and from patients/clients.

                Conclusion

                AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

                The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

                ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

                As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes.  As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.


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