Food Service Specialist

**Job Posting Title**Food Service Specialist**Agency**452 MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERV.**Supervisory Organization**GMH - Food Service**Job Posting End Date**Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.**Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)****Full/Part-Time**Full time**Job Type**Regular**Compensation**Level I: $14.66/hourly Level II: $15.63/hourly**Job Description**Griffin Memorial Hospital in Norman, Ok is currently hiring for Food Service staff. Below is a breakdown of the key responsibilities and expectations for this role: ### **Job Overview**:* **Primary Responsibilities**:Handling, preparing, cooking, and serving food.Catering to regular, modified, and special dietary needs.* **Sanitation**:Ensuring all work, preparation, and serving areas are kept clean and sanitary. ### **Key Qualities for Applicants**:* Understanding of food safety and sanitation protocols.* Ability to accommodate dietary modifications (e.g., special diets for medical or health conditions).* Strong organizational skills to manage multiple food preparation and serving tasks efficiently. **Job Type/Salary:*** This is a full-time, shift position. Shifts are 8 hours in duration. Both Saturday's and Sunday's are REQUIRED for this position.* Pay :**Level I:** $14.66/hourly**Level II:** $15.63/hourly* Benefits Allowance, earn 15 days sick AND 15 days annual leave per year, up to 7% 401k match* Scheduled days: Varies - 8-hour shifts / 5 days a week (40-hour workweeks)* This position is non-exempt. Posted until filled **Minimum Qualifications and Experience:** **Level I:** No experience required.**Level II:** one year of experience in a commercial or institutional food service or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of vocational or technical school training in food preparation for the required experience. **Special Requirements:*** Upon a conditional offer of employment, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services applicants must submit to a physical examination and shall meet the physical examination requirements of lifting/carrying 50 pounds occasionally, 20 pounds frequently and able to push and pull a maximum force of 50 pounds.* Applicants must be willing and able to fulfill any job-related travel normally associated with this position and as such have a valid driver’s license. **Why Join Us?*** **Generous Benefits:** Annual base salary range of $30,492.80 - $32,510.40 plus a generous benefits allowance.* **Comprehensive Health Coverage:** A wide choice of health insurance plans with no pre-existing condition exclusions.* **Flexible Spending Accounts:** Options for healthcare and dependent care expenses.* **Ample Time Off:** 11 paid holidays, 15 days of vacation, and 15 days of sick leave in the first year.* **Retirement Savings Plan:** With a generous company match to help secure your future.* **Employee Assistance Program:** Support when you need it.* **Longevity Bonuses:** For years of dedicated service.* **Training Opportunities:** Continuous learning and development for CEU requirements. **About us:** Griffin Memorial Hospital (GMH) is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and serves all 77 counties in Oklahoma as a Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) treatment center for adults. Griffin Memorial Hospital is a 120-bed acute psychiatric hospital serving persons aged18 and over with severe mental illness and provides in-patient hospital care for those in need of mental health & substance abuse services. **THIS AGENCY REQUIRES COVERAGE 24 HOURS, 7 DAYS PER WEEK. WORK HOURS AND LOCATION MAY VARY DEPENDING ON BUSINESS NECESSITY. EMPLOYEES MAY BE REQUIRED TO WORK WEEKENDS AND OVERTIME.** Reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities may be provided upon request. An Equal Opportunity Employer. #J-18808-Ljbffr