Food Service Worker 2

Food Service Worker Primary Duties And Responsibilities: • Responsible for preparation of various food items including modified consistencies. Ensures flavor, temperature, texture and appearance are within established standards. • Ensures the Central Tray Line is set up in the proper manner and assist with serving meals. • Exhibits good communication skills with supervisors, peers, and staff from other departments. Works closely with the Grade 11 Cooks, Head Cook, and dietitians to work out concerns. • Works in vegetable room, preparing fruits, and vegetables per the menu • May be assigned to the Ingredient room for checking in and storing deliveries. Measuring food items based on production counts for the meals, and delivering them at the allotted time to the cooks and staff. • Maintains high level of cleanliness in food preparation and work areas, following established policy and procedures. Cleans as needed or assigned. • As assigned, removes requisitioned food from the storeroom and freezer. Will assist in storing these items, ensuring they are dated, and stored properly. • Other duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications: Promotion: one year of permanent service as a Food Service Worker 1 and reachable on the current Civil Service list. Open Competitive: two years of qualifying experience in commercial or institutional food preparation or food service. Examples of qualifying experience: employment in a hospital, nursing home, or school cafeteria; residential dining hall; restaurant; or diner. Experience must have included responsibility for food preparation, food service, and ordering of food and non-food supplies. Appropriate* formal culinary arts or food service training which resulted in a certificate or degree may be credited towards the above experience as follows: a six-month certificate training program* - up to six months of the required experience; or 2. a one year certificate training program* - up to one year of the required experience; or 3. an associate degree* or higher in culinary arts or food service from a regionally accredited college or university - up to two years of the required experience. *Appropriate formal food service training programs are programs accredited by one of the following: American Culinary Federation Education Foundation Accrediting Commission (ACFEFAC) or non-degree programs recognized by the American Culinary Federation Foundation Educational Assurance program or programs accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT). Additional Comments: This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). HELPS Program titles may be filled via a non-competitive appointment. This means that you do not need to take an exam to qualify, but you do need to meet the minimum qualifications of the title. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their permanent non-competitive employment status converted to permanent competitive status. You will not have to take an exam to gain permanent competitive status. If you are currently a New York State employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee. For CSEA positions: Local Bidding Agreements will be honored. Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume. All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility. If an employee or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or email accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms. Savings programs such as the U.S. Savings Bond and the College Savings Plan. Voluntary pre-tax savings programs such as Health Care Spending Account and the Dependent Care Advantage Account offer employees options to pay for uncovered health care expenses or dependent care expenses. Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) an assessment and referral service that connects employees with local service providers and support services to address their personal needs. Life insurance and Disability insurance. The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan is a voluntary retirement plan that offers employees the option to invest a part of their salaries for retirement on a tax-deferred basis. Paid Holidays and Leave: ° Thirteen (13) paid holidays each year. ° Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially. ° Five (5) days paid personal leave each year. ° Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year. ° Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events. Health Care Coverage: Employees and their eligible dependents can choose from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Employees are provided family dental and vision plans at no extra cost. Paid Parental Leave: Paid Parental Leave allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave at full pay for each qualifying event. A qualifying event is defined as the birth of a child or placement of a child for adoption or foster care. Retirement Program: Participate in The NYS Employees' Retirement System (ERS), which is recognized as one of the best-managed and best-funded public retirement systems in the nation. Professional Development and Education and Training: NYS offers training programs and tuition assistance to eligible employees to maintain and increase their professional skills and prepare them for promotional opportunities. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/training-and-professional-development. Additionally, the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP) offers certain professional training opportunities for PEF represented and M/C designated employees that may grant continuing education credits towards maintaining professional licensure. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/public-service-workshops-program-pswp. OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran's status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs. All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Application Procedure: Submit cover letter and résumé by June 1, 2026 to: Sunmount-OHRM 2445 State Route 30 Tupper Lake, NY 12986 E-Mail: sunmount.careers@opwdd.ny.gov Phone: (518) 359-4150 Fax: (518) 359-4161 Please reference the above EOA # 26-70 in all correspondence.