Title: Food Service Manager I

State Role Title: Food Service Manager I

Hiring Range: starting at $62,500 (commensurate based on experience)

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Western State Hospital

Agency Website: https://dbhds.virginia.gov/facilities/wsh/

Recruitment Type: Agency Employee Only - A

Job Duties

*An additional $3,500 will be added to base pay if currently certified as Certified Dietary Manager*

Western State Hospital is seeking a full time Food Service Manager I to provide daily oversight, guidance, and coordination for Operations (tray assembly and sanitation), Production, Catering, Storeroom, Transportation and Office areas of the kitchen; serve as a ServSafe proctor/instructor administrator of departmental HACCP food safety program to ensure explicit documentation for regulatory agencies such as VDH and JC; act as a primary assistant to Department director to coordinate foodservice operations and foodservice delivery intra- and interdepartmentally; participate in budget development, tracking and cost containment, purchasing of food and equipment, personnel and administrative matters and ensures kitchen operations meet appropriate state and federal regulatory guidelines; collaborate with the Dietitians to develop appropriate therapeutic diets based on dietary restrictions; collaborate with RDs to perform meal rounds on units, counsel patients on dietary restrictions and document preference statements made by patients; encourage vendors to obtain SWaM certification as per the agency SWaM Plan and Executive Order No. 20 (2014); and ensure requirements of the performance planning and evaluation system are met and evaluations are completed by established deadlines with proper documentation.

Minimum Qualifications

- High school diploma or equivalent
- Extensive supervisory experience in food service

Additional Considerations

- Prior supervisory experience in institutional or hospital food service
- Formal education in management, nutrition, foodservice management or related field
- Prior experience with special diets
- Certified Dietary Manager credential (must be obtained within one year of employment if not currently certified)
- Serv Safe certified (must be obtained within one year of employment if not currently certified)
- Bilingual
- Veteran or veteran spouse

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Western State Hospital is a tobacco free facility in all state buildings and on facility grounds. Submit a completed state application online at https://virginiajobs.peopleadmin.com/. if assistance is needed, contact by email Samantha.Leep@dbhds.virginia.gov. To apply for a job, you must make sure that your online application is complete. MISSING INFORMATION IS AN INCOMPLETE APPLICATION AND WILL NOT BE PROCESSED. Please make sure all telephone numbers/addresses are current and up-to-date. REMEMBER YOUR CONFIRMATION NUMBER. You have not completed applying for this position until you receive a confirmation number. If you are connected to a printer, print the confirmation number so that you can track the progress of your application and click on OK. If you are not connected to a printer, write down the confirmation number and then click on OK. Reasonable accommodations for the application and/or interview processes are available upon request to persons with disabilities per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Minorities, Veterans and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. WSH is an EEO compliance facility.

In accordance with Executive Directive #18, as a condition of employment, the Commonwealth of Virginia requires all Executive Branch employees, including new hires and contract workers, to disclose their vaccination status. If you are the selected candidate, proof of vaccination will be required during new employee orientation on your first day of work. Employees that are not vaccinated must be tested weekly.

Commonwealth’s Alternate Hiring Process: In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: https://www.vadars.org/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx, or call DARS at 800- 552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.

Contact Information

Name: Samantha Leep

Phone: 540-332-8306

Email: samantha.leep@dbhds.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.