Salary: $26,851.00 - $46,991.00 Annually Location : Wilson County, NC Job Type: Permanent Full-Time Job Number: 23-02708 Department: Dept of Public Instruction Division: Visually & Hearing Impaired Schools Opening Date: 07/18/2025 Closing Date: 7/23/2025 5:00 PM Eastern Job Class Title: Food Service Assistant Position Number: 60039144 Salary Grade: NC01 Description of Work *Please note effective 07/01/2024,this position is subject to the provisions of NC G.S.115C and exempt from the State Personnel Act. For further information about 115c, please refer to*This position is located at 1311 US Hwy 301 South, Wilson, NC 27893 The Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf (ENCSD) is a state school serving the 54 easternmost counties that provides a specialized learning environment for deaf and hard of hearing students, kindergarten through 12th grade, following a typical school calendar. The ENCSD offers students an academic setting with standards-based instruction, low classroom ratios, career and vocational skills development, current technology, and an overall accessible environment for learning through American Sign Language. A boarding program is available for enrolled students residing outside of Wilson County. The ENCSD seeks to promote both intentional and experiential learning to provide continued advancement in student academic achievement and social/emotional well-being. The school has an immediate opening for Food Service Assistant. This position prepares salads, beverages, and special items for meals, and makes sure items prepared are of highest quality. This position uses designated serving utensils to correctly portion prepared items. This position serves food onto plates for student trays using portion control utensils and per menu, sets up service stations with items and supplies needed for meal service, so that service begins on schedule. This position washes dishes, utensils, pots, and pans, cleans, and sanitizes equipment and work area used and performs other cleaning tasks. A qualified candidate uses accepted and established food handling, food storage, and sanitation techniques and meets productivity standards when completing job tasks. This is a 10-month position that works the first shift but will need to be flexible dependent upon operational need. Compensation and Benefits package: The state of North Carolina offers excellent comprehensive benefits. Employees can participate in health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, and the NCFlex program (numerous high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis). Employees also receive paid vacation, sick, personal observance and community service leave. In addition, paid parental leave is available to eligible employees. Some highlights include:
- The best funded pension plan/retirement system in the nation according to Moody's Investor's Service
- Twelve (12) holidays/year
- Fourteen (14) vacation days/year which increase as length of service increases and accumulate year-to-year
- Twelve (12) sick days/year which are cumulative indefinitely
- Longevity pay lump sum payout yearly based on length of service
- 401K, 457, and 403(b) plans
Learn more about employee perks/benefits: Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies Provides accurate weight and measurements of food and properly uses utensils for serving portions. Maintains high standards of sanitation and personal cleanliness. Support the Dietary Team by reading, writing, interpreting and following oral and written instructions. Performs moderately to heavy physical labor and remaining in a standing position for long periods of time monitoring the cooking of food. Demonstrates the accepted and established food handling, food storage, and sanitation techniques. Management Preference: Prior work history in a school cafeteria and kitchen and knowledge of communicating with others who use American Sign Language. Minimum Education and Experience Requirements Some state job postings say you can qualify by an equivalent combination ofeducation and experience. If that language appears below, then you may qualifythrough EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR acombination of both. See for details. Education and/or experience in food service that is directly related to the job and consistent with accepted practices of the trade. Supplemental and Contact Information The ENCSD offers students an academic setting with standards-based instruction, low classroom ratios, career and vocational skills development, current technology, and an overall accessible environment for learning through American Sign Language. A boarding program is available for enrolled students residing outside of Wilson County. The ENCSD seeks to promote both intentional and experiential learning to provide continued advancement in student academic achievement and social/emotional well-being. All applicants must complete and submit a state application for employment by 5:00 pm on the closing date or the application will be deemed untimely and will not be processed. This includes paper application submissions. The Eastern NC School for the Deaf selects applicants for employment based on an appropriate licensing, job-related knowledge, skills, and abilities without regard to race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, political affiliation or political influence. Degrees must be from an appropriately accredited institution. Pre-employment drug testing and criminal background checks are required for all positions at Eastern NC School for the Deaf. Applicants seeking Veteran's Preference for employment with State Government must attach either a Form DD-214. Applicants seeking National Guard preference must attach an NGB 23A (RPAS) if they are a current member of the NC National Guard. If an applicant is a former NC National Guard Member who served for at least 6 years and was discharged under honorable conditions, they must attach either a DD256 or NGB 22 along with their State application. Applicants with degrees not conferred at a United States college or university must attach a degree verification that their degree is equivalent to a similar degree form a US institution. Applicants requesting and receiving an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and/or applicants who do not have access to submit an application online, can submit their application via mail or by fax. All paper applications should indicate the position number and job title in the section Jobs Applied For . A NC State paper application: PD107 Fax #: 252-###-#### Mailing address: Eastern NC School for the Deaf 1311 US HWY 301 South In order to receive credit for work history and credentials, the applicant must list the information on the online application under the Work Experience section; specifically, Duties Summary . Any information omitted from the application cannot be considered for qualifying credit. Attached resumes, cover letters and reference information will not be used for screening for qualifying credit or in lieu of a completed application. See Resume or See Attachment on a submitted application instead of a completed application with detailed work duties, will not be accepted. To check the status of an application, please log in to your NC Government Jobs Opportunities account and click on the applicant profile and chose Applications . For a general application status, the page will show all statuses to the right of the job under Submitted . For detailed application history for a particular job, click on history see your Step Evaluation Progression. It is not necessary to contact the Eastern NC School for the Deaf Human Resources Office to check the status of an application. Upon the closing date, applications are Under Review . Continuous recruitment positions (vacancy announcements that do not have a closing date) are reviewed weekly. Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information regarding the status of your application over the phone. To check the status of your application, please login to your account. Please refrain from submitting multiple applications. For technical issues with your application, please call the NEOGOV Help Line at 877-###-####. Or, for technical issues with your Government Jobs applicant account, please call their Help Line at 855-###-####. For more information, please contact the Eastern NC School for the Deaf Human Resources Department at 252-###-####. NOTE: For temporary, contract or other supplemental staffing appointments: There are no paid leave, retirement or other benefits associated with these appointment types. For permanent and time-limited appointments: Eligible employees have benefits that include employee health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, NC Flex (a variety of high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis), and paid vacation, sick, and community service leave, to name a few. Paid parental leave is available for eligible employees. Some benefits require 30 + hours work/week for participation.
