Introduction
Extended Deadline: July 6, 2026
Contact: J Lea Roberts, Human Resources Specialist-Senior, jlea.roberts@wisconsin.gov , 608-266-3344
Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs
"Join our team and honor Wisconsin's veterans."
The Wisconsin Veterans Home in King (WVHK) is seeking a Food Service Administrator, to serve as the Director of Nutrition & Dining Services. The Home is a 24/7/365 skilled nursing, long-term care facility that specializes in providing comfort, support, and professional healthcare services to elderly or disabled veterans and their spouses. The facility is located on the picturesque shoreline of the Chain O'Lakes, off Highway 10 between Stevens Point and Appleton. Come lead our dedicated Dietary team!
WDVA employees have access to an excellent benefit and compensation package which includes:
- Substantial leave time including 9 paid holidays and ample accrued sick time that rolls over each year
- Excellent and affordable health, vision, and dental benefits
- An exceptional pension plan with employer match and lifetime retirement payment, plus an optional tax advantaged 457 retirement savings plan
- Wellness and Employee Assistance programs
- The Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
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Position Summary
Interested in advancing your career in food service? Want to provide nutritious and delicious meals to retired Wisconsin veterans?
Under the general supervision of the Veterans Home Administrator, this position functions as the Director of Nutrition & Dining Services for WVHK. The incumbent directs, implements and manages a complex interdisciplinary nutritional care system for residents in long-term care and skilled nursing units. Responsibilities include assessing the nutritional needs of residents and determining available resources to meet those needs; implementing and managing the WDVA nutritional care system; operating a major central food production commissary and distribution system; developing Nutrition & Dining Services' policies, procedures and operational goals; and supervising lower-level supervisors and professional and paraprofessional staff.
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Salary Information
Starting salary will be between $75,920 and $81,162 per year, depending on candidate qualifications.
Food Service Administrator is in pay schedule-pay range 81-03.
Pay will be set in accordance with the State of Wisconsin Compensation Plan in effect at the time of hire. Pay for current State employees may vary based on applicable provisions in the Compensation Plan.
Job Details
This position works a base schedule of 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Emergent/urgent situations may require overtime, weekend, or holiday work.
Work is performed on site. Remote work is not available.
Some travel to the Wisconsin Veterans Home in Union Grove may be required.
Due to the nature of the position, WDVA will conduct a criminal background check prior to an offer of employment.
Employment in this position is contingent upon passing a pre-employment tuberculosis (TB) skin test.
A 12-month probationary period may be required.
Qualifications
The Food Service Administrator position
requires one of the following qualifications that will be assessed in the first step of the process:
- Food Service Manager certification or equivalent; or
- Associate's degree or higher in food service management; or
- Two or more years' experience as a director of food and nutrition services in a nursing facility and completion of an approved course of study in dietary operations
In addition to the above, qualifications that will be reviewed in next steps of the process are experience:
- Managing centralized food service operations (e.g., purchasing, production, requisitioning, shipping and billing, short- and long-range planning, quality assurance/performance improvement, developing policies and procedures, etc.) *
- Supervising staff (e.g., defining work needed, assigning tasks, hiring, evaluating performance, counseling on performance and improvement goals, handling employment relations issues, disciplining, dismissing, coaching/mentoring, etc.) *
- Using nutrition values and planning therapeutic meals (e.g., assessing nutritional needs, identifying resources to meet needs, developing menus, coordinating with dietitians, etc.) *
- Evaluating and updating a program *
- Using computers to perform job duties, including scheduling systems and meal-planning programs *
- Interpreting and adhering to long-term care dietary regulations and requirements
- Managing a program
- Developing and maintaining teams
Items marked with an asterisk (*) are required.
Preferred credentials are Certified Dietary Manager, Certified Food Protection Professional, or Registered Dietitian.
How To Apply
You must apply online on WiscJobs. Click the link to view instructions for Applying to State Service .
You will be required to attach a resume and a letter of qualifications. To make it easier to apply, save your documents on WiscJobs before attaching them with your application.
Your resume and letter must describe your education, training, and experience related to the required and preferred qualification/s listed in the "Qualifications" section of the job announcement. Click the link to view tips for writing and what to include in your resume and letter of qualifications .
NOTE: You cannot update or change the documents once the application is submitted.
Make certain that your attached documents are how you want them to be before you click Submit.
Current permanent, classified State employees, who are eligible for transfer or demotion into a position assigned to pay schedule-pay range 81-03, should complete the online application process.
What happens next? After the established deadline, eligibility to operate a fleet vehicle will be checked, resumes and letters will be reviewed by one or more job experts, and qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process. Failure to complete all steps of the online process, including submitting a resume, will result in an incomplete application, which will not be considered.
The State of Wisconsin offers a special program for qualified veterans with a 30%-or-greater, service-connected disability rating, Veterans Non-competitive Appointment (VNCA). Click the link to view more information on the VNCA process and to apply for eligibility verification . Veterans that have applied and been verified through the VNCA job posting, Job ID 3375 , should email the contact below and mention your eligibility and interest in the position. Current state employees in permanent positions are not eligible for non-competitive appointment.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States (i.e., a citizen or national of the U.S., a lawful permanent resident, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. without WDVA sponsorship) at the time of application.
Questions can be directed to J Lea Roberts at jlea.roberts@wisconsin.gov or 608-266-3344.
Deadline to Apply
Applications must be submitted by
11:59 p.m. on the Extended Deadline, July 6, 2026.
