Food Service Worker

Food Service Worker

The incumbent will perform tasks with several steps or a sequence of tasks that requires attention to work operations, follow set procedures in accomplishing repetitive assignments and follow an established sequence of work. Wage grade 3 workers can do all the duties of a lower grade worker. They can work in one or more functional areas of the kitchen such as food prep, dish and pot washing, dry and refrigerated storage and receiving, and the serving area doing work.

Responsibilities include:

• Setting up assigned station with the correct supplies and food items
• Serving food cafeteria style by placing uniform portions of food on customers'/patients'/residents' plates
• Breaking down and cleaning the station when assigned
• Setting up dining room tables for service, placing food and beverages on tables, and replenishing items as necessary
• Returning soiled trays and dishes to the dish room
• Delivering meal trays to the patients' bedsides and reporting the patients' comments and complaints to the supervisor or dietitian
• Preparing beverages according to the number of servings required
• Preparing fresh fruit/cold salads/dressings/sandwich fillings and cold sandwiches and simple cold desserts in specified quantities
• Sorting, washing, peeling and cutting cold foods using knives or other equipment
• Providing assistance to cooks in the food preparation area, such as weigh, measure and assemble ingredients according to standardized recipes
• Operating and breaking down and cleaning all equipment assigned to food service and related areas
• Performing heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas
• Other duties as assigned to meet the needs of the Medical Center

Work Schedule: located at John Cochran, 0630-300, rotating days off/holiday/weekends.

Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99920S

Physical Requirements: Work is performed in kitchen areas where the steam and heat from cooking and dishwashing equipment often cause uncomfortably high temperatures and humidity. Performs work requiring light to moderate physical. May be required to perform heavy work, such as scouring and scrubbing large size cooking utensils and pushing heavy carts and trucks in unloading, storing, and delivering supplies. Subject to continuous standing and walking, and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending. Frequently lifts or moves objects weighing up to 20 pounds unassisted and occasionally lift or move objects weighing more than 40 pounds with the assistance of others.

Requirements Conditions of Employment:

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Services Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements.
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities.

Additional Information:

• Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.
• Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee.