Food Service Worker

Food Service Worker Leader

The New Mexico VA Healthcare Network is recruiting for a Food Service Worker Leader assigned to the Nutrition and Food Services. Food Service Work Leaders have an understanding of special procedures in preparing food and serving patients, plus have the skill to lead and provide guidance to lower grade food service workers and/or have the skill to lead and provide guidance to production and food service staff in the absence of the Supervisor.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Set up assigned station on the tray line with the correct supplies and food items.
• Serve food cafeteria style by placing uniform portions of food on customers'/patients'/residents' plates.
• Break down and clean the station when assigned.
• Set up dining room tables for service, place food and beverages on tables, and replenish items as necessary.
• Separate food waste and trash from dishes, glasses and silverware in the dish washing area.
• Communicates instructions and information about getting work started and accomplished to other employees.
• Provides on the job training to lower graded food service workers and documents training provided.
• Assigns tasks to individual members of the group(s) of employees.
• Enters work order requests promptly for equipment needing repair.

Work Schedule: Shifts are variable to include weekends and holiday. Tours may include the following: 6:30 am - 3:00 pm or 11:00 am - 7:30 pm. (Tour will be determined by supervisor based on organizational needs). Compressed/Flexible Schedule: This position is not eligible for compress/flexible schedule.

Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99919S Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): No approved. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Not approved.

Requirements Conditions of Employment:

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• 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 Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Pre-employment physical required.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements.

Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.

Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial 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, 10/14/2025. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs and other organizations. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:

• 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 sitting, standing and walking, and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending.
• Frequently lift or move objects weighing up to 20 pounds unassisted and occasionally lift or move objects weighing more than 40 pounds with the assistance of others.

Additional Information:

Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.