Food Service Worker

Food Service Worker

Food Service Workers independently perform duties that require proficiency in special procedures. They require a broad knowledge of service operations, such as food and beverage preparation, modified diets, computer proficiency, dishwashing, dry and refrigerated storage, and safety and sanitation. Wage grade 4 workers can do all the duties of a lower grade worker, but also may help with making patient selections, thickening items, and checking trays.

Responsibilities include:

• Reviews diet trays/plates before delivery to patients, ensuring correct food temperature and compliance with tray ticket or diet card.
• Assembles food items and condiments for hot and cold loading of trays or serving of food on plates in long-term care dining rooms.
• Ensures trays/plates appear appetizing, are sanitary, and contents are complete.
• Manages all functions pertaining to the diet office communications center when assigned to that area.
• Uses a computer to run diet activity list and tray tickets and prepares tray tickets and patient select menus for the tray line.
• Runs nourishment labels, checks diet changes for early and late trays, prepares slips for out patients, runs back-up copies for tray tickets and nourishments, removes NPO's and assists in food preparation as needed.
• Assembles, labels, and arranges completed recipe items in preparation for use by cooks. Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: 10:30am - 7:00pm. Every other weekend and some holidays.

Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99836S

Requirements:

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Pre-employment physical required/evaluation 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, 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, 12/11/2025. Experience: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to perform the duties of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:

Wage Grade 4 Food Service Workers perform work requiring light to moderate physical effort. They 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. They are subject to continuous standing and walking, and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending. They 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:

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.