Food Service Worker

Veterans Health Administration

Augusta (ME)

On-site

USD 30,000 - 35,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration in Augusta, Maine is recruiting a Food Service Worker for the VA Maine Healthcare System. This full-time 40-hour position operates Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00am–7:30pm, with Sundays and Mondays off, at Togus, ME.

The role involves food preparation, diet support, tray delivery, and sanitation across kitchen areas, supporting modified diets and patient nutrition services. VA benefits and federal employment protections apply.

Qualifications

Substitution of Education: There is no educational substitution for this position.

Responsibilities

Sets up and breaks down assigned station with the correct supplies and food items.
Portions food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and specified dishware.
Delivers meal trays to the patients' bedsides; reporting the patients' comments and complaints to the supervisor or dietitian.
Prepares fresh fruit/cold salads/dressings/sandwich fillings and cold sandwiches and simple cold desserts along with nourishments and supplement foods for patients.
Works in one or more functional areas of the kitchen such as food preparation, dish and pot washing, dry and refrigerated storage and receiving.

Job description

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
Location: Augusta, Maine
Schedule: 40 hours a week, Tuesday-Saturday, 11:00am - 7:30pm, off Sunday & Monday.

This Food Service Worker position is located within the Nutrition & Food Service at the VA Maine Healthcare System within VISN 1. This position is Full-time at 40 hours per week at the Togus, ME location.

Key Responsibilities

The incumbent independently performs duties that require proficiency in special procedures and broad knowledge of service operations, such as food and beverage preparation, modified diets, computer proficiency, dishwashing, dry and refrigerated storage, and safety and sanitation. Major duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to): Sets up and breaks down assigned station with the correct supplies and food items.

Portions food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and specified dishware. Decides what food items to serve for the most common diets when the diet card or tray ticket identifies only the kind of diet called for. Provides patients with basic information about modified diets and the nutrition services that are available. Identifies obvious discrepancies between the prescribed diets and the food items designated by the menu.

Follows directions in assembling, measuring, weighing, or mixing ingredients for basic formulas and supplemental feedings following standardized recipes and using sanitary techniques. Delivers meal trays to the patients' bedsides; reporting the patients' comments and complaints to the supervisor or dietitian. Provides assistance to cooks in the food preparation area including assembling, labeling and arranging completed recipe items in preparation for use by cooks.

Prepares fresh fruit/cold salads/dressings/sandwich fillings and cold sandwiches and simple cold desserts along with individual and bulk nourishments and supplement foods and beverages for patients. Makes final check of diet trays assembled by lower grade workers for completeness, correct food temperatures. Works in one or more functional areas of the kitchen such as food preparation, dish and pot washing, dry and refrigerated storage and receiving, and the serving line.

Performs heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas. Performing other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Full-time, Tuesday-Saturday, 11:00am - 7:30pm, off Sunday / Monday. Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99836-S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Retention Incentive: Not Authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.

PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required. Notifications: This position is in the Competitive Service. This position is a Bargaining Unit position. Salary has been updated to reflect current salary. Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action).

The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. Interchange Agreements with Other Merit System: Employees who occupy medical or medical-related positions and were appointed under 38 U.S.C. 4701(1) or (3) [formerly 38 U.S.C.

4104 (1) and (3)] must be serving in a full-time position without time limit and have served continuously for at least one year in this other merit system to be eligible to convert to the Title 5 System. Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment.

Requirements & Education

Substitution of Education: There is no educational substitution for this position.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $21.96 – $25.63/hr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-15.

What is the work schedule?

This is a 40 hours a week, Tuesday-Saturday, 11:00am - 7:30pm, off Sunday & Monday. position.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.