Food Service Worker

Veterans Health Administration; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration in Baltimore, MD, seeks a Food Service Worker to support the Nutrition & Food Service at the VA Medical Center. The role involves setting up stations, portioning meals, and delivering trays to patients, with attention to dietary specifications.

Responsibilities include assisting cooks, reading regular and modified menus, and maintaining cleanliness in kitchen and dining areas. Work hours vary, including weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• Experience in hospital or institutional food service is preferred.
• Ability to read regular or modified menus and diet cards.
• Ability to deliver meals to patients' bedsides and report feedback.

Responsibilities

• Set up and break down station with supplies and food items.
• Portion foods to standard serving sizes with proper utensils.
• Prepare fresh salads, sandwiches, and simple desserts.
• Read menus and patient diet cards to guide service.
• Deliver meal trays to bedsides and assist in dining room.
• Assist cooks with food prep and handle kitchen cleaning.

Skills

Portioning food

Menu interpretation

Patient meal delivery

Assist cooks

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This Food Service Worker position is located within the Nutrition & Food Service at the VA Medical Center in Baltimore MD.

Key Responsibilities

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 Selects and places correct items on patient trays Decides what food items to serve for the most common diets Identifies obvious discrepancies between the prescribed diets and the food items designated by the menu Sets up dining room tables for service, place food and beverages on tables, and replenish items as necessary; 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, such as weigh, measure and assemble ingredients according to standardized recipes; Prepares fresh fruit/cold salads/dressings/sandwich fillings and cold sandwiches and simple cold desserts; Reads and interprets regular or modified menus, individual diet cards, tray tickets or patient selections Performs heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas; Performing other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Varies, Rotating, Weekends and Holidays Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD15123A 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.

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 $20.36 - $23.75/hr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-15.

Who is eligible to apply?

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

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