Food Service Worker

Veterans Health Administration; Brockton (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration in Brockton, MA is hiring a Food Service Worker to join the Nutrition & Food Service team at the VA Boston Healthcare System.

The role is full-time, 40 hours per week, with a Friday-Tuesday schedule, and requires readiness to work in various kitchen areas, food prep, dishwashing, serving, and delivery of meals to patients. Training and adherence to safety standards are provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in food service or hospital dietary settings.
• Ability to prepare and serve meals and maintain sanitation.
• Ability to operate kitchen equipment safely.

Responsibilities

• Set up cafeteria lines and dining areas with hot and cold items.
• Serve food cafeteria style and portion meals.
• Return soiled trays and deliver meals to patient bedsides.
• Brew coffee and assemble salads and sandwiches.
• Clean, stock, and sanitize work areas and equipment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Food service

Cafeteria service

Dishwashing

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
• Location: Brockton, Massachusetts
• Schedule: 40 hours a week, Friday-Tuesday, 11:30am - 8:00pm, off Wednesday/Thursday.

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

Key Responsibilities

Major duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to): Set up cafeteria lines, steam tables, dining room tables, and side service stands with hot and cold food items. Serve food cafeteria style by placing uniform portions of food on customers'/patients' plates. Break down and clean assigned area when the meal is finished and return food to the kitchen. Set up dining room tables for service, place food and beverages on tables, and replenish items as necessary.

Return soiled trays and dishes to the dish room after meals. Deliver meal trays to the patients' bedsides. Brew coffee according to the number of servings required. Assemble and toss fresh fruit or green salads in quantity using prepared dressings and portions into standard serving sizes. Apportion other food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and containers. Make cold sandwiches using prepared ingredients and pack box lunches.

Work 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. Sort, wash, peel and cut fresh fruits and vegetables. Operate and break down equipment. Perform heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas. Separate food waste and trash from dishes, glasses and silverware in the dish washing area.

Remove inspection doors, strainer pans, screens and spray arms for preventive maintenance of the dish machine. Unload delivery trucks. Store sanitized dishes, glasses and silverware. Scrape, soak, scour, and scrub the heavier cooking utensils. Move heavy garbage cans when collecting and transferring trash from the work area to the disposal area. Performing other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: 40 hours a week, Friday-Tuesday, 11:30am - 8:00pm, off Wednesday/Thursday.

Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99921S Retention Incentive: May Be 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 not a Bargaining Unit position. This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until 11-16-2026.

The initial cut‑off date for referral of eligible applications will be 8-28-2026, with subsequent cut‑off dates bi‑weekly. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as‑needed basis until positions are filled.

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 $19.54 – $22.79/hr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-30.

What is the work schedule?

This is a 40 hours a week, Friday-Tuesday, 11:30am - 8:00pm, off Wednesday/Thursday. position.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.

Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government