Food Service Worker

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Butler (Butler County); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at the VA Medical Center in Butler, PA seeks a Food Service Worker (WG-3) to perform multi-step food service tasks following established procedures.

Duties include station setup, food service, tray delivery, and post-service cleaning, with support to cooks as needed. The role requires attention to safety and ability to work a 3:00pm–7:00pm schedule, with possible holiday shifts and rotating days off.

Qualifications

• Experience demonstrated through training or work in food service operations.
• Ability to follow set procedures and established sequences.
• Detail-oriented with ability to perform multi-step tasks.

Responsibilities

• Set up assigned station with correct supplies and food items.
• Serve food cafeteria style in a clean, organized manner.
• Break down and clean station after service and return trays to dish room.
• Deliver meal trays to patients and report comments to supervisor.
• Prepare beverages and simple cold foods as required.
• Assist cooks with food prep and assemble ingredients.

Skills

Dexterity

Safety

Interpret Instructions & Specs

Materials Handling

Technical Practices

Use & Maintain Tools

Work Practices

Job description

Summary

This Food Service Worker position is located within the VA Medical Center in Butler - PA. Wage Grade 3 Food Service Workers perform tasks with several steps or a sequence of tasks that requires attention to work operations. They follow set procedures in accomplishing repetitive assignments and follow an established sequence of work. Wage Grade 3 Food Service Workers can do all the duties of a lower grade worker and work in one or more functional areas.

Summary

This Food Service Worker position is located within the VA Medical Center in Butler - PA. Wage Grade 3 Food Service Workers perform tasks with several steps or a sequence of tasks that requires attention to work operations. They follow set procedures in accomplishing repetitive assignments and follow an established sequence of work. Wage Grade 3 Food Service Workers can do all the duties of a lower grade worker and work in one or more functional areas.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. 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 do the work 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. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element - which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Dexterity and Safety Interpret Instructions - Specifications (other than blueprint reading) Materials Technical Practices Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Without more than normal supervision Work Practices Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience - including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. - Peace Corps - AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. - professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies - knowledge - and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience - including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Duties

• Major Duties: Set up assigned station 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
• Return soiled trays and dishes to the dish room
• Deliver meal trays to the patients' bedsides and report the patients' comments and complaints to the supervisor or dietitian
• Prepare beverages according to the number of servings required
• Prepare fresh fruit/cold salads/dressings/sandwich fillings and cold sandwiches and simple cold desserts in specified quantities
• Sort - wash - peel and cut cold foods using knives or other equipment
• Provide assistance to cooks in the food preparation area - such as weigh - measure and assemble ingredients according to standardized recipes
• Prepare uncooked food items - such as sandwich spread and salad dressings
• Operate and break down and clean all equipment assigned to food service and related areas
• Portion food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and specified dishware
• Prepare boxed/to go meals
• Select and place correct items on patient trays
• Read and interpret a regular or modified menu - individual diet cards - tray tickets or patient selections
• Identify obvious discrepancies between the prescribed diets and the food items designated by the menu
• Decide what food items to serve for the most common diets
• Perform heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas Separate food waste - trash/recyclables from dishes - glasses and silverware
• Unload food/tray delivery carts- Store sanitized dishes - glasses and silverware- Scrape - soak - scour - and scrub cookware and utensils- Move garbage cans when collecting and transferring trash from the work area to the disposal area- Other duties as assigned to meet the needs of the Medical Center Work Schedule: 3:00pm to 7:00pm - rotating days off - required to work some holidays Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not Available
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
• Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99920A