Food Service Worker

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center is seeking a Food Service Worker to support Nutrition and Food Services. Responsibilities include dish room tasks, passing trays, and food portioning. Applicants must demonstrate relevant training or experience.

Qualifications

• Evidence of training or experience in food service.
• Ability to handle weights and loads.

Responsibilities

• Working in the dish room and passing trays.
• Portioning cold foods and dipping hot foods.

Skills

Reliability

Dependability

Ability to follow directions

Dexterity

Tools

Cooking tools

Serving tools

Job description

The Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) is recruiting for a Food Service Worker position. The Food Service Worker position will function with in Nutrition and Food Services. The primary purpose of the Food Service worker is a sequence of work such as working in the dish room, passing trays, portioning cold foods and dipping hot foods.

Duties

The Food Service Worker duties include, but are not limited to:

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• May serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

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:

• Reliability and dependability
• Work practices (Includes Keeping Things Neat, Clean and in Order)
• Special Aptitude - Ability to use and maintain to use and maintain cooking and serving tools
• Ability to handle weights and loads
• Ability to follow directions
• Ability to operate with dexterity and safety

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.