Food Service Worker

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Food Service Worker for the VA Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.

This role supports Nutrition & Food Service operations, handling food prep, serving, and sanitation. Qualifications emphasize documented training or experience and a screen-out element; applicants will be evaluated against several job elements, including dexterity, safety, following directions, weights loads, reliability, food service aptitude, and work practices.

Qualifications

• Experience: training or experience sufficient to perform duties; evidence must be on resume.
• Screen-out element is used to determine eligibility.
• Qualifications are evaluated against listed job elements.
• Volunteer work can count toward qualifying experience.
• Note: a full year is 35-40 hours per week; partial credit requires duty details.
• Applicants should clearly indicate duties and hours per week.

Job description

This Food Service Worker position is located within the Nutrition & Food Service at the VA Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.

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
• Follow Directions
• Handle Weights and Loads
• Reliability And Dependability
• Special Aptitude - Food Service Work
• 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.