Food Service Worker

VA Detroit; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The Kansas City VA Medical Center is seeking a Food Service Worker II to provide meals and nutritional care to Veteran patients. Responsibilities include cleaning, food preparation, and meal service, requiring attention to detail and reliability. This is an entry-level position suitable for individuals without formal education requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience or training in food service preferred.
• Ability to follow directions and maintain sanitation practices.
• Effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Cleans serving areas and food service equipment.
• Transports meal trays to patients.
• Sets up serving areas with food.

Skills

Dexterity

Attention to Detail

Reliability

Safety Practices

Handling Weights

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Summary

The Kansas City VA Medical Center is seeking a highly qualified Food Service Worker II to join our team. Food Service Workers perform tasks with several steps or sequences. Attention to work operations is needed to perform tasks despite distractions and interruptions. Set procedures are followed to accomplish repetitive work assignments. The Food Service Worker is responsible for providing meals and nutritional care to Veteran patients at the Kansas City VA Medical Center.

Summary

The Kansas City VA Medical Center is seeking a highly qualified Food Service Worker II to join our team. Food Service Workers perform tasks with several steps or sequences. Attention to work operations is needed to perform tasks despite distractions and interruptions. Set procedures are followed to accomplish repetitive work assignments. The Food Service Worker is responsible for providing meals and nutritional care to Veteran patients at the Kansas City VA Medical Center.

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Duties

This Food Service Worker II position is located within the Nutrition & Food Service at the Kansas City VA Medical Center located in Kansas City, MO.

Major duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Cleans serving areas by sweeping and mopping floors, cleaning/sanitizing work surfaces, and other food service equipment, such as refrigerators, toaster, and coffee machines;
• Cleans production equipment including steam jacketed kettles, tilt skillets, etc. using appropriate and safe sanitation techniques;
• Loads and operates dishwashers and cart washing station;
• Performs necessary preventative maintenance on equipment;
• Transports tray carts to wards and individually delivers trays directly to the patient's bedside or assists patients with transport of their meal trays;
• Sets-up serving areas with hot and cold foods, keeping foods appropriately stocked during meal service;
• Identifies discrepancies between the prescribed diet and/or listed food allergies and the food items listed on the tray ticket;
• Assembles a variety of items while working in cold food preparation and nourishment area;
• Make cold sandwiches using prepared ingredients;
• Performing other duties as assigned.
  
  

Work Schedule: Various Tours - Day, Evening and Night Shift depending on the the needs of the hospital.

Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99921S

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
• 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. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver’s licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
  
  

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
• 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO). Please visit the Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf for more information.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found at https://www.opm.gov/.

Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Applicants will be referred in the order in which they were received.

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Required Documents

Documents Accepted

• Cover Letter
• DD-214/ Statement of Service
• Disability Letter (VA)
• Resume
• Separation Notice (RIF)
• SF-15
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
• Transcript
  
  

Documents Required

• Resume
  
  

Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your application.Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure that their application package includes all necessary documents to determine qualifications and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees).You will not be contacted for additional information. Applicants will be deemed ineligible if supporting documentation is not submitted.

Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full consideration for this position.

Applications are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.

Seniority level

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