Food Service Worker

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The Kansas City VA Medical Center is looking for a Food Service Worker II to join their team, responsible for delivering meals and nutritional care to Veterans. The role demands attention to detail and the ability to follow set procedures in a busy environment. Applicants must demonstrate relevant experience through detailed descriptions of past work relevant to food service duties.

Qualifications

• Training or experience demonstrating ability to perform food service tasks.
• Capability in maintaining safety and following set procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide meals and nutritional care to Veteran patients.
• Perform tasks amidst distractions and interruptions effectively.

Skills

Dexterity

Reliability

Ability to Follow Directions

Special Aptitude for Food Service Work

Job description

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.

Duties

Requirements

• 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 identification 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.