Food Service Worker

Veterans Health Administration; Lebanon (Lebanon County); On-site; USD 27,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration, located at the VA Medical Center in Lebanon, PA, is seeking a Food Service Worker to support Nutrition & Food Service operations. You will clean work areas, operate dishwashers, assist with tray delivery to patient rooms, and help prepare cold foods while following sanitation guidelines.

Schedule is part-time, around 15 hours, with shifts across mornings and evenings, and potential weekend/holiday coverage.

Qualifications

• Cleaning and sanitation duties in kitchen areas.
• Ability to operate dishwashing and food service equipment.
• Assist with tray delivery to patient rooms and meal setup.
• Follow safety and sanitation guidelines; basic food prep.
• Possible heavy lifting and standing for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Clean serving areas and equipment; sanitize work surfaces.
• Transport tray carts to wards and deliver trays to patients.
• Set up serving areas with hot and cold foods; ensure items stocked.
• Identify discrepancies between diets and tray tickets.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This Food Service Worker position is located within the Nutrition & Food Service at the VA Medical Center in Lebanon, PA.

Key Responsibilities

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: 7-10am, 12-3pm and 4:30-7:30pm with every other weekend and holiday or every weekend 11am-7:30 and 12pm-7:30pm with every other holiday Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99921S Physical Requirements: Work is performed in kitchen areas where the steam and heat from cooking and dishwashing equipment often cause uncomfortably high temperatures and humidity. Performs work requiring light to moderate physical.

May be required to perform heavy work, such as scouring and scrubbing large size cooking utensils and pushing heavy carts and trucks in unloading, storing, and delivering supplies. Subject to continuous standing and walking, and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending. Frequently lifts or moves objects weighing up to 20 pounds unassisted and occasionally lift or move objects weighing more than 40 pounds with the assistance of others.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $19.32 – $22.53/hr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-09.

What is the work schedule?

This is a 15 Hours position.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.