Food Service Worker

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; North Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking a Food Service Worker for the Nutrition & Food Service at the VA Medical Center in Little Rock, AR or North Little Rock, AR.

This Wage Grade 2 position involves performing routine food service tasks, following established procedures, and assisting in dish room operations and portioning foods. The job emphasizes attention to work operations, following set procedures, and completing a sequence of tasks.

Qualifications

• No specific length of training and experience is required, but you must show training or experience sufficent to do the work.
• Evidence must be supported by detailed descriptions on your resume and will be evaluated per OPM standards.
• Applicants are evaluated using the Federal Wage System Qualifications and job elements.

Responsibilities

• Operate in the dish room and assist with passing trays.
• Portion cold foods and dip hot foods as part of meal service.
• Follow established procedures and work sequences for routine tasks.

Skills

Dexterity & Safety

Follow Directions

Handle Weights & Loads

Reliability & Dependability

Special Aptitude - Food Service Work

Work Practices

Job description

This Food Service Worker position is located within the Nutrition & Food Service at the VA Medical Center in Little Rock, AR or North Little Rock, AR. The Wage Grade 2 Food Service Workers perform tasks with several steps or a sequence of tasks that requires attention to work operations. They follow set procedures in accomplishing repetitive assignments and follow an established sequence of work such as working in the dish room, passing trays, portioning cold foods and dipping hot foods.

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

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, Reliability and Dependability. Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume.

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.