Food Service Worker

Veterans Health Administration; Town of Canandaigua (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs VA Medical Center in Canandaigua, NY is seeking a Food Service Worker to support nutrition and patient meals.

The role involves food preparation, dishwashing, storage, safety, and sanitation, with duties across kitchen stations such as food prep, serving lines, and tray delivery to patients. You will work 5:30am-2:00pm in the Nutrition & Food Service department, performing modified diets, assembling trays, and ensuring meals meet prescribed diets.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in basic kitchen tasks and dietary considerations.
• Ability to follow recipes and standardized procedures.
• Knowledge of safety and sanitation practices.

Responsibilities

• Sets up and breaks down assigned station with supplies and food items.
• Ports food items into standard serving sizes with proper utensils.
• Assists with modified diets and nutrition services for patients.
• Delivers meal trays to patients, reports comments to supervisor or dietitian.
• Prepares fresh items and assists cooks in meal preparation.
• Keeps kitchen areas clean, organized, and compliant with safety standards.

Skills

Dishwashing

Food prep

Safety & sanitation

Modified diets

Serving trays

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This Food Service Worker position is located within the Nutrition & Food Service (NFS) at the VA Medical Center in Canandaigua, NY.

Key Responsibilities

This position independently performs duties that require proficiency in special procedures and broad knowledge of service operations, such as food and beverage preparation, modified diets, computer proficiency, dishwashing, dry and refrigerated storage, and safety and sanitation.

Major duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to): Sets up and breaks down assigned station with the correct supplies and food items; Portions food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and specified dishware; Decides what food items to serve for the most common diets when the diet card or tray ticket identifies only the kind of diet called for; Provides patients with basic information about modified diets and the nutrition services that are available; Identifies obvious discrepancies between the prescribed diets and the food items designated by the menu; Follows directions in assembling, measuring, weighing, or mixing ingredients for basic formulas and supplemental feedings following standardized recipes and using sanitary techniques; Delivers meal trays to the patients' bedsides; reporting the patients' comments and complaints to the supervisor or dietitian; Provides assistance to cooks in the food preparation area including assembling, labeling and arranging completed recipe items in preparation for use by cooks; Prepares fresh fruit/cold salads/dressings/sandwich fillings and cold sandwiches and simple cold desserts along with individual and bulk nourishments and supplement foods and beverages for patients; Makes final check of diet trays assembled by lower grade workers for completeness, correct food temperatures; Works in one or more functional areas of the kitchen such as food preparation, dish and pot washing, dry and refrigerated storage and receiving, and the serving line; Performs heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas; Performing other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: 5:30am-2:00pm Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/ PD# 99836-S Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

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 $20.49 – $23.88/hr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-02.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.

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