Food Service Worker

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; West Haven (CT); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in West Haven, CT is seeking a Food Service Worker for the VA Connecticut Healthcare System. The role supports nutrition and food service operations with part-time hours (20 per week) and intermittent shifts without set hours.

Primary duties include setting up dining areas, serving meals, delivering trays to patients, and maintaining clean service areas. Applicants should be prepared for a physically active environment and varied tours, including evenings and

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• The incumbent has a high level of skills and abilities for providing patient centered care and exceptional customer service
• Daily interaction with Veterans to obtain menu selections
• Set up cafeteria lines, steam tables, dining room tables, and side service stands with hot and cold food items
• Serves food cafeteria style by placing uniform portions on customers' plates
• Delivers meal trays to patients' bedsides
• Brews coffee according to servings required
• Assembles salads or fruit in quantity and portions
• Sorts, wash, peel and cut fresh fruits and vegetables
• Operates and break down equipment
• Performs heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service areas
• Removes doors, pans, screens for dish machine maintenance
• Unloads delivery trucks
• Stores sanitized dishes and silverware
• Move heavy garbage cans and assist with trash disposal
• Work schedules include Part Time 3:30pm-7:30pm and Intermittent shifts including mornings/evenings
• Physical requirements include light to moderate exertion and standing for long periods

Job description

Summary

This Food Service Worker position is located within the Nutrition & Food Service at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System within VISN 1. This announcement will be used to fill a Part-time position at 20 hours a week and an Intermittent position with no set hours located at the West Haven VA Medical Facility.

This Food Service Worker position is located within the Nutrition & Food Service at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System within VISN 1. This announcement will be used to fill a Part-time position at 20 hours a week and an Intermittent position with no set hours located at the West Haven VA Medical Facility.

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 Interpret Instructions - Specifications (other than blueprint reading) Materials Technical Practices Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Without more than normal supervision 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.

Duties

• The incumbent has a high level of skills and abilities for providing patient centered care and exceptional customer service
• Daily interaction with Veterans to obtain menu selections.Major duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to: Set up cafeteria lines - steam tables - dining room tables - and side service stands with hot and cold food items
• Serves food cafeteria style by placing uniform portions of food on customers'/patients' plates
• Breaks down and clean assigned area when the meal is finished and return food to the kitchen
• Set up dining room tables for service - place food and beverages on tables - and replenish items as necessary
• Returns soiled trays and dishes to the dish room after meals
• Delivers meal trays to the patients' bedsides
• Brews coffee according to the number of servings required
• Assembles and toss fresh fruit or green salads in quantity using prepared dressings and portions into standard serving sizes
• Apportion other food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and containers
• Makes cold sandwiches using prepared ingredients and pack box lunches
• 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
• Sorts - wash - peel and cut fresh fruits and vegetables
• Operates and break down equipment
• Performs heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas Separates food waste and trash from dishes - glasses and silverware in the dish washing area
• Removes inspection doors - strainer pans - screens and spray arms for preventive maintenance of the dish machine
• Unloads delivery trucks
• Stores sanitized dishes - glasses and silverware
• Scrapes - soak - scour - and scrub the heavier cooking utensils
• Moves heavy garbage cans when collecting and transferring trash from the work area to the disposal area
• Performing other duties as assigned
• Work Schedules: Part Time: Various tours with primary hours between 3:30pm- 7:30pm Intermittent: Can cover tours to include Morning & Evening tours (6:30am-3:00pm - 11:00am-7:30pm) - to include weekends and holidays
• Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99920S Physical Requirements: Food Service Workers perform work requiring light to moderate physical effort
• They 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
• They are subject to continuous standing and walking - and frequent stooping - reaching - pushing - pulling - and bending
• They frequently lift or move objects weighing up to 20 pounds unassisted and occasionally lift or move objects weighing more than 40 pounds with the assistance of others
• The work is performed in kitchen areas where the steam and heat from cooking and dishwashing equipment often cause uncomfortably high temperatures and humidity
• The work area is well-lighted but usually noisy from food service activities - and there is danger of slipping on floors where food or beverages have been dropped
• Food service workers are regularly exposed to hot liquids - sharp cutting blades - hot working surfaces - and extreme temperature changes when entering walk-in refrigeration or freezing units
• NOTIFICATIONS: This position is in the competitive service
• 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
• This announcement will be used to recruit for a Part time and Intermittent position
• Please select the correct work schedule you are interested in during your application
• This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay
• Current employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50 - (Notice of Personnel Action)
• The SF-50 must identify the position title - series - grade - step - tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted)
• In some cases - more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.