Food Services Specialist

Veterans Health Administration; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration is hiring at the VA Medical Center in Reno, NV for a Food Services Specialist at the GS-11 level. The role ensures culinary technical standards, safe, efficient, and high-quality food service to Veterans, both inpatient and outpatient, in the Nutrition and Food Service.

Qualified applicants must demonstrate specialized experience or education; transcripts must be submitted.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience includes overseeing food service operations, identifying and resolving issues, knowledge of culinary procedures, maintaining inventory, and assisting with inspecting food for quality.
• Experience using a computer to perform administrative duties and providing courteous and efficient customer service.
• Education can be Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or three full years of progressively higher level graduate education in a related field.

Job description

This position is located in the Nutrition and Food Service of the VA Medical Center in Reno, NV. The Food Services Specialist is responsible for culinary technical standards by ensuring that efficient, safe, and high-quality food services are provided to the Veteran, both inpatient and outpatient.

To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level, you must meet one of the following: Specialized Experience: At least one (1) year of specialized experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. To be creditable, experience must have been equivalent the next lower grade level (GS-9) in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes: overseeing food service operations; identifying and resolving issues; knowledge of culinary procedures; maintaining inventory; knowledge of food service production equipment; assisting with inspecting food for quality; using a computer to perform administrative duties; and providing courteous and efficient customer service. NOTE:?Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must clearly indicate the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a?week spent in such employment. ~OR~ Education: Successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a related field. This education must include courses that demonstrate the knowledges, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. This education must include courses that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. Education must have been obtained in an accredited college, or university. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. ~OR~ Combination: Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education (beyond a master's degree) and specialized experience as described above to meet total experience requirements. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.