This position is located in the Nutrition and Food Services within the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Administration. The primary purpose of this position is to perform and lead employees in food service operations including food handling, preparation, storage and delivery. The Food Service Worker Lead perform duties associated with the food service industry. A recruitment incentive may be available to highly qualified applicant.

Duties

Duties include but is not limited to: Serves food cafeteria style by placing uniform portions on customer/patient/resident plates Breaks down and cleans the station when assigned Sets up dining room tables, place food and beverages on tables and replenish items Prepares fresh fruit/cold salads/dressings/sandwich fillings and cold sandwiches and simple cold desserts Sorts, washes, peels and cuts cold foods using knives or other equipment Provides assistance to cooks in food preparation areas such as weigh, measure, and assemble ingredients Portions other food items into standard serving sizes using proper utensils and specified dishware Make final check of diet trays assembled by lower grade workers for completeness and correct food temperatures Verify that food items on the tray are appropriate for the prescribed diet Identify obvious discrepancies between the prescribed diets and the food items designated by the menu Provides patients with basic information about modified diets and the nutrition services available Prepares individual and bulk nourishments and supplemental foods and beverages for patients Follows directions in assembling, measuring, weighing or mixing ingredients for basic formulas and supplemental following standardized recipes and using sanitary techniques Takes nourishment inventories, stocking using first in first out procedures, replacing expired items 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 Leads food production activities in the absence of a supervisor or Food Production Manager Adheres to facility customer service standards with all staff and patient interactions Follows up on patient feedback as needed to assure high quality patient/customer service is maintained Provides on the job training to worker graded food service workers and documents training provided Completes safety and sanitation inspection check lists of the food service and food production areas, documents problems, and initiates action to resolve them Advises and communicates to employees instructions for accomplishing corrective actions Reviews the daily work assignments sheets and makes adjustments in assignments and work sequences as necessary so that coverage is provided Checks work in progress and ensures that when finished it complies with instructions on work sequence, procedures, quality and deadlines Ensures that food production and service areas are properly set up with all food and/or supplies in a timely manner Reviews diet changes prior to tray line, making appropriate adjustments on individual patient tray tickets Performs final checks on trays for proper temperature and accuracy as indicated on the ticket Assures proper food handling techniques are used and all employees use good personal hygiene Oversees employee activities to ensure that diet orders are process in time for meal service, tray tickets reviewed and foods are portioned and served Serves as relief for first line supervisors during employee shortages and emergency situations Work Schedule: Discussed during interview Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker Leader/PD99919S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Approved Telework: Not Authorized

Requirements

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. Physical Requirements: Light lifting (under 15lbs), light carrying (under 15 pounds) straight pulling (2hrs), pushing (2 hrs), reaching above shoulder, use of fingers, both hands required, walking (8 hrs), standing (8 hrs), repeated bending (2 hrs), both legs required, ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously, depth perception, ability to distinguish basic colors, ability to distinguish shades of color, hearing (aid permitted), no severe food allergies. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element for a Food Service Worker Leader. The screen out for this vacancy is the ability to lead or supervise. This would include communicating instructions and information to staff regarding preparing a variety of foods, determining which food items to serve for common, specialized or modified diets; communicating with supervisors about problems and events that occurred; providing on-the-job training; reviewing daily work assignments and making adjustments when needed; performs food service work to include reviewing trays before delivery ensuring correct food temperature, selections and portions; assisting cooks with food preparation; preparing special feeding and nourishment items according to label or oral instructions; serving meals and drinks, clean and sanitizing kitchen equipment; cleaning tables and washing dishes; follows instructions and can follow proper food handling guidelines; makes arithmetical computations to increase, decrease or convert metric to standard measurements. 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. 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.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address VA Puget Sound Health Care System 1660 South Columbian Way Seattle, WA 98108 US
• Name: Marie Rogers
• Phone: 3606964061 X38663
• Email: [email protected]