You will serve as a Food Service Worker (FSW) for Nutrition and Food Services (NFS) at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS), Seattle, Washington.

Duties

Act as Senior Food Service Worker and provide a broad knowledge of service operations, such as food and beverage preparation, modified diets, computer proficiency, dishwashing, dry and refrigerated storage, and safety and sanitation to the team. Perform all duties of all lower grade levels but help with making patient selections, thickening items, and checking trays. Set up assigned station on the tray line with the correct supplies and food items. Set up dining room tables for service, place food and beverages on tables, and replenish items as necessary. Assist cooks in the food preparation area, such as weigh, measure and assemble ingredients according to standardized recipes. Make final check of diet trays assembled by lower grade workers for completeness, 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. Provide patients with basic information about modified diets and the nutrition services that are available. Determine the quantities of ingredients needed to prepare required yield. Make conversions between the metric system to the standard system. Take nourishment inventories, stocking using first in-first out procedures, replacing expired items. Work 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. Assist cooks in the food preparation area including assembling, labeling, and arranging completed recipe items in preparation for use by cooks. Use a computer terminal to record and retrieve recipe, menu, and inventory data and to produce reports. Perform other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Friday- Tuesday, 11:00 AM to 7:30 PM. Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99836S Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not authorized. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement, 09/09/2024. 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 SafetyInterpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading)MaterialsTechnical PracticesUse and Maintain Tools and EquipmentWithout more than normal supervisionWork 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. Physical Requirements: Wage Grade 4 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. Working Conditions: 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.

Education

There is no educational substitute for this position.

Contacts

• Address VA Puget Sound Health Care System 1660 South Columbian Way Seattle, WA 98108 US
• Name: Christian Sheehy
• Phone: 253-583-1445
• Email: [email protected]