ALL US CITIZENS DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has granted the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Direct Hiring Authority for Food Service Workers positions based on a critical hiring need identified within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This authority does not require the application of Veterans' preference or rating and ranking. Applicants will be assessed in the order in which they are received and qualified selections made in that order.

Duties

Wage Grade 4 Food Service Workers independently perform duties that require proficiency in special procedures. They require 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. Wage grade 4 workers can do all the duties of a lower grade worker, but also may help with making patient selections, thickening items and checking trays. MAJOR DUTIES: · Set up assigned station on the tray line with the correct supplies and food items · Serve food cafeteria style by placing uniform portions of food on customers'/patients'/residents' plates. · Break down and clean the station when assigned · Set up dining room tables for service, place food and beverages on tables, and replenish items as necessary · Return soiled trays and dishes to the dish room · Deliver meal trays to the patients' bedsides and report the patients' comments and complaints to the supervisor or dietitian · Prepare beverages according to the number of servings required · Prepare fresh fruit/cold salads/dressings/sandwich fillings and cold sandwiches and simple cold desserts in specified quantities · Sort, wash, peel and cut cold foods using knives or other equipment · Provide assistance to cooks in the food preparation area, such as weigh, measure and assemble ingredients according to standardized recipes · Prepare uncooked food items, such as sandwich spread and salad dressings · Operate and break down and clean all equipment assigned to food service and related areas · Portion other food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and specified dishware · Prepare boxed/to go meals · 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 · Decide 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. · Distributes menus and surveys to patients. · Provide patients with basic information about modified diets and the nutrition services that are available. · Prepare individual and bulk nourishments and supplemental foods and beverages for patients. · Follow directions in assembling, measuring, weighing, or mixing ingredients for basic formulas and supplemental feedings following standardized recipes and using sanitary techniques. · 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. · Label and distribute individual nourishments. · Sterilize equipment and sanitize work areas. · 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. · Perform heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas. · Separate food waste and trash from dishes, glasses and silverware in the dish washing area. · Unload food/tray delivery carts. · Store sanitized dishes, glasses and silverware. · Scrape, soak, scour, and scrub cookware and utensils. · Move garbage cans when collecting and transferring trash from the work area to the disposal area. · Provide assistance to 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. · Other duties as assigned to meet the needs of the Medial Center. Work Schedule: 5:30AM- 2:00PM & 11:00AM- 7:30PM, including weekends and holidays. Hours subject to change based on the needs of the agency. Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99836S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element. Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume. 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: WG-03 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. May be required to work on ladders and use powered cleaning equipment. 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 requirement for this position.

Contacts

• Address Atlanta VA Medical Center 1670 Clairmont Road Decatur, GA 30033 US
• Name: Melissa Bond
• Phone: 913-297-8383
• Email: [email protected]