Food Service Worker

Summary

This Food Service Worker position is located within the Nutrition & Food Service at the VA Medical Center in Fargo, North Dakota. Food Service Workers in the Nutrition and Food Services Department provide support services in preparing food, tray delivery, and related duties to serve the Veterans.

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. 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 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. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen‑out element — which usually appears as question 1 in the online 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, Ameri Corps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, 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 per week spent in such employment.

• Set up and break down assigned station with the correct supplies and food items
• Portion food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and specified dishware
• Select and place correct items on patient trays
• Decide what food items to serve for the most common diets
• Identify obvious discrepancies between the prescribed diets and the food items designated by the menu
• Set up dining room tables for service—place food and beverages on tables and replenish items as necessary
• Deliver meal trays to the patients' bedsides
• Report patients' comments and complaints to the supervisor or dietitian
• Assist cooks in the food preparation area—such as weigh, measure, and assemble ingredients according to standardized recipes
• Prepare fresh fruit, cold salads, dressings, sandwich fillings, cold sandwiches, and simple cold desserts
• Read and interpret regular or modified menus, individual diet cards, tray tickets, or patient selections
• Perform heavy‑duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas
• Perform other duties as assigned

Varies Sunday through Saturday to include rotating holidays.

Title/PD#:
Food Service Worker/PD99920S

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 cooking utensils, pushing heavy carts and trucks when unloading, storing, and delivering supplies. They are subject to continuous standing and walking, 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 assistance.

The work is…