Summary

The Food Service Worker - WG-3 is a position in the Nutrition and Food Services located at the Bruce W Carter Department of VA Medical Hospital. Nutrition and Food Service is responsible for providing meals and nutritional care to veteran patients at the Medical Center - and the primary purpose of this position is to perform food service tasks with a sequence of steps that require attention to work operations - sanitation and safety.

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. 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. 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. 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.

Duties

• Major Duties for Food Service Worker includes but not limited to: - Set up assigned station 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 food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and specified dishware - Select and place correct items on patient trays - Read and interpret a regular or modified menu - individual diet cards - tray tickets or patient selections - 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 - Perform heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas - Separate food waste - trash/recyclables from dishes - glasses and silverware - 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 - Other duties as assigned to meet the needs of the Medical Center Work Schedule: Varies M-F Weekends & Holidays 5:00AM-1:30PM and/or 11:30AM-8PM Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99920-S Physical Requirements: 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 Heavy Lifting (30 to 45 lbs.)
• Heavy Carrying (30 to 45 lbs.)
• Pushing - pulling up to 450 pounds
• continuous walking - standing - bending - lifting - stooping - reaching - and grasping.