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Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
On-site Chillicothe, OH $20.8 – $24.3/hr Apply by Jul 1, 2026 Cooking ENTJESFJESTJISTJ OperationsHospitality
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This position is located in the Nutrition and Food Service of Chillicothe, Ohio VA Medical Center. Nutrition and Food Services is responsible for providing meals and Nutritional care to veteran patients. The primary purpose of the Cook WG-4 is to prepare nutritious, high quality meals for Service veterans. The position has a sequence of steps that require attention to work operations, sanitation and safety; work assignments may require knowledge and judgment.
What You'll Do
- →Position Description Title/PD#: Cook/PD99819S Physical Requirements: Subject to continuous standing, walking, frequent bending, reaching, pushing and pulling.
- →Lifts or moves objects weighing up to 40 lbs. unassisted.
- →Manipulates cumbersome and heavy objects, such as washing stainless steel mixing bowls, pushing heavy carts on caster, or operating heavy equipment.
- →Manual dexterity needed to safely operate equipment and to handle sharp knives and blades.
- →Hand-eye coordination and ability to concentrate and react quickly to serve food and operate equipment.
- →Working Conditions: Performs work in areas of temperature extremes.
- →Work is carried out in kitchen/dish room areas that are often hot, uncomfortable, and noisy.
- →Environment includes exposure to extreme cold while working in walk-in refrigerators and freezers for extended periods of time to complete duties.
- →Works with other cooks, food service workers, and supervisors.
- →Exposed to stems, cooking odors, and noise from equipment and conversation.
- →Subject to hazards of cuts, bruises, strains, burns and falls in kitchen equipment.
- →Strong cleaning and sanitizing solutions may be skin and respiratory irritants.
- →Performs work in patient care settings where there may be exposure to contagious disease.
- →May have contact with patients who demonstrate verbally and/or physically aggressive behavior.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Services Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓Applicants must possess a current, valid driver's license.
- ✓You may be required to provide your license at the time of interview.
- ✓A clean driving record report from the DMV and validation of your driver's license will be required during the online onboarding process.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
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