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Food Service Worker (Leader)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
On-site Spokane, WA $22.8 – $26.6/hr Apply by Jun 29, 2026 Food Service Working ESFJESFPISFJISTJ Hospitality
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You will serve as Lead Food Service Worker with the Nutrition & Food Services at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center located in Spokane, Washington. Qualified applicants will begin to be referred to the hiring manager on Monday, June 15th, 2026. If no selection is made, a final group of applicants will be referred after the closing date. This position will remain open to the closing date unless the position is filled, in which case the announcement will be closed.
What You'll Do
- →Leads the activities of the production and service areas.
- →Leads food production activities in the absence of a supervisor or Food Production Manager.
- →May work along with employees so that proper work methods are demonstrated, and the pace of the work can be established and sustained.
- →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.
- →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.
- →Help 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.
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.
- ✓May serve a probationary period.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). 5 CFR § 330.502 - General restriction on movement after competitive appointment applies.
- ✓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.
- ✓There is no educational substitute for this position.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 5350ab9d-81ce-4eef-a9a0-b01ffaec88d2
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