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Food Service Worker
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 17 days ago
On-site Chillicothe, OH $19.9 – $23.3/hr Apply by Sep 23, 2026 Food Service Working ESFJESFPISFJISTJ Hospitality
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The Food Service Worker position at the VA Medical Center involves preparing and serving food according to prescribed diets, assisting in food preparation, maintaining cleanliness in food service areas, and delivering meals to patients under varying physical conditions, with applicants evaluated based on their ability to perform these duties with minimal supervision.
What You'll Do
- →This Food Service Worker position is located within the Nutrition & Food Service at the VA Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio.
- →Major duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to): Sets up and breaks down assigned station with the correct supplies and food items.
- →Portions food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and specified dishware.
- →Selects and places correct items on patient trays.
- →Decides what food items to serve for the most common diets.
- →Identifies obvious discrepancies between the prescribed diets and the food items designated by the menu.
- →Sets up dining room tables for service, place food and beverages on tables, and replenish items as necessary.
- →Delivers meal trays to the patients' bedsides; reporting the patients' comments and complaints to the supervisor or dietitian.
- →Provides assistance to cooks in the food preparation area, such as weigh, measure and assemble ingredients according to standardized recipes.
- →Prepares fresh fruit/cold salads/dressings/sandwich fillings and cold sandwiches and simple cold desserts.
- →Reads and interprets regular or modified menus, individual diet cards, tray tickets or patient selections.
- →Performs heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas.
- →Performing other duties as assigned.
- →Work Schedule: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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 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.
- ✓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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