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Food Service Worker
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
On-siteCincinnati, OH$21.4 – $25/hrApply by May 28, 2026Food Service WorkingESFJESFPISFJISTJOperationsHospitality
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The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has adopted the Nutrition and Food Service (NFS) Workforce Modernization Plan, one of the largest workforce innovation efforts undertaken by VHA to articulate future states of NFS operations across enterprise, identifies key priorities for NFS to modernize workforce, recognize unique positions within VHA to support Veterans NFS and established consistency of functions and streamlines hiring process.
What You'll Do
- →This position independently performs duties that require proficiency in special procedures and broad knowledge of service operations, such as food and beverage preparation, modified diets, computer proficiency, dishwashing, dry and refrigerated storage, and safety and sanitation.
- →Major duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to): Set up and breaks down assigned station with the correct supplies and food items.
- →Portion food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and specified dishware.
- →Decide what food items to serve for the most common diets when the diet card or tray ticket identifies only the kind of diet called for.
- →Provide patients with basic information about modified diets and the nutrition services that are available.
- →Identify obvious discrepancies between the prescribed diets and the food items designated by the menu.
- →Follow directions in assembling, measuring, weighing, or mixing ingredients for basic formulas and supplemental feedings following standardized recipes and using sanitary techniques.
- →Deliver meal trays to the patients' bedsides; reporting the patients' comments and complaints to the supervisor or dietitian.
- →Provide assistance to cooks in the food preparation area including assembling, labeling and arranging completed recipe items in preparation for use by cooks.
- →Prepare fresh fruit/cold salads/dressings/sandwich fillings and cold sandwiches and simple cold desserts along with individual and bulk nourishments and supplement foods and beverages for patients.
- →Make final check of diet trays assembled by lower grade workers for completeness, correct food temperatures.
- →Work in one or more functional areas of the kitchen such as food preparation, dish and pot washing, dry and refrigerated storage and receiving, and the serving line.
- →Perform heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas.
- →Perform other duties as assigned.
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 Pre-employment physical required 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.
- ✓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.
- ✓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.
- ✓This position does not have an education qualification requirement.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 866773db-3399-4ebf-886d-cfb04a68d2e9
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