- Position Title
- Food Service Worker
- Agency
- Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- ML-10419371-19-PB Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, February 8, 2019 to Tuesday, February 19, 2019
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Eligibilities
1.
Are you an employee of the facility indicated for this position?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
Preferences
1.
Would you accept part-time employment?
Assessment 1
Select the appropriate answer to the following questions based on your ability to perform the duties of this position. When answering the questionnaire, remember that your answers are subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of your knowledge or skills as proof to support your answers, or you may be required to verify a response by a practical demonstration of your claimed ability to perform a task. Please select only one letter for each item.
1.
From the descriptions below, choose the one letter beside the statement that best describes the highest level of experience that you possess and that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of a Food Service Worker without more than normal supervision. This includes experience in variety Food Service Worker duties such as nutrition care service operations to plan, organize and complete food services to patients according to established schedules, working with sanitation and food safety regulations. Experience weighing and measuring and making arithmetical computations in order to increase, decrease or convert ingredients used in food preparation, operating and cleaning steam and electrical equipment used in food service, working with regular, modified and special diets in order to recognize and check menu items for compliance with prescribed diets, reading and understanding standard recipes in order to assist the cook or independently prepare simple menu items, and utilizing a personal computer, keyboard, and printer. This is a screen-out element. Failure to meet a minimum level will result in an ineligible rating. Select only ONE letter
For each task in the following group, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
2.
Assembles labels and distributes individual nourishments for appropriate patients or nursing stations.
3.
Ensures trays appear appetizing, are sanitary and contents complete.
4.
Serves meals following diet orders in a cafeteria line or dining room.
5.
Assembles, labels, and arranges completed recipe items in preparation for use by cooks.
6.
Follows recipes along with menu item preparation worksheets and verbal instructions in order to prepare foods and beverages.
7.
Runs nourishment labels, check diet changes for early and late trays, prepare slips for outpatients, run back-up copies for tray tickets and nourishments , and assists in food preparation as needed.
8.
Uses a computer terminal to record and retrieve recipes, menu, and inventory data and to produce printouts of such information for various work units in the kitchen.
9.
Assists higher graded cooks and/or independently prepares menu items that require little or no processing such as cold sandwich fillings, milkshakes, gelatin, fruit servings, toast, simple salads, coffee and similar items.
10.
Skill to weigh and measure with ability to make arithmetical computations in order to increase, decrease, or convert ingredients used in food preparations.
11.
Conducts final check of diet trays to ensure correct food temperature.
12.
Ensures selections/portions comply with remarks annotated on tray ticket or diet card.
13.
VERIFICATION STATEMENT: Your rating is subject to verification based on the resume, narratives and other relevant documents you submit, and through verification of references as appropriate. Deliberate attempts to falsify information are grounds for non-selection and for termination. In addition, falsifying information on your application can result in your being barred from federal employment. Please choose A to certify that your answers are accurate and complete.