- Position Title
- Food Service Worker
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CAZP-12584441-25-FD Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, October 22, 2024 to Monday, November 4, 2024
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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.
Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
Your resume must include the following information for each job listed:
- Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
- Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
- Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.
By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).
2.
I authorize my application information being shared with hiring managers for similar positions. I understand this option may not result in further consideration for additional positions nor will it impact my application for this announcement.
Assessment 1
From the descriptions listed below, select the appropriate response that best describes your likelihood for success as a Food Service Worker at the WG-2 grade level based on your past work or training. Please select only one letter for each item.
1.
(Screen-Out) Reliability and Dependability: From the descriptions listed below, select the response that best describes your ability to perform reliably and dependably as a Food Service Worker, based on your past work and/or school performance. Please select only one answer. In making your response, consider that this job includes such tasks as scouring and scrubbing kitchen items, cleaning food preparation surfaces, making hot and cold food, setting up cafeteria lines, sweeping and mopping floors, and emptying trashcans.
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.
Uses proper cleaning solutions to sanitize food preparation surfaces.
3.
Cleans walk-in refrigerators and freezers in a food service or food handling organization.
4.
Handling and storing sanitized dishes, glasses and silverware for public use.
5.
Making sandwiches using prepared ingredients for cafeteria or buffet lines.
6.
Portioning food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and containers.
7.
Assembling and tossing fresh fruit or green salads in large quantities for public consumption.
8.
Brewing coffee in a restaurant/commercial size coffee maker.
9.
Sets up glasses, silverware, dishes, trays and condiments in communal dining areas.
10.
Scouring and scrubbing heavy cooking utensils such as mixing bowls and pots.
11.
Performing heavy duty cleaning tasks such as ceilings and/or exhaust hoods.
12.
Loading and operating a continuous conveyor belt feeding dishwasher.
13.
Sets up cafeteria lines and/or steamtables with hot and cold food items.
14.
Carries out preventive maintenance and cleaning by removing inspection doors, strainer pans, and spray arms of a dish machine.
15.
Stands/walks to clear tables and carrying trays of heavy dishes for several hours or more at a time.
16.
Sweeping and mopping floors repetitively in high traffic areas such as corridors, entryways, cafeterias and other areas.
17.
Moving kitchen equipment such as stand mixers, weight scales and meat slicers to clean spaces behind and under such equipment.
18.
Delivering meals, which may include hot foods and liquids, to patients' bedsides or patrons.
19.
Emptying trashcans containing food scraps and waste.
20.
Reads and understands written material such as time and duty schedules.
21.
Reads and follows instructions with regard to safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals.
22.
Reads and follows instructions on menus, recipes, and/or basic work instructions.
23.
Follows label directions in using cleaning or disinfecting/sanitizing agents.
24.
Applies sanitation principles to safeguard food against spoilage and waste.
25.
Adhering to safety policies and procedures when performing manual work involving lifting, carrying, transporting and delivering food or other items.
26.
Works quickly without accidents while at the same time being attentive to the quality of your work.
27.
Recognizes typical health and safety hazards for yourself and other workers around you.
28.
Working rapidly and accurately under the pressure of deadlines.
The following is a Certification of Understanding. RESPONSE TO THIS STATEMENT IS MANDATORY. Please note, if you do not answer this question, it will result in not being considered for this position.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
29.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.