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Food Service Worker

Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs

This job in plain English

This is a part-time Food Service Worker job (20 hours a week) at the VA Maryland Health Care System in Baltimore, MD, part of the Veterans Health Administration. The job helps prepare, serve and deliver meals to patients and customers. It has one vacancy, is filled through direct hire, and the schedule rotates and includes weekends and holidays.

1 vacancy

Can you apply?

Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.

  • Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
  • Displaced federal employeesFederal employees who lost or are losing their job through a reduction in force (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL).

Other groups listed above may get extra consideration, for example veterans' preference.

Open to the public and to career transition (CTAP or ICTAP) eligible federal employees, who get selection priority. You must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or owe allegiance to the U.S.

What you would do

  • Set up food stations and serve uniform food portions to patients and customers
  • Deliver meal trays to patient bedsides and report patient comments and complaints
  • Prepare cold foods, sandwiches, beverages and boxed meals in set quantities
  • Check diet trays for completeness, correct temperatures and correct diet items
  • Stock nourishments using first-in, first-out and sanitize equipment and work areas

Do you qualify for WG-4?

With experience: No specific amount of training or experience is required. You must show training or experience that proves you can do the work, with detailed descriptions on your resume. Paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work, counts.

With education: This job does not have an education requirement.

How to apply well

What to send:

  • Resume, two pages or less, 5MB or less
  • Completed online occupational questionnaire
  • SF-50 if you are a current or former federal employee
  • CTAP or ICTAP documentation if you claim career transition priority
  • Separation notice (RIF) or SF-15 if they apply to you
  • Disability letter (Schedule A or VA) if you choose to include one

How you will be rated: Your answer to the first question on the online questionnaire screens out applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements. Remaining applicants are rated on job elements such as dexterity and safety, materials, work practices, and use of tools and equipment. The agency will not assume experience that is not clearly listed.

Tips for this job:

  • Show the number of hours per week for each past job, since part-time experience is credited by hours
  • Describe your food service tasks in detail, such as tray line, diet trays and meal delivery, because the agency will not assume experience
  • Your resume must be two pages or less and uploaded with the questionnaire before the closing date, or your application will be incomplete

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Part-time, 20 hours per week. Hours vary and rotate, including weekends and holidays.

Conditions of employment:

  • U.S. citizenship required, with rare exceptions under VA policy
  • Background investigation to determine suitability for federal employment
  • Urinalysis drug test before appointment; refusing the test means no job
  • Selective Service registration required for men born after 12/31/1959
  • Online onboarding with acceptable ID; driver's licenses must be REAL ID compliant
  • 1-year probationary period
  • Annual seasonal flu vaccination required, or a medical or religious exemption with a face mask
  • Lift up to 20 pounds often and over 40 pounds with help; work in heat, noise and wet floors

We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.

Job details

Salary
$22.00 – $26.00 per hour
Pay scale and grade
WG-4 · Wage Grade (trades and crafts)
Location
Baltimore, Maryland
Appointment
Permanent
Work schedule
Part-time
Service
Competitive
Openings
1
Security clearance
Not Required
Travel
Not required
Drug test
Not required
Supervisory
No
Occupation
Food Service Working (7408)
Announcement
CBTF-13100160-27-NW

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