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Food Service Worker

Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs

This job in plain English

This is a full-time Food Service Worker job in the Nutrition and Food Service at the Brockton VA Medical facility, part of the VA Boston Healthcare System within the Veterans Health Administration. It has 1 vacancy and is filled through direct hire, so applicants are not rated against a standard merit list. The work shift runs Friday through Tuesday in the afternoon and evening.

1 vacancy

Can you apply?

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

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

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

The job is open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen, national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. Displaced federal employees (CTAP, ICTAP or RPL) get priority over other applicants.

What you would do

  • Set up cafeteria lines and dining tables with hot and cold food
  • Serve food in uniform portions to customers and patients
  • Deliver meal trays to patients' bedsides
  • Wash, peel and cut fresh fruits and vegetables
  • Clean work areas and dishes after meals
  • Unload delivery trucks and store sanitized dishes and supplies

Do you qualify for WG-3?

With experience: No specific length of experience is required. You must show training or experience with enough scope and quality to do the work, and describe it in detail on your resume. Paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work, counts.

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

How to apply well

What to send:

  • Resume, two pages maximum, with detailed descriptions of your duties
  • Cover letter, if you want to include one
  • SF-50 if you are a current or former federal employee; more than one may be needed
  • DD-214 Statement of Service, if you have military service
  • Disability letter (Schedule A or VA), if applicable
  • Separation notice (RIF), if applicable

How you will be rated: You complete an occupational questionnaire, and question 1 is a screen-out; applicants who do not meet the minimum are removed. Remaining applicants are rated on job elements such as dexterity and safety, materials, tools and equipment, and work practices.

Tips for this job:

  • Keep your resume to two pages or less, because longer resumes are ruled ineligible.
  • Describe your food service, kitchen or cleaning work with dates and hours per week, since VA will not assume your experience.
  • Have a REAL ID-compliant ID ready, because non-compliant driver's licenses are not accepted for onboarding.

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours a week. Friday through Tuesday, 11:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., with Wednesday and Thursday off. The schedule is subject to change.

Conditions of employment:

  • U.S. citizenship
  • Background investigation to determine suitability for federal employment
  • Selective Service registration for males born after 12/31/1959
  • Acceptable ID for onboarding; driver's licenses that are not REAL ID compliant are not accepted
  • 1-year probationary period
  • Annual flu vaccination or approved exemption required for health care personnel
  • May be required to work at any VA Boston Healthcare System campus
  • Frequently lift up to 20 pounds alone and occasionally more than 40 pounds with help

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 – $25.00 per hour
Pay scale and grade
WG-3 · Wage Grade (trades and crafts)
Location
Brockton, Massachusetts
Appointment
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Openings
1
Security clearance
Not Required
Travel
Not required
Drug test
Not required
Supervisory
No
Occupation
Food Service Working (7408)
Announcement
CBTD-13088187-27-JP

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