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Job Overview
Employment Type
Part-time
Compensation
Hourly
Range $19.04 - $22.17
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Weekend Shifts
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Retirement Plan
Paid Time Off
Life insurance
federal holidays
Employee assistance program
Job Description
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is a federal agency dedicated to providing comprehensive healthcare services to veterans, their families, and survivors. One of its facilities, the VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System located in Topeka, KS, is currently seeking a dedicated Food Service Worker to join its team. This role is vital in supporting the healthcare facility's mission by ensuring that patients, staff, and visitors receive timely and hygienic food service in compliance with established standards. The VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System is committed to promoting health and well-being through quality care, including nutrition, and supporting employees with... Show More
Job Requirements
- U.S. citizenship
- Suitable for federal employment, determined by a background investigation
- Selective Services registration required for males born after 12/31/1959
- Complete all application requirements
- Submit required documents including resume
- Willingness to complete a 1-year probationary period
- Commitment to seasonal influenza vaccination or approved exemption
- Ability to work schedule that may include weekends and holidays
- Physical capability to perform job tasks
- Availability to work part-time 20 hours per week
- Ability to work in assigned shifts between 5:00 am and 7:00 pm
Job Qualifications
- Training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to perform the duties of the position
- Knowledge, skills, and ability to perform food service tasks
- Dexterity and safety
- Ability to follow directions
- Capacity to handle weights and loads
- Reliability and dependability
- Special aptitude for food service work
- Good work practices
- Ability to work effectively in various kitchen functional areas
Job Duties
- Set up cafeteria lines, steam tables, dining room tables, and side service stands with hot and cold food items
- Serve food cafeteria style by placing uniform portions of food on customers/patients plates
- Break down and clean assigned area when the meal is finished and return food to the kitchen
- Set up dining room tables for service, place food and beverages on tables, and replenish items as necessary
- Deliver meal trays to the patients' bedsides
- Return soiled trays and dishes to the dish room after meals
- Brew coffee according to the number of servings required
- Assemble and toss fresh fruit or green salads in quantity using prepared dressings and portion into standard serving sizes
- Apportion other food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and containers
- Make cold sandwiches using prepared ingredients and pack box lunches
- 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
- Sort, wash, peel and cut fresh fruits and vegetables
- Operate and break down equipment
- Perform heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas
- Separate food waste and trash from dishes, glasses and silverware in the dish washing area
- Remove inspection doors, strainer pans, screens and spray arms for preventive maintenance of the dish machine
- Unload delivery trucks
- Store sanitized dishes, glasses and silverware
- Scrape, soak, scour, and scrub the heavier cooking utensils
- Move heavy garbage cans when collecting and transferring trash from the work area to the disposal area
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Job Qualifications
Experience
No experience required
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