This Food Service Worker position is part time (20 hours weekly), located within the Nutrition & Food Service at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina.
Food Service Workers (FSW) follow set procedures in accomplishing repetitive assignments and follow an established sequence of work. FSW can do all the duties of a lower grade worker.
FSW can 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 area doing work such as portioning cold food, dipping hot food, working in the dish room and passing trays to hospitalized patients.
MAJOR DUTIES: Set up assigned station on the tray line with the correct supplies and food items Break down and clean the station when assigned Return soiled trays and dishes to the dish room Deliver meal trays to the patients' bedsides and report the patients' comments and complaints to the supervisor or dietitian Prepare beverages according to the number of servings required Prepare fresh fruit/cold salads/dressings/sandwich fillings and cold sandwiches and simple cold desserts in specified quantities Sort, wash, peel and cut cold foods using knives or other equipment Prepare uncooked food items, such as sandwich spread and salad dressings Operate and break down and clean all equipment assigned to food service and related areas Portion other food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and specified dishware Prepare boxed/to go meals Verify that food items on the tray are appropriate for the prescribed diet Identify obvious discrepancies between the prescribed diets and the food items designated by the menu Decide what food items to serve for the most common diets when the diet card or tray ticket identifies only the kind of diet called for Distributes menus and surveys to patients Provide patients with basic information about modified diets and the nutrition services that are available Prepare individual and bulk nourishments and supplemental foods and beverages for patients Determine the quantities of ingredients needed to prepare required yield Take nourishment inventories, stocking using first in-first out procedures, replacing expired items Label and distribute individual nourishments Sterilize equipment and sanitize work areas 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 Unload food/tray delivery carts Store sanitized dishes, glasses and silverware Scrape, soak, scour, and scrub cookware and utensils Move garbage cans when collecting and transferring trash from the work area to the disposal area Other duties as assigned to meet the needs of the Medical Center Work Schedule: Part Time 20 hours weekly working variable shifts between 5:30am and 6:30pm, Sunday through Saturday.
Includes every other weekend and holidays. Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker (PT)/PD99920s and PD99920S Physical Requirements: Wage Grade 3 Food Service Workers perform work requiring light to moderate physical effort. They may be required to perform heavy work, such as scouring and scrubbing large size cooking utensils and pushing heavy carts and trucks in unloading, storing, and delivering supplies.
They are subject to continuous standing and walking, and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending. May be required to work on ladders and use powered cleaning equipment. They frequently lift or move objects weighing up to 20 pounds unassisted and occasionally lift or move objects weighing more than 40 pounds with the assistance of others.
There is no education substitution for this position.
kea.lauchu@va.gov · 405-456-2140 X62140
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $20.42 – $23.81/hr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2027-09-30.
There are 3 openings for this position.
This is a 20 hours weekly position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
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