This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6), Fayetteville NC. Food Service Workers perform tasks with several steps or a sequence of tasks that requires attention to work operations. They follow set up procedures in accomplishing repetitive assignments and follow an established sequence of work.
Duties and responsibilities for this position include, but not limited to the following: Sets up and breaks down assigned station with the correct supplies and food items. Portions food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and specified dishware. Selects and places correct items on patient trays. Decides what food items to serve for the most common diets.
Identifies obvious discrepancies between the prescribed diets and the food items designated by the menu. Sets up dining room tables for service, place food and beverages on tables, and replenish items as necessary. Delivers meal trays to the patients' bedsides;, reporting the patients' comments and complaints to the supervisor or dietitian.
Provides assistance to cooks in the food preparation area, such as weigh, measure and assemble ingredients according to standardized recipes. Prepares fresh fruit/cold salads/dressings/sandwich fillings and cold sandwiches and simple cold desserts. Reads and interprets regular or modified menus, individual diet cards, tray tickets or patient selections. Performs heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas. Performs related duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Varies from 5:00am - 7:00pm seven days a week including holidays. Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99920A 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.
Alicia.Fraser@va.gov · 9085607880
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $19.17 – $22.37/hr.
Applications close on 2026-10-30.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
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