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Food Service Workers apply knowledge of special procedures in preparing food and serving patients. They select and place food items on patient trays as they proceed down the tray assembly line.
Learn more about this agency11/23/2018 to 02/28/2019
$13.99 - $16.31 per hour
WG 3
No
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
3
No
No
CBAZ-10364841-19-CRC-MP
517648100
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Current federal employees of this agency.
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.
Please review the Assessment Questionnaire #1 for complete guidance and instructions for how to apply.
This is not a series that requires education, however please submit any transcripts or certifications that could benefit or contribute to your application materials.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Incumbent's work assignments require light to moderate physical activity, and heavy work, such as scouring and scrubbing large size cooking utensils, pushing/pulling loaded tray carts to and from ward areas. Work on ladders and using powered cleaning equipment is required. There is continuous standing and walking with frequent bending, stooping, reaching, pushing, and pulling. There is frequent moving and/or lifting of objects weighing up to 40 pounds, and occasionally over 40 pounds.
WORKING CONDITIONS: Working areas (kitchen and dish room) are often uncomfortably hot, humid, and noisy. Incumbent is regularly exposed to possibility of being electrically shocked, cut, bruised, burned, or scalded, and/or slipping on wet slippery floors. He/She is constantly exposed to extremes in temperature (cold from kitchen freezers/refrigerators, sometimes to -20 degrees F; heat and steam from ovens, dishmachines, etc. sometimes in excess of 100 degrees F). There is exposure to irritants present in detergents, cleansers, and sanitizing agents.
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) provides eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. The open date closes February 28th, 2019 and this agency will perform biweekly cutoffs of applicants as needed to fill current and future vacancies up through the closing date of this announcement.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
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For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.
If you are unable to apply online view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
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If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 02/28/2019 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10364841.
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.
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