** Food Service Worker Leader**

**Department of Veterans Affairs**

**Summary**

This position is responsible for leading and directing Wage Grade personnel working in the food service and food production units. In this capacity employee encourages and coordinates employees to fully utilize their time and to complete their assigned tasks in a satisfactory manner. Incumbent uses judgment in recognizing work objectives and in planning and organizing duties to accomplish those objectives.

**Location**

1 vacancy in the following location:

** Clarification from the agency**

This position is open to current permanent employees of VA Central Iowa Health Care System, in the Nutrition and Food Service Line only.

**Duties**

Duties of this position are, but not limited to:

* Trains lower grade employees in safe food handling practices, utilizing programs training programs approved by the FDA Food Code, i.e. ServSafe.

* Trains in continuing and new education in food safety, service techniques, customer service and Nutrition and Food Service policy.

* Utilizes various training media to deliver necessary training.

* Encourages and coordinates employees to fully utilize their time and to fulfill their assigned tasks in an efficient and satisfactory manner.

* Works with employees in planning and organizing duties to accomplish work objectives and foster a team effort.

* Makes necessary adjustments when there are unforeseen circumstances that may change the staff needs and methods of the operational needs of the service.

* Checks work while in progress and when finished to see whether the instructions on work sequence, procedures, methods and deadlines have been met by lower-grade employees.

* Maintains a wide knowledge of food service operations, is capable of performing all lower graded tasks.

* Ensures a safe clean area to work and working climate where employees function efficiently and effectively

* Performs other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor

Work Schedule: 6:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 5 days a week, rotating; 10:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m., 5 days a week rotating

Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker Leader/PD99918A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized **Requirements**

** Conditions of Employment**

* You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job

* Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959

* You may be required to serve a probationary period

* Subject to a background/security investigation

* Pre-employment physical required

* Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

* Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

* Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Personnel

** Qualifications**

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/23/2021.

**EXPERIENCE:** A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the .

**SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT:** Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements:

* Dexterity and Safety

* Interpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading)

* Lead or Supervise

* Materials

* Technical Practices

* Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment

* Work Practices

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

**Note**: *A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.* **Education**

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

**Additional information**

**RESUME REMINDER:** **Your resume must include the following information for each job listed:**

- Job Title and a summary of duties. (be as detailed as possible)

- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)

- Full-time or part-time status (MUST include hours worked per week if part-time).

- Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.

- Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. **We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.**

- Recommended: Even though not required, you may wish to write to the Demonstrated KSA as defined above to provide a more thorough explanation of where you gained your experience.

**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.

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Financial disclosure not required.

For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the document.

If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an .

* A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. .

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

**IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS R