Food Service Worker

Description:

Position is located at Gallup Indian Medical Center, Dietary Branch, Gallup, New Mexico. The incumbent is responsible for a wide array of tasks in the organization including the execution of all diet orders, meals, and snack orders received from the nursing units, Registered Dietitians (RD) and physicians on staff. Also responsible for oral supplements, stocking, inventory, cardex data and distribution via physician, RD, and or nursing orders. The position reports to the Supervisory Dietitian

Requirements:

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying.

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; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
WG-04: You will be rated on the basis of your response to the assessment questions included in this vacancy announcement, and the information contained in their resume. Candidates for this position will be evaluated under the Job Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupations. Under this system, how applicants gained their skill and knowledge or the length of time they have spent in a line of work are not as important as the fact that they have the required ability or potential to do the job. In this system, the job element method is used to match what applicants can do against what the work calls for. The knowledge, skills, and abilities of applicants are compared with the knowledge, skills, and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. If applicants have the ability to do the work, they are considered eligible for the job. Each of the job elements are addressed on the online questionnaire. This job has screen-out element(s) which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. Applicants who do not meet the screen-out element(s) will be found ineligible.

Physical Effort: Care in lifting items is required - bending from the knees per lifting policy. Frequent lifting is required - moving objects up to 40lbs. i.e., lifting cases of adult formula and stocking shelves, lifting cases of tray covers for holidays, handling racks in the dish-room. Some walking and standing is required. Sitting is required for approximately 70% of the time.

Work Conditions: Work area is generally clean and warm. Area can be noisy and at times too warm or cool. When in the kitchen area there is a chance for slipping, minor cuts, bruises, burns, etc.

Time In Grade
Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP).

You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.