Food Service Worker Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service Navajo Region Indian Health Service, Kayenta Service Unit Summary At the Indian Health Service (IHS), Food Service Workers do more than provide quality food service to pients-they change lives. Guided by our mission to raise the health of American Indian and Alaska Nive people, you'll deliver compassione care where it's needed most. Your expertise brings healing and hope across generions. Begin your journey with purpose.
A REAL ID
required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021). Learn more about this agency Summary At the Indian Health Service (IHS), Food Service Workers do more than provide quality food service to pients-they change lives. Guided by our mission to raise the health of American Indian and Alaska Nive people, you'll deliver compassione care where it's needed most. Your expertise brings healing and hope across generions. Begin your journey with purpose.
A REAL ID
required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021). Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week
- Apply by 07/21/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 21, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Kayenta, AZ No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $19.71
- $23.
01 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 2 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 7408 Food Service Working Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union Yes Drug test No Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk Modere Risk (MR) Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
IHS-26-HQ-12994091-DE
Control number 874787600 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Nive Americans Nive Americans or Alaskan Nives with a tribal affiliion. Clarificion from the agency The IHS is required by law to give absolute preference to qualified applicants who meet the Secretary of the Interior's definition of Indian for appointment to vacancies within the IHS in accordance with established IHS policy as outlined in the Indian Health Manual Part 7, Chapter 3. Help This job is also open in another announcement to: Federal employees
- Competitive service Federal employees
- Excepted service Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Land and base management Veterans Individuals with disabilities Nive Americans Videos Duties Help The purpose of this position is to provide comprehensive care to Dietetics Branch within the
Indian Health Service:
Prepares beverages, uncooked food items nourishments, supplemental feeding and special formulas according to standardized recipes. Sets up assigned stion on the tray line with correct supplies and food items. Serves and replenishes cafeteria lines scheduled times. Using established policies and procedures, maintains a sanitary, safe working environment for employees & workers. Provides assistance to cooks in the food preparion area Requirements Help Conditions of employment Selectee may be subject to a probionary period U.S. Citizenship is required Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959 This is a designed position covered by Public Law 101-630, requiring contact or control over Indian children. Due to this requirement, the agency must ensure th persons hired for these positions have not been found guilty of or pleaded nolo contendere or guilty to certain crimes.
Work Schedule:
May include 24/7, holidays and weekend schedules. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verificion check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/ . You will need to set up direct deposit so we can pay you.
Background Investigion Requirement:
This position requires the successful completion of a federal background investigion as a condition of employment. A background investigion is a standard process used by the Federal Government to verify an individual's identity, employment history, educion, and other relevant informion to determine suitability for Federal service. Upon receipt of instructions, applicants must complete all required background investigion forms within five (5) calendar days of issuance. Timely completion is critical to avoid delays in processing or a determinion of unsuitability. Applicants are strongly encouraged to prioritize this requirement and to maintain regular communicion with their assigned Personnel Security Specialist throughout the process.
Financial Suitability Requirement:
This position requires a review of the applicant's financial history as part of the personnel security and suitability determinion. Applicants must demonstre financial responsibility, maintain good standing with creditors, and sisfy all legal financial obligions prior to applying. Individuals with substantial delinquent or unresolved financial obligions-including, but not limited to, delinquent federal or ste tax liabilities, defaulted federal student loans, court-ordered fines or fees, or child support arrears-may be deemed unsuitable for employment with the Indian Health Service (IHS). Prior to the appointment, candides must present two valid forms of identificion. If one of the documents is a ste-issued ID or driver's license, it must be REAL ID-compliant. Qualificions To qualify for this position, your resume must ste sufficient experience and/or educion, 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 Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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.
BASIC REQUIREMENT
(S) : Have the ability to perform the work of a Food Service Worker with experience and training without more than normal supervision. This includes following oral or written instructions and/or work orders; performing Food Service Worker duties in a medical or nonmedical institution including various food preparion, serving and cleaning the cafeteria. Candides for this position evalued under the Federal Wage System (FWS) Job Grading Standards. Applicants red in the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Each of the job elements must be addressed on the on-line assessment questionnaire in order for the applicant to be red for the position. Your resume must reflect the answers to your on-line assessment questionnaire.
Physical Requirements :
Work involves modere physical effort. Able to frequently lift and/or move objects weighing up to 40lbs unassisted, and greer than 40lbs assisted, and can work on ladders. Subject to continuous standing, walking, frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, bending, twisting, and sitting. Performs heavy-duty cleaning tasks using powered cleaning equipment, as approprie.
Working Conditions :
Regularly exposed to noise variions, hot liquids, sharp cutting blades, hot working surfaces, extreme temperure changes, humidity, potentially hazardous chemicals, slippery floors, and enclosed areas. You must meet all qualificion requirements within 30 days of the closing de of the announcement. Educion There are no educion requirements. Additional informion Additional selection(s) of candides may be possible within 240 days from the de the certifice of eligibles was issued for this announcement. This is a competitive vacancy announcement advertised under Deleged Examining Authority. Selections made under this vacancy announcement processed as new appointments to the civil service. Current civil service employees would therefore be given new appointments to the civil service; however, benefits, time served, and all other Federal entitlements would remain the same. IHS Selectees whose duties and responsibilities require them to work permanently, temporarily, or occasionally in an IHS healthcare facility must comply with the IHS Employee Immunizion Policy reled to vaccine-preventable diseases, consistent with recommendions for healthcare workers. Vaccine exemption requests may be available, as outlined in the IHS Employee Immunizion Policy and facility guidance. This position is covered by a Bargaining Unit. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help Review our benefits How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Additional selections may be made for similar positions across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) within the local commuting area(s) of the locion identified in this announcement. By applying, you agree to have your applicion shared with interested selecting official(s) HHS. Clearance of
CTAP/ICTAP
applied for similar positions across HHS. To determine if you are qualified for this position, a review of your resume and supporting documention made and compared against the qualificions as defined in the qualificions section of this vacancy announcement. Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specificions, etc. (other than blueprints) Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Work Practices (includes keeping things ne, clean and in order) The following links below provide informion on how you may be eligible for various hiring authorities. If you are a Veteran, qualified CTAP and ICTAP eligible, or an individual with a disability, please refer to the following links below for additional guidance. Informion about CTAP and ICTAP eligibility is on the Office of Personnel Management's Workforce Restructuring Career Transition website : https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ .
CTAP/ICTAP
documention requirements are listed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. Veterans, i.e. (VEOA, VRA, and 30% or more disabled)
- https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/veterans-services/vet-guide-for-hr-professionals/ Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)
- https://www.ihs.gov/jobs/support-documents/ Interagency Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP)
- https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ Schedule A Appointments for the Disabled
- https://www.
opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/disability-employment/hiring/ Click here to view vacancy questions: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12994091 . All documents above MUST be received by 11:59 pm (Eastern Standard Time) of the closing de of, 07/21/2026, to be Benefits Help Review our benefits Required documents
Required Documents Help Resume :
You are highly encouraged to the USAJOBS Help Center before submitting a resume. USAJOBS Help Center
- Upde your resume now so it meets new resume requirements Required as applicable for the purposes of specific eligibility and appointment claim(s), and position requirements:
Indian Preference Applicants :
If claiming Indian preference, applicants must provide a completed copy of the Form BIA-4432, "Verificion of Indian Preference for Employment in the BIA and IHS Only." Indian preference will not be given unless a properly signed and ded form is submitted with your applicion, including any verificion by an authorized Tribal Representive or BIA Official of tribal enrollment records. For detailed instructions, see form
BIA-4432.
Refer to
BIA-4432
link: Verificion of Indian Preference for Employment in the BIA and IHS When an Indian Preference candide possesses Veterans preference the rules regarding Veterans preference apply under ESEP and the applicant must provide documention in order to receive preference.
Veterans Preference :
If claiming Veteran's Preference provide a copy of your DD214 Form (Member 4 copy). To claim 10-Point Veterans Preference, submit a SF-15 Applicion ( http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf ) along with the approprie supporting documention. For additional informion regarding
Veterans Preference :
http://www.fedshirevets.gov . Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) : If you are claiming CTAP/ICTAP, follow the instructions below: http://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ctap_guideline.pdf . Current or former Federal employee : Include your most recent SF-50 or if Reinstement eligible include your Career SF-50. Noncompetitive eligibles : Submit additional documents to prove your eligibility to apply to this vacancy. You must meet the requirements of the job by 11:59 pm (Eastern Standard Time) of the closing de: 07/21/2026 If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package. See required documents below. To begin, click the Apply Online button on the vacancy announcement. You directed to the Login.
Gov screen, here will you sign in if you have an existing USAJOBS account or Cree a Login.
Gov account. If you have an account you directed to select a resume or cree a resume. If you cree an account you can cree an resume. Click save and continue. Follow the prompts to upload your resume and/or supporting documents. Click the Apply To This Vacancy and complete all steps in the applicion process until the Confirmion indices your applicion is complete. If you click Return to USAJOBS or get timed out prior to receiving confirmion, your applicion will not be submitted and cannot be considered for this job. Read and complete all Eligibility questions. Review the
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
section of this announcement to determine which apply to you and must be submitted online. You may choose one or more of the following options to submit your document(s): Upload (from your computer) or USAJOBS (click the "USAJOBS" link to complete the transfer process). For additional questions please see our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) found here: http://www.ihs.gov/jobs/index.cfm?module=search&option=faq . The IHS provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the Human Resources Office. The decision on granting reasonable accommodion on a case-by-case basis. Agency contact informion Tara Tsosie Phone 505-726-8733 Tara.
Tsosie@ihs.gov Address Kayenta Service Unit PO Box 368 Kayenta, AZ 86033 US Next steps Stay Upded with Text Alerts You can choose to receive text message notificions about your applicion stus.
To enable this feure:
- Log in to your USAJOBS account.
- Go to your Account Settings and select Notificion Preferences .
- Check the option to receive SMS/Text Messages.
Text message updes are optional and provided in addition to email notificions. Standard messaging res may apply. You can track the progress of your applicion package via your USAJOBS account. You will receive an acknowledgement from USAJOBS th your submission was successful once we have received your on-line eligibility questionnaire, resume, and any supporting documention. You notified of the stus of your applicion via your USAJOBS Account after we conduct a qualificion review of your complete applicion package. You contacted if further evaluion or interviews are required. Any exaggerion of your experience, false stements, or tempt to conceal informion may disqualify you for employment considerion. We may verify all informion you provide in your resume and questionnaire responses, through reference and/or background check, and/or verificion of your educion. If you are selected, you contacted personally by the human resources office posting this announcement. If all required documention is not submitted with your applicion you will lose considerion. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion and documents entered, uploaded, or faxed are received, legible and accure. HR will not modify answers submitted by an applicant. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request
Required Documents Help Resume :
You are highly encouraged to the USAJOBS Help Center before submitting a resume. USAJOBS Help Center
- Upde your resume now so it meets new resume requirements Required as applicable for the purposes of specific eligibility and appointment claim(s), and position requirements:
Indian Preference Applicants :
If claiming Indian preference, applicants must provide a completed copy of the Form BIA-4432, "Verificion of Indian Preference for Employment in the BIA and IHS Only." Indian preference will not be given unless a properly signed and ded form is submitted with your applicion, including any verificion by an authorized Tribal Representive or BIA Official of tribal enrollment records. For detailed instructions, see form
BIA-4432.
Refer to
BIA-4432
link: Verificion of Indian Preference for Employment in the BIA and IHS When an Indian Preference candide possesses Veterans preference the rules regarding Veterans preference apply under ESEP and the applicant must provide documention in order to receive preference.
Veterans Preference :
If claiming Veteran's Preference provide a copy of your DD214 Form (Member 4 copy). To claim 10-Point Veterans Preference, submit a SF-15 Applicion ( http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf ) along with the approprie supporting documention. For additional informion regarding
Veterans Preference :
http://www.fedshirevets.gov . Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) : If you are claiming CTAP/ICTAP, follow the instructions below: http://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ctap_guideline.pdf . Current or former Federal employee : Include your most recent SF-50 or if Reinstement eligible include your Career SF-50. Noncompetitive eligibles : Submit additional documents to prove your eligibility to apply to this vacancy. You must meet the requirements of the job by 11:59 pm (Eastern Standard Time) of the closing de: 07/21/2026 If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package. See required documents below. To begin, click the Apply Online button on the vacancy announcement. You directed to the Login.
Gov screen, here will you sign in if you have an existing USAJOBS account or Cree a Login.
Gov account. If you have an account you directed to select a resume or cree a resume. If you cree an account you can cree an resume. Click save and continue. Follow the prompts to upload your resume and/or supporting documents. Click the Apply To This Vacancy and complete all steps in the applicion process until the Confirmion indices your applicion is complete. If you click Return to USAJOBS or get timed out prior to receiving confirmion, your applicion will not be submitted and cannot be considered for this job. Read and complete all Eligibility questions. Review the
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
section of this announcement to determine which apply to you and must be submitted online. You may choose one or more of the following options to submit your document(s): Upload (from your computer) or USAJOBS (click the "USAJOBS" link to complete the transfer process). For additional questions please see our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) found here: http://www.ihs.gov/jobs/index.cfm?module=search&option=faq . The IHS provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the Human Resources Office. The decision on granting reasonable accommodion on a case-by-case basis. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Tara Tsosie Phone 505-726-8733 Tara.
Tsosie@ihs.gov Address Kayenta Service Unit PO Box 368 Kayenta, AZ 86033 US Next steps Stay Upded with Text Alerts You can choose to receive text message notificions about your applicion stus.
To enable this feure:
- Log in to your USAJOBS account.
- Go to your Account Settings and select Notificion Preferences .
- Check the option to receive SMS/Text Messages.
Text message updes are optional and provided in addition to email notificions. Standard messaging res may apply. You can track the progress of your applicion package via your USAJOBS account. You will receive an acknowledgement from USAJOBS th your submission was successful once we have received your on-line eligibility questionnaire, resume, and any supporting documention. You notified of the stus of your applicion via your USAJOBS Account after we conduct a qualificion review of your complete applicion package. You contacted if further evaluion or interviews are required. Any exaggerion of your experience, false stements, or tempt to conceal informion may disqualify you for employment considerion. We may verify all informion you provide in your resume and questionnaire responses, through reference and/or background check, and/or verificion of your educion. If you are selected, you contacted personally by the human resources office posting this announcement. If all required documention is not submitted with your applicion you will lose considerion. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion and documents entered, uploaded, or faxed are received, legible and accure. HR will not modify answers submitted by an applicant. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week
- Apply by 07/21/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 21, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Kayenta, AZ No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $19.71
- $23.
01 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 2 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union Yes Drug test No Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
IHS-26-HQ-12994091-DE
Control number 874787600