Food Service Worker

Food Service Worker Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion VA Black Hills Health Care System Summary This position is loced in the Nutrition and Food Service, Fort Meade, S.D. VA Medical Center. Wage Grade 3 Food Service Workers perform tasks with several steps or a sequence of tasks th requires tention to work operions. They follow set procedures in accomplishing repetitive assignments and follow an established sequence of work. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is loced in the Nutrition and Food Service, Fort Meade, S.D. VA Medical Center. Wage Grade 3 Food Service Workers perform tasks with several steps or a sequence of tasks th requires tention to work operions. They follow set procedures in accomplishing repetitive assignments and follow an established sequence of work. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month • Apply by 06/30/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 30, 2026 Locion Fort Meade, SD 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $20.46 - $23.87 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 3 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 - AFGE/1272 Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

CBSY-12947995-26-NMK

Control number 867302700 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Clarificion from the agency

ALL US CITIZENS

DIRECT

HIRE AUTHORITY

This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201) for this occupion.

Videos Duties Help Duties include:

Sets up and breaks down assigned stion 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 pient trays Decides wh food items to serve for the most common diets Identifies obvious discrepancies between the prescribed diets and the food items designed 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 pients' bedsides; reporting the pients' comments and complaints to the supervisor or dietitian; Provides assistance to cooks in the food preparion 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 pient selections Performs heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and reled areas; Performing other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule:

6:00am-2:30pm and 10:30am-7:00pm. roting days off, includes weekends and holidays Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99920S The VA Midwest Health Care Network advoces for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare th empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee opering in a Whole Health System of care, you will opere in a model with three core elements, seeking to cree a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relionships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administrion (VHA) Mission Stement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care th improves their health and well-being. Requirements Help Conditions of employment U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigion Selected applicants required to complete a pre-employment physical examinion Selective Services Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements ( https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents ). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) Complete all applicion requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you required to serve a 1-year probionary period during which we will evalue your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizional goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probionary period, your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualificions Opening De:

April 29, 2026

Closing De:

June 30, 2026

First Cut-Off De:

May 14, 2026

NOTE:

This is an Open Continuous Announcement. Qualified candides referred as vacancies occur. Eligible applicions received after May 14, 2026 referred regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled. Final applicion disposition completed the end of the open period sted in the announcement. In addition, due to the potential of a high volume of applicants, not all applicants may receive considerion. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing de of this announcement.

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 demonstres 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 red in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualificion Standards .

SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT

Your qualificions will first be evalued against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess least the minimal acceptable qualificion requirement are considered for further ring; those who do not are red ineligible and are elimined. The potential eligibles are then red against the remainder of the

Job Elements:

Dexterity and Safety Interpret Instructions, Specificions (other than blueprint reading) Merials Technical Practices Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Without more than normal supervision Work Practices 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles 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 credited on the basis of time actually spent in approprie activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indice clearly the nure of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Effort and Work Conditions:

Work is performed in kitchen areas where the steam and he from cooking and dishwashing equipment often cause uncomfortably high temperures and humidity. Performs work requiring light to modere physical. 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. Subject to continuous standing and walking, and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending. Frequently lifts or moves objects weighing up to 20 pounds unassisted and occasionally lift or move objects weighing more than 40 pounds with the assistance of others. You asked to participe in a pre-employment examinion or evaluion as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed the time of evaluion or examinion. Educion This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement. Additional informion Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, Human Resources and Administrion/Operions, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) The Fair Chance Act . Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candides for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience th exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Informion about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found https://www.opm.gov/ . Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacion)

Leave:

Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-reled non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. 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 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

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

Applicants referred in the order in which they were received. The VA has adopted Core Values and Characteristics th apply universally across the Department. The five Core Values define "who we are," our culture, and how we care for Veterans, their families and other beneficiaries. The Values are I ntegrity, C ommitment, A dvocacy, R espect and E xcellence (" I CARE "). As a VA professional, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities and leadership positions your fingertips.

DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY

This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201) for this occupion. Benefits Help 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents

Required Documents Help Documents Required:

Resume Documents Accepted:

Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (VA) Performance Appraisal Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your applicion. Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure th their applicion package includes all necessary documents to determine qualificions and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Applicants deemed ineligible if supporting documention is not submitted.

Veterans' Preference:

Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full considerion for this position. Applicions are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion. How to Apply Help All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/30/2026 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12947995 . 1. To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. 2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center . Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further considerion for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to upde the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include informion relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualificions if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualificions and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. If initial applicion submission is upded and resubmitted with a new resume, only the most current resume reviewed for considerion. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lo, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The resume builder can help you cree a resume using these recommendions and uses the informion in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creing a

Two-Page Resume:

Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstring skills and competencies Remove outded or unreled experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found : https://help.usajobs.

gov/faq/applicion/documents/resume/page-limit https:

//www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/hiring-informion/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ To return to an incomplete applicion , log into your USAJOBS account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. Agency contact informion Nasha Koontz Newbourn Phone (612) 467-1206 nasha.koontznewbourn@va.gov Address VA Black Hills Health Care System 113 Comanche Road Fort Meade, SD 57741 US Next steps After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evalued to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. 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 Documents Required:

Resume Documents Accepted:

Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (VA) Performance Appraisal Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your applicion. Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure th their applicion package includes all necessary documents to determine qualificions and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Applicants deemed ineligible if supporting documention is not submitted.

Veterans' Preference:

Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full considerion for this position. Applicions are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion. How to Apply Help All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/30/2026 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12947995 . 1. To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. 2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center . Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further considerion for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to upde the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include informion relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualificions if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualificions and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. If initial applicion submission is upded and resubmitted with a new resume, only the most current resume reviewed for considerion. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lo, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The resume builder can help you cree a resume using these recommendions and uses the informion in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creing a

Two-Page Resume:

Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstring skills and competencies Remove outded or unreled experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found : https://help.usajobs.

gov/faq/applicion/documents/resume/page-limit https:

//www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/hiring-informion/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ To return to an incomplete applicion , log into your USAJOBS account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Nasha Koontz Newbourn Phone (612) 467-1206 nasha.koontznewbourn@va.gov Address VA Black Hills Health Care System 113 Comanche Road Fort Meade, SD 57741 US Next steps After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evalued to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. 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 month • Apply by 06/30/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 30, 2026 Locion Fort Meade, SD 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $20.46 - $23.87 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 3 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 - AFGE/1272 Drug test No Security clearance Not Required 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

CBSY-12947995-26-NMK

Control number 867302700