<p>This Food Service Worker position is located within the Nutrition & Food Service at the VA Boston Healthcare System within VISN 1. This position is part-time at 20 hours per week at the West Roxbury VA Medical facility.</p> <p>Major duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to):</p> <ul> <li>Set up cafeteria lines, steam tables, dining room tables, and side service stands with hot and cold food items </li><li>Serve food cafeteria style by placing uniform portions of food on customers'/patients' plates </li><li>Break down and clean assigned area when the meal is finished and return food to the kitchen </li><li>Set up dining room tables for service, place food and beverages on tables, and replenish items as necessary </li><li>Return soiled trays and dishes to the dish room after meals </li><li>Deliver meal trays to the patients' bedsides </li><li>Brew coffee according to the number of servings required </li><li>Assemble and toss fresh fruit or green salads in quantity using prepared dressings and portions into standard serving sizes </li><li>Apportion other food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and containers </li><li>Make cold sandwiches using prepared ingredients and pack box lunches </li><li>Work in one or more functional areas of the kitchen such as food preparation, dish and pot washing, dry and refrigerated storage and receiving, and the serving line </li><li>Sort, wash, peel and cut fresh fruits and vegetables </li><li>Operate and break down equipment </li><li>Perform heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas </li><li>Separate food waste and trash from dishes, glasses and silverware in the dish washing area </li><li>Remove inspection doors, strainer pans, screens and spray arms for preventive maintenance of the dish machine </li><li>Unload delivery trucks </li><li>Store sanitized dishes, glasses and silverware </li><li>Scrape, soak, scour, and scrub the heavier cooking utensils </li><li>Move heavy garbage cans when collecting and transferring trash from the work area to the disposal area </li><li>Performing other duties as assigned. </li></ul> <p>Work Schedule: Part time, 20 Hours a week, Thurs- Mon, 4:00pm - 8:00pm, off days Tue/Wed. Schedule is subject to change.</p> <p>Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker Part-time/ PD99921S</p> <p>Relocation Incentive: Not Authorized</p> <p>Notifications:</p> <ul> <li>This position is in the Competitive Service </li></ul>