<p>The Cook position is in the Nutrition and Food Service at VA Boston Healthcare System located at the Brockton, Massachusetts, MA location. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week.</p> <p>This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until December 31,2025. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be November 3rd, 2025. After this date, qualified applicants will be considered and referred as vacancies become available. Eligible applications received after the initial cut-off date will be referred as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled. This announcement may close at any time once all positions are filled.</p> <p>Major duties and responsibilities include:</p> <ul> <li>Independently prepares and cooks a variety of items including regular and therapeutic diet (diabetic, low sodium, low protein, gluten free, etc.) entrees and dessert items </li><li>Follows menus, production sheets, and recipes to prepare items in the quantity needed </li><li>Grills eggs, meat patties, pancakes, French toast; broils meats; makes cold sandwich fillings and assembles a variety of sandwiches </li><li>Uses a variety of methods to prepare meats, fish, and poultry including broiling, roasting, baking, frying, boiling, steaming, stewing, braising, and grilling </li><li>Slices meat items by hand, confirming specific size requirements or weight specifications </li><li>Prepare fresh, canned, and frozen vegetables; bake frozen potatoes, pre-made cookie dough, and muffin batters </li><li>Prepares and heats convenience items, prepares pureed foods and adjusts consistency with thickeners </li><li>Washes, peels, and cuts fruits and vegetables; assembles and mixes salad ingredients and dessert items, including gelatin molds and fruit crisps </li><li>Plans cooking processes to produce meals on time and at the proper temperature which may require coordination of cooking several items with different cooking times </li><li>Makes a variety of desserts such as cobblers, brownies, cookies, and pastries </li><li>Weighs, measures, and assembles ingredients for regular and modified diets </li><li>Operates a variety of kitchen equipment and follows appropriate safety procedures </li><li>Follows sanitary food handling procedures </li><li>Disassembles and reassembles equipment for cleaning </li><li>Cleans and sanitizes work areas, and performs deep cleaning tasks when needed </li><li>Operates industrial dish machine </li><li>Performs other related duties </li></ul> <p>Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.</p> <p>Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not Authorized</p> <p>Position Description Title/PD-PD99818S</p> <p>Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized</p> <p>Telework/Virtual/Remote Work: Not Authorized</p> <p>Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized</p> <p>Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.</p> <p>Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases.</p> <p>Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.</p> <p>Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.</p> <p>Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.</p> <p>Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA</p> <p>Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)</p> <p>Financial Disclosure Report: Not required</p> <p>Notifications:</p> <ul> <li>These positions are in the Competitive Service. </li><li>Current Federal employees may submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. </li><li>This is not a Bargaining Unit position </li><li>This position is covered by a Special Salary Rate. </li><li>These positions are covered by Federal Wage System Special Wage Rates for the Boston, Massachusetts (BOS) Wage Area. </li><li>Selectee may be required to work at any VA Boston Healthcare System campus, as needed. </li><li>Incomplete applications will not be considered. </li></ul>