Cook
Location: Hot Springs South Dakota
Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is currently seeking to employ Cook right now, this career will be placed in South Dakota. More details about this career opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Duties:
Cooks perform a full range of simple cooking operations by preparing and cooking items that require little or no processing. Perform duties that require proficiency in special proc! edures and a broad knowledge of service operations, such as food preparation, dishwashing, dry and refrigerated storage, and food and beverage serving. Prepare food by peeling, chopping, grinding, paring, cutting, slicing, dicing, pureeing, dredging, flouring or breading. Weight, measure and assemble ingredients for regular and modified menu items, and for recipe ingredients. Portion foods for distribution and meal service. Cover, date, and sort leftovers according to established procedures. Clean assigned work areas. Completes diet changes for hospitalized patients, insuring their diet cards are accurate. Make final check of diet trays assembled by lower grade workers for completeness, correct food temperature and to verify
that food items on the tray are appropriate for the prescribed diet. Provide patients with basic information about modified diets, such as telling a patient on a diabetic diet what food items may be substituted for other items in same exchange group! . Prepare individual and bulk nourishments and special feeding! s for patients.
Position Description Title/PD#: 6068-A
Summary
OUR MISSION: To fulfill President LincolnÂ's promise - Â"To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphanÂ" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are AmericaÂ's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?
The VA Black Hills Health Care System (VA BHHCS) is located in the beautiful Black Hills of western South Dakota, where we are known for our blue skies, pine forests, rich history, moderate climate and friendly western hospitality. VA BHHCS provides primary and secondary medical and surgical care, along with residential rehabilitation treatment program (RRTP) services, extended nursing home care and tertiary psychiatric inpatient care services, for veterans residing in South Dakota and portions of Nebraska, North Dakota, Wyoming and Montana. Care is delivered throug! h the Fort Meade (near Sturgis) and Hot Springs VA Medical Centers, as well as through a number of community-based outpatient and rural outreach clinics. VA Black Hills is part of VA Midwest Health Care Network (VISN 23). http://www.blackhills.va.gov/
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply.
Qualifications & Evaluations
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
EXPERIENCE:
SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT:
JOB ELEMENTS:
B. Ability to perform the technical procedures and practices required in performing the duties of a cook in a quality food preparation and serving program.
C. Knowledge and ability to read, understand, and follow written and oral instructions, policies and manuals relating to aspects of food preparation and serving work.
D. Knowledge and ability to use and care for tools, utensils, and equipment required in quantity food preparation and serving.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR A! ND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Benefits & Other Info
VA offers a comprehensive benefits package. This link provides is an overview of the benefits currently offered:
How to Apply
HOW TO APPLY: All applicants are encouraged to apply online.
To apply for this position , you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Thursday, October 24, 2013 Thursday, October 24, 2013 Thursday, October 24, 2013 to receive consideration.
1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your US! AJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
2. Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login , select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account ! or your application will be incomplete.
More Info
Hot! Springs
SD
2013-09-27T02:46:23.406671
352538400
Permanent
PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
WG
16.62
14.25
1
VATA
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Admin! istration
None
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 90 or more before any Veterans preference points) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/FAQs/QA.aspx?fid=d5e0f29c-fcc1-4ee2-a9f1-67ef78c0dfe4&pid=7d7c7585-dee6-4689-ab76-d4b316b62bfb&result=1
Per Hour
BH-13-256-HA-969689
All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s):
Applicants may also submit the following supporting document type(s),which may not be required for all applicants:
All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s):
Applicants may also submit the following supporting document type(s),which may not be required for all applicants:
1. Click the following link to view and print the occupational questionnaire. View Occupational Questionnaire 2. Print the 1203FX form, follow the instructions and provide your responses to the occupational questionnaire items http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdfimage/opm1203fx.pdf . 3. Fax the completed 1203FX form along with any supporting documents to 1-478-757-3144. Your 1203FX will serve as a cover page for your fax transmission.
1-Full-Time
7404-Cooking
Active
https://ApplicationManager.gov/Login.aspx?VacancyID=969689&CheckS! tatus=Y
15317-Permanent
2013-10-04T02:46:23.010307
BH-13-256-HA-969689
After we receive your complete application package (including any required documents), your qualifications will be reviewed to decide if you meet the basic requirements. You will be notified when this decision is made.
15513-Status Candidates (Merit Promotion and VEOA Eligibles)
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If you were eligible to this career, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department of Veterans Affairs.
If you interested on this career just click on the Apply button, you will be redirected to the official website
This career starts available on: Fri, 04 Oct 2013 12:55:16 GMT