Food Service Worker

Food Service Worker Department of the Interior Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs Summary The Office of Justice Services (OJS) within the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is searching for individuals to serve as a Food Service Worker for the Division of Corrections. The position is loced in Busby Montana. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/18/2025 to 07/03/2025 Salary $16.12 - $18.80 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 2 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Busby, MT Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number ST-25-12748740-CAWV-SM Control number 839091900 This job is open to Federal employees - Competitive service Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Land and base management Current or former employees of a base management agency. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Military spouses Military spouses relocing under PCS orders or whose spouse is 100% disabled or died while on active duty. Individuals with disabilities Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A. Nive Americans Nive Americans or Alaskan Nives with a tribal affiliion. Special authorities Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring ph. Clarificion from the agency Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candides in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Verificion form BIA -4432 must be submitted with the applicion if claiming Indian Preference. No other documents accepted as proof of Indian Preference. Duties Sets-up food or drink serving stions, such as cafeteria lines, steam tables, side service stands, beverage service areas and dining tables using correctional safeguards when preparing food and drinks. Loads food and drink tray carts for others to be used throughout the facility to deliver meals. Cleans and sanitizes dining room tables, food preparion areas, storage areas, walk-in coolers, walk-in freezers, serving areas, bhrooms and trash cans as scheduled or assigned according to policy and procedures. Cleans food in preparion for cooking and assembling cold meals. Washes and maintains food preparion equipment such as a dish machine, pot washers, tray conveyors, refrigerors, freezers or other comparable equipment and appliances. Serves food in accordance with the approved portion sizes and caloric intake and special diets from approved menu. Follows policy and procedures on food storage, stocking, wer use, chemical use accountability and maintains kitchen logs. Maintains accountability for tools, utensils and equipment used in the kitchen in accordance with policy and procedure. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship Required Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candides in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Form BIA -4432 must be submitted with the applicion if claiming Indian Preference. You required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit You may be required to successfully complete a probionary/trial period A background security investigion required for all new hires. Appointment subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigion and favorable adjudicion. If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency. Drug Testing. This position is subject to both pre-employment and random drug testing as a condition of employment. Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test is received. Incumbent is required to opere a government motor vehicle, must possess a valid driver's license, and have a safe driving record within the 4 year period immediely preceding submittal of GSA Form 3607. TELEWORK: Indian Affairs has determined th the duties of this position are not suitable for telework. Qualificions EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS : (OPM Opering Manual, Qualificion Standards ). The applicant must meet the requirements for the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Handbook X118C, Job Qualificion System for Trades and Labor Occupions. The applicant must have sufficient training and experience to be trusted to perform duties on their initiive under general supervision. While no specific amount of experience is required, you must show th you possess the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. The approved job elements for this occupion are: 1. Ability to perform the duties of a Food Service Worker without more than normal supervision 2. Ability to use tools and maintain equipment 3. Work Practices 4. Technical Practices 5. Knowledge of merials 6. Ability to interpret instructions 7. Dexterity and Safety PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS : Work requires continual standing and walking, and frequent stooping, reaching pushing and pulling, and bending. Frequently lifts or moves objects weighing over 40 pounds with the assistance of lifting devices or other workers. WORKING CONDITIONS : The work is performed in kitchen areas, inside a detention center(s) which are will lighted but are often hot and noisy. The incumbent is exposed to steam, fumes, and odors from cooking to extreme temperure changes when entering walk-in refrigerion or freezing units. There is a danger of slipping on wet floors th have been recently mopped ow where food has been spilled. Subject to possible cuts from knives and burns from steam, hot foods, stoves, and hot grease and wer. Certain candides may be eligible to apply under a special hiring authority including those for disabled individuals, Peace Corps employees, Foreign Service employees, veterans, etc. For more informion, the following OPM websites: USAJOBS Informion Center: ; Vets Info Guide: . All qualificion requirements must be met by the closing de of this announcement. Merit Promotion candides must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing de. Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candides in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same locion within 90 days from the closing de. Educion N/A Additional informion All new hires earn the beginning salary of their pay grade (Step 1). The full performance level of this position is WG-02. TELEWORK: Indian Affairs has determined th the duties of the position are not suitable for telework. CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS: These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separed from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: (1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; (2) be red well-qualified for the position with a score of or above; and, (3) submit the approprie documention to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more informion : . LAND MANAGEMENT WORKFORCE FLEXIBILITY ACT: If applying under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act, you must provide documention to support your eligibility (SF-50) and performance (references and/or performance appraisal). Under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) two groups of individuals are eligible to apply under this announcement: current and/or former employees serving or who have served under time-limited competitive appointments land management agencies. Land Management Agencies include: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamion, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Nional Park Service, and U.S. Forest Service. Current appointees: 1) must have been hired under competitive examining procedures to a time limited appointment with a land management agency; 2) must have served under one or more time limited appointment(s) by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of 2 or more years; AND 3) must have performed an acceptable level during each period of service. Former appointees: 1) must have been hired under competitive examining procedures to a time limited appointment with a land management agency; 2) must have served under one or more time limited appointment(s) by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of 2 or more years; 3) must have separed for reasons other than misconduct or performance; AND 4) must have performed an acceptable level through the service period. SPECIAL APPOINTING AUTHORITY: Certain candides may be eligible to apply under a special hiring authority including those for disabled individuals, Peace Corps employees, Foreign Service employees, veterans, etc. For more informion, the following OPM websites: USAJOBS Informion Center: ; Vets Info Guide: Benefits 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 . 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 Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Your applicion package evalued against the minimum qualificion requirements specified above. In order to qualify, your resume must specifically describe your work history and the duties you performed in each position. Your resume evalued after the closing de of 07/03/2025 to determine whether you meet the minimum qualificion requirements for this position. Qualified candides will then be red as best qualified, well qualified, or qualified depending on their possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities, competencies and experience requirements as demonstred by your responses to the assessment questions. Competencies measured include: Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision. Ability to interpret instructions and specificions Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment Dexterity and safety Knowledge of merials Technical practices Work practices We will compare your resume and supporting documention to your responses on the assessment questionnaire. If the informion in your resume does not support your responses to the assessment questions, your score may be adjusted to more accurely reflect your qualificions. DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE: PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume/applicion does not support your Assessment Questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed informion upon which to make a qualificion determinion. Please ensure th your resume contains specific informion such as position titles, beginning and ending des of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level. Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candides in accordance with the Indian Reorganizion Act of 1934 (Title 25, USC, Section 472). Verificion Form BIA-4432 must be submitted with the applicion if claiming Indian Preference. Indian Preference eligibles not currently employed in Federal service may be appointed under the Excepted Service Appointment Authority Schedule A, 213.3112(a)(7). Considerion given to Non-Indian applicants in the absence of qualified Indian Preference eligibles. For more informion, please : . Qualified Indian preference candides referred to the hiring manager in order of veterans' preference. DUE WEIGHT FOR PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS AND AWARDS. For Current and Former Federal Employees, due weight given for performance and awards. Any performance appraisal/evaluion and award documention you provide forwarded to the selecting official. The selecting official will review this documention and give it due weight considerion during the overall selection process. If you do not have your most recent performance appraisal/evaluion, please submit a stement as to why it is not available. Please indice if any prior performance appraisals/evaluions were an acceptable level. REVIEW BEFORE YOU SUBMIT: You may preview the assessment questions here in the . Benefits 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 . 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 As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies. The following documents are required for this position: Resume which details work experience including des worked (mm/yy-mm/yy); position title; position series and grade (if federal service); work schedule; hours worked per week; relevant duties performed; supervisor with contact informion, and 3 professional references and contact informion (Do not include current/former supervisors), etc. Important! If your resume does not show complete informion for each job entry, your applicion considered incomplete. Specifically: Beginning and ending des (mm/yy) of employment, Work schedule (Full-time or Part-time), and Hours worked per week. For more informion see On-line Assessment Questionnaire Transcripts (if using educion to qualify) - Unofficial transcripts are acceptable; however, an official transcript may be requested a ler time. Veteran's documention - (if applicable) VA letter on VA letterhead sting your overall combined ring, SF-15, DD-214 (Member 4 Copy Only) reflecting an honorable discharge and des of active duty military service. Special Appointing Authority documention (if applying under a special hiring authority) The Form BIA-4432 must be completed as sted in the Instructions on the Form and this form with must be submitted with your applicion for Federal employment (if claiming Indian preference). Performance Appraisal (if applying under the Land Management Flexibility Act) Current & Former Federal Employees. If you are a current career or career-conditional Federal employee OR a former Federal employee who has reinstement eligibility you must submit the following by the closing de of this announcement, or you will not receive considerion as such: A copy of a recent SF-50 "Notificion of Personnel Action" documenting proof of competitive stus, tenure, position title, occupional series, grade level and step . If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide the SF-50 form which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade. If you have promotion potential in any of your positions, please provide an SF-50 sting your highest full performance level; and Due Weight for Performance Appraisals and Awards: Your most recent Performance Appraisal (if you do not have your most recent performance appraisal, please submit an explanion as to why it is unavailable); and If applicable, a list of any awards you received in the last 5 years (i.e., superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increase, etc.). Click here for informion see If you are applying as a VEOA candide, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 and your letter from the VA reflecting an honorable discharge and th you either completed three years of active duty service or are a preference eligible. For more informion see: . If you are unable to apply online, require reasonable accommodion in the applicion process if you are an applicant with a disability, or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for informion regarding an . ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 11:59 PM Eastern Time ON THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. If your applicion package is incomplete in any way, you will not be considered for this position, and requests for extensions will not be granted. Please double check your applicion package before you submit it. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL NOT BE SOLICITED OR ACCEPTED BY THIS OFFICE. 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 . 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 ONLINE APPLICATION SUBMISSION: To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. - To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. - Follow the prompts to select your rsum and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. - After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. - You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( ); all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : PLEASE NOTE - NO APPLICATION MATERIAL WILL BE ACCEPTED VIA E-MAIL . Agency contact informion Shelly MacDonald Phone Address AS-IA Human Resources 12220 Sunrise Valley Dr., Room 4047 Reston, VA 20191 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents The following documents are required for this position: Resume which details work experience including des worked (mm/yy-mm/yy); position title; position series and grade (if federal service); work schedule; hours worked per week; relevant duties performed; supervisor with contact informion, and 3 professional references and contact informion (Do not include current/former supervisors), etc. Important! If your resume does not show complete informion for each job entry, your applicion considered incomplete. Specifically: Beginning and ending des (mm/yy) of employment, Work schedule (Full-time or Part-time), and Hours worked per week. For more informion see On-line Assessment Questionnaire Transcripts (if using educion to qualify) - Unofficial transcripts are acceptable; however, an official transcript may be requested a ler time. Veteran's documention - (if applicable) VA letter on VA letterhead sting your overall combined ring, SF-15, DD-214 (Member 4 Copy Only) reflecting an honorable discharge and des of active duty military service. Special Appointing Authority documention (if applying under a special hiring authority) The Form BIA-4432 must be completed as sted in the Instructions on the Form and this form with must be submitted with your applicion for Federal employment (if claiming Indian preference). Performance Appraisal (if applying under the Land Management Flexibility Act) Current & Former Federal Employees. If you are a current career or career-conditional Federal employee OR a former Federal employee who has reinstement eligibility you must submit the following by the closing de of this announcement, or you will not receive considerion as such: A copy of a recent SF-50 "Notificion of Personnel Action" documenting proof of competitive stus, tenure, position title, occupional series, grade level and step . If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide the SF-50 form which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade. If you have promotion potential in any of your positions, please provide an SF-50 sting your highest full performance level; and Due Weight for Performance Appraisals and Awards: Your most recent Performance Appraisal (if you do not have your most recent performance appraisal, please submit an explanion as to why it is unavailable); and If applicable, a list of any awards you received in the last 5 years (i.e., superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increase, etc.). Click here for informion see If you are applying as a VEOA candide, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 and your letter from the VA reflecting an honorable discharge and th you either completed three years of active duty service or are a preference eligible. For more informion see: . If you are unable to apply online, require reasonable accommodion in the applicion process if you are an applicant with a disability, or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for informion regarding an . ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 11:59 PM Eastern Time ON THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. If your applicion package is incomplete in any way, you will not be considered for this position, and requests for extensions will not be granted. Please double check your applicion package before you submit it. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL NOT BE SOLICITED OR ACCEPTED BY THIS OFFICE. 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 . 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 ONLINE APPLICATION SUBMISSION: To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. - To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. - Follow the prompts to select your rsum and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. - After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. - You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( ); all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : PLEASE NOTE - NO APPLICATION MATERIAL WILL BE ACCEPTED VIA E-MAIL . Agency contact informion Shelly MacDonald Phone Address AS-IA Human Resources 12220 Sunrise Valley Dr., Room 4047 Reston, VA 20191 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/18/2025 to 07/03/2025 Salary $16.12 - $18.80 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 2 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Busby, MT Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number ST-25-12748740-CAWV-SM Control number 839091900 .,

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