Cook
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administrion
Minneapolis VA Health Care System
Summary
This position is loced in the Nutrition and Food Service the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota . The person in this position prepares nutritious, high quality meals for service to the Veterans.
Summary
This position is loced in the Nutrition and Food Service the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota . The person in this position prepares nutritious, high quality meals for service to the Veterans.
Overview
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Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
07/22/2025 to 07/28/2025
Salary
$27.52 to - $32.09 per hour
Pay scale & grade
WG 6
Locion
1 vacancy in the following locion:
Minneapolis, MN
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Not required
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time - 5:30a-2p/9:30a-6p, roting weekends and holidays.
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
7404 Cooking
Supervisory stus
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Suitability/Fitness
Announcement number
CBSY-12767515-25-TRC
Control number
841115800
This job is open to
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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.
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Major duties and responsibilities include:
Independently prepares and cooks a variety of items including regular and therapeutic diet (diabetic, low sodium, low protein, gluten free, IDDSI, etc.) entrees and dessert items
Follows menus, production sheets, and recipes to prepare items in the quantity needed
Grills eggs, me pties, pancakes, French toast; broils mes; makes cold sandwich fillings and assembles a variety of sandwiches
Uses a variety of methods to prepare mes, fish, and poultry including broiling, roasting, baking, frying, boiling, steaming, stewing, braising, and grilling
Slices me items by hand, confirming to specific size requirements or weight specificions
Prepares fresh, canned, and frozen vegetables; bakes frozen potoes, pre-made cookie dough, and muffin bters
Prepares and hes convenience items, and prepares pureed foods and adjusts consistency with thickeners
Washes, peels, and cuts fruits and vegetables; assembles and mixes salad ingredients and dessert items, including gelin molds and fruit crisps
Plans cooking processes to produce meals on time and the proper temperure which may require coordinion of cooking several items with different cooking times
Makes a variety of desserts such as cobblers, brownies, cookies, and pastries
Weighs, measures, and assembles ingredients for regular and modified diets
Operes a variety of kitchen equipment and follows approprie safety procedures
Follows sanitary food handling procedures
Disassembles and reassembles equipment for cleaning
Cleans and sanitizes work areas, and performs deep cleaning tasks when needed
Operes industrial dish machine
Performs other reled duties
Work Schedule: 5:30a-2p/9:30a-6p, Roting weekends and holidays; to be discussed during interview.
Position Description Title/PD#: Cook - PD 99818S
Relocion/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
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
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Conditions of employment
You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
Subject to a background/suitability investigion
May serve a probionary period
Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959
A complete applicion package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process
Pre-employment physical required
Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
Qualificions
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 Requirements: 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.
Physical Effort: Subject to continuous standing, walking, frequent bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling. Lifts or moves objects weighing up to 40 lbs. unassisted. Manipules cumbersome and heavy objects, such as washing stainless steel mixing bowls, pushing heavy carts on caster, or opering heavy equipment. Manual dexterity needed to safely opere equipment and to handle sharp knives and blades. Hand-eye coordinion and ability to concentre and react quickly to serve food and opere equipment.
Work Environment: Performs work in areas of temperure extremes. Work is carried out in kitchen/dish room areas th are often hot, uncomfortable, and noisy. Environment includes exposure to extreme cold while working in walk-in refrigerors and freezers for extended periods of time to complete duties. Works with other cooks, food service workers, and supervisors. Exposed to stems, cooking odors, and noise from equipment and conversion. Subject to hazards of cuts, bruises, strains, burns and falls in kitchen equipment. Strong cleaning and sanitizing solutions may be skin and respirory irritants. Performs work in pient care settings where there may be exposure to contagious disease. May have contact with pients who demonstre verbally and/or physically aggressive behavior. Required to wear proper hair covering and clean uniform. Wear disposable gloves when handling food for service, and proper protective equipment when completing cleaning activities.
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 .
Educion
There is no educional substitution for this position.
Additional informion
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 .
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.
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.
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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.
Benefits
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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
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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
Documents Required:
Resume
RESUME REMINDER : Your resume must include the following informion for each job listed:
Job Title and a summary of duties. (be as detailed as possible)
Month & year start/end des (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
Full-time or part-time stus (MUST include hours worked per week if part-time).
Be sure th your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume form, your resume must be clear so th we are able to fully evalue your qualificions. To ensure you receive approprie considerion, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to mch your experiences with the positions held, you may lose considerion for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualificions.
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
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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 07/28/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click .
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 .
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
Tracy Casady
Phone
...
...
Address
Minneapolis VA Medical Center
One Veterans Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55417
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
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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
Documents Required:
Resume
RESUME REMINDER : Your resume must include the following informion for each job listed:
Job Title and a summary of duties. (be as detailed as possible)
Month & year start/end des (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
Full-time or part-time stus (MUST include hours worked per week if part-time).
Be sure th your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume form, your resume must be clear so th we are able to fully evalue your qualificions. To ensure you receive approprie considerion, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to mch your experiences with the positions held, you may lose considerion for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualificions.
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 07/28/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click .
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 .
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.
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Agency contact informion
Tracy Casady
Phone
...
...
Address
Minneapolis VA Medical Center
One Veterans Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55417
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.
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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 Open & closing des 07/22/2025 to 07/28/2025 Salary $27.52 to - $32.09 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 6 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Minneapolis, MN 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time - 5:30a-2p/9:30a-6p, roting weekends and holidays. Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Announcement number CBSY-12767515-25-TRC Control number 841115800
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administrion
Minneapolis VA Health Care System
Summary
This position is loced in the Nutrition and Food Service the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota . The person in this position prepares nutritious, high quality meals for service to the Veterans.
Summary
This position is loced in the Nutrition and Food Service the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota . The person in this position prepares nutritious, high quality meals for service to the Veterans.
Overview
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Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
07/22/2025 to 07/28/2025
Salary
$27.52 to - $32.09 per hour
Pay scale & grade
WG 6
Locion
1 vacancy in the following locion:
Minneapolis, MN
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Not required
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time - 5:30a-2p/9:30a-6p, roting weekends and holidays.
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
7404 Cooking
Supervisory stus
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Suitability/Fitness
Announcement number
CBSY-12767515-25-TRC
Control number
841115800
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.
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Duties
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Major duties and responsibilities include:
Independently prepares and cooks a variety of items including regular and therapeutic diet (diabetic, low sodium, low protein, gluten free, IDDSI, etc.) entrees and dessert items
Follows menus, production sheets, and recipes to prepare items in the quantity needed
Grills eggs, me pties, pancakes, French toast; broils mes; makes cold sandwich fillings and assembles a variety of sandwiches
Uses a variety of methods to prepare mes, fish, and poultry including broiling, roasting, baking, frying, boiling, steaming, stewing, braising, and grilling
Slices me items by hand, confirming to specific size requirements or weight specificions
Prepares fresh, canned, and frozen vegetables; bakes frozen potoes, pre-made cookie dough, and muffin bters
Prepares and hes convenience items, and prepares pureed foods and adjusts consistency with thickeners
Washes, peels, and cuts fruits and vegetables; assembles and mixes salad ingredients and dessert items, including gelin molds and fruit crisps
Plans cooking processes to produce meals on time and the proper temperure which may require coordinion of cooking several items with different cooking times
Makes a variety of desserts such as cobblers, brownies, cookies, and pastries
Weighs, measures, and assembles ingredients for regular and modified diets
Operes a variety of kitchen equipment and follows approprie safety procedures
Follows sanitary food handling procedures
Disassembles and reassembles equipment for cleaning
Cleans and sanitizes work areas, and performs deep cleaning tasks when needed
Operes industrial dish machine
Performs other reled duties
Work Schedule: 5:30a-2p/9:30a-6p, Roting weekends and holidays; to be discussed during interview.
Position Description Title/PD#: Cook - PD 99818S
Relocion/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
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
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Conditions of employment
You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
Subject to a background/suitability investigion
May serve a probionary period
Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959
A complete applicion package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process
Pre-employment physical required
Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
Qualificions
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 Requirements: 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.
Physical Effort: Subject to continuous standing, walking, frequent bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling. Lifts or moves objects weighing up to 40 lbs. unassisted. Manipules cumbersome and heavy objects, such as washing stainless steel mixing bowls, pushing heavy carts on caster, or opering heavy equipment. Manual dexterity needed to safely opere equipment and to handle sharp knives and blades. Hand-eye coordinion and ability to concentre and react quickly to serve food and opere equipment.
Work Environment: Performs work in areas of temperure extremes. Work is carried out in kitchen/dish room areas th are often hot, uncomfortable, and noisy. Environment includes exposure to extreme cold while working in walk-in refrigerors and freezers for extended periods of time to complete duties. Works with other cooks, food service workers, and supervisors. Exposed to stems, cooking odors, and noise from equipment and conversion. Subject to hazards of cuts, bruises, strains, burns and falls in kitchen equipment. Strong cleaning and sanitizing solutions may be skin and respirory irritants. Performs work in pient care settings where there may be exposure to contagious disease. May have contact with pients who demonstre verbally and/or physically aggressive behavior. Required to wear proper hair covering and clean uniform. Wear disposable gloves when handling food for service, and proper protective equipment when completing cleaning activities.
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 .
Educion
There is no educional substitution for this position.
Additional informion
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 .
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.
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.
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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
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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.
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
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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
Documents Required:
Resume
RESUME REMINDER : Your resume must include the following informion for each job listed:
Job Title and a summary of duties. (be as detailed as possible)
Month & year start/end des (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
Full-time or part-time stus (MUST include hours worked per week if part-time).
Be sure th your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume form, your resume must be clear so th we are able to fully evalue your qualificions. To ensure you receive approprie considerion, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to mch your experiences with the positions held, you may lose considerion for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualificions.
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 07/28/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click .
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 .
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
Tracy Casady
Phone
...
...
Address
Minneapolis VA Medical Center
One Veterans Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55417
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 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
Documents Required:
Resume
RESUME REMINDER : Your resume must include the following informion for each job listed:
Job Title and a summary of duties. (be as detailed as possible)
Month & year start/end des (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
Full-time or part-time stus (MUST include hours worked per week if part-time).
Be sure th your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume form, your resume must be clear so th we are able to fully evalue your qualificions. To ensure you receive approprie considerion, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to mch your experiences with the positions held, you may lose considerion for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualificions.
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 07/28/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click .
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 .
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.
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Agency contact informion
Tracy Casady
Phone
...
...
Address
Minneapolis VA Medical Center
One Veterans Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55417
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 Open & closing des 07/22/2025 to 07/28/2025 Salary $27.52 to - $32.09 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 6 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Minneapolis, MN 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time - 5:30a-2p/9:30a-6p, roting weekends and holidays. Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Announcement number CBSY-12767515-25-TRC Control number 841115800
Job ID: 486677053
Originally Posted on: 7/24/2025
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