Cook
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administrion
Veterans Health Administrion
Summary
This position is loced in the Nutrition and Food Service of a Veteran Affairs Medical Center. Nutrition and Food Services is responsible for providing meals and nutritional care to Veteran pients the Medical Center. The primary purpose of the Cook, WG6, is to prepare nutritious, high quality meals for service to the Veterans. The position has a sequence of steps th require tention to work operions, sanition and safety; work assignments may require knowledge and judgment.
Summary
This position is loced in the Nutrition and Food Service of a Veteran Affairs Medical Center. Nutrition and Food Services is responsible for providing meals and nutritional care to Veteran pients the Medical Center. The primary purpose of the Cook, WG6, is to prepare nutritious, high quality meals for service to the Veterans. The position has a sequence of steps th require tention to work operions, sanition and safety; work assignments may require knowledge and judgment.
Overview
Help
Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
08/11/2025 to 08/25/2025
Salary
$27.65 to - $32.27 per hour
Pay scale & grade
WG 6
Locion
1 vacancy in the following locion:
Lyons, NJ
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
50% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
6
Job family (Series)
7404 Cooking
Supervisory stus
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Suitability/Fitness
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit stus
No
Announcement number
CBTE-12779587-25-JMG
Control number
843109700
This job is open to
Help
The public
U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Clarificion from the agency
ALL US CITIZENS
DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority in-accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3304(a)(3) and 5 CFR 337.205(b)(1)-(4).
Duties
Help
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, 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: Varied based on agency needs.
Position Description Title/PD#: Cook/PD99818S
Relocion/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Physical Requirements: Is subject to continuous standing, walking, frequent bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling. Lifts or moves objects weighing up to 40 lbs. unassisted and occasionally lifts or moves objects weighing more than 40 lbs. with assistance of a lifting device or other workers. Manipules cumbersome, heavy objects, such as washing stainless steel mixing bowls, pushing heavy carts on casters or opering heavy equipment. Possesses manual dexterity to opere equipment and to handle sharp knives and blades safely. Utilizes eye-hand coordinion and the ability to concentre and react quickly to serve food and opere equipment.
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
Designed and/or random drug testing may be required
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
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.
Additional informion
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced 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. If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for informion regarding an Alterne Applicion .
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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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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
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Required documents
Required Documents
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Documents Accepted:
Cover Letter
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Other (1)
PCS Orders
Professional Certificion
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Documents Required:
Resume
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.
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
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
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
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 08/25/2025 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. To verify your applicion is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the M ore Informion link for this position. The Details page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent reled to this applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
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
Jennifer Gerken
Phone
...
...
Address
VA New Jersey Health Care System
385 Tremont Avenue
East Orange, NJ 07018
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 (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Other (1)
PCS Orders
Professional Certificion
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Documents Required:
Resume
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.
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
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
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
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 08/25/2025 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. To verify your applicion is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the M ore Informion link for this position. The Details page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent reled to this applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
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
Jennifer Gerken
Phone
...
...
Address
VA New Jersey Health Care System
385 Tremont Avenue
East Orange, NJ 07018
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 08/11/2025 to 08/25/2025 Salary $27.65 to - $32.27 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 6 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Lyons, NJ Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 50% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 6 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number CBTE-12779587-25-JMG Control number 843109700
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administrion
Veterans Health Administrion
Summary
This position is loced in the Nutrition and Food Service of a Veteran Affairs Medical Center. Nutrition and Food Services is responsible for providing meals and nutritional care to Veteran pients the Medical Center. The primary purpose of the Cook, WG6, is to prepare nutritious, high quality meals for service to the Veterans. The position has a sequence of steps th require tention to work operions, sanition and safety; work assignments may require knowledge and judgment.
Summary
This position is loced in the Nutrition and Food Service of a Veteran Affairs Medical Center. Nutrition and Food Services is responsible for providing meals and nutritional care to Veteran pients the Medical Center. The primary purpose of the Cook, WG6, is to prepare nutritious, high quality meals for service to the Veterans. The position has a sequence of steps th require tention to work operions, sanition and safety; work assignments may require knowledge and judgment.
Overview
Help
Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
08/11/2025 to 08/25/2025
Salary
$27.65 to - $32.27 per hour
Pay scale & grade
WG 6
Locion
1 vacancy in the following locion:
Lyons, NJ
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
50% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
6
Job family (Series)
7404 Cooking
Supervisory stus
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Suitability/Fitness
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit stus
No
Announcement number
CBTE-12779587-25-JMG
Control number
843109700
This job is open to
Help
The public
U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Clarificion from the agency
ALL US CITIZENS
DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority in-accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3304(a)(3) and 5 CFR 337.205(b)(1)-(4).
Duties
Help
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, 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: Varied based on agency needs.
Position Description Title/PD#: Cook/PD99818S
Relocion/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Physical Requirements: Is subject to continuous standing, walking, frequent bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling. Lifts or moves objects weighing up to 40 lbs. unassisted and occasionally lifts or moves objects weighing more than 40 lbs. with assistance of a lifting device or other workers. Manipules cumbersome, heavy objects, such as washing stainless steel mixing bowls, pushing heavy carts on casters or opering heavy equipment. Possesses manual dexterity to opere equipment and to handle sharp knives and blades safely. Utilizes eye-hand coordinion and the ability to concentre and react quickly to serve food and opere equipment.
Requirements
Help
Conditions of employment
You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
Subject to a background/suitability investigion
Designed and/or random drug testing may be required
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
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.
Additional informion
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced 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. If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for informion regarding an Alterne Applicion .
Expand Hide additional informion
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
Help
Review our benefits
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
Review our benefits
Required documents
Required Documents
Help
Documents Accepted:
Cover Letter
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Other (1)
PCS Orders
Professional Certificion
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Documents Required:
Resume
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.
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
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
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
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 08/25/2025 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. To verify your applicion is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the M ore Informion link for this position. The Details page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent reled to this applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
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
Jennifer Gerken
Phone
...
...
Address
VA New Jersey Health Care System
385 Tremont Avenue
East Orange, NJ 07018
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 (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Other (1)
PCS Orders
Professional Certificion
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Documents Required:
Resume
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.
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
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
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
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 08/25/2025 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. To verify your applicion is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the M ore Informion link for this position. The Details page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent reled to this applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
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.
Expand Hide how to apply
Agency contact informion
Jennifer Gerken
Phone
...
...
Address
VA New Jersey Health Care System
385 Tremont Avenue
East Orange, NJ 07018
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 08/11/2025 to 08/25/2025 Salary $27.65 to - $32.27 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 6 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Lyons, NJ Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 50% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 6 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number CBTE-12779587-25-JMG Control number 843109700
Job ID: 489565130
Originally Posted on: 8/15/2025
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