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Duties
As a Cook, WG-7404-5, your typical work assignments may include the following:
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
Applicants will be rated in accordance with OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position, they are listed below.
Applicants will be rated on the following Job Elements: Ability to Lead or Supervise (Screen-out Element)
Education
This position does not have a positive education requirement at this grade level. Therefore, no transcripts are required.
Additional information
Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Documentation. The CTAP/ICTAP provides placement assistance (click here for more details, here for DOI's policy) to permanent Federal employees who are surplus, displaced, or involuntarily separated. Applicants claiming eligibility must submit a 1) copy of their most recent performance appraisal, 2) proof of eligibility, 3) most current SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location with their application. To be considered, applicants must be well-qualified (i.e., meet the minimum qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors; education, and experience requirements), score at least 85 on the assessment questionnaire, and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry.
If you are a Veteran with preference eligibility and you are claiming 5-points veterans' preference, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 (member 4 copy) or other proof of eligibility. If you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference, you must also submit an SF-15 plus the proof required by that form.
Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur within 90 days from the closing date.
Bargaining Unit Status: Position is covered by Bargaining Unit/Union - Federation of Indian Service Employees, American Federation of Teachers Local 4521 (click here).
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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 information on the specific benefits offered.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision, Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (Other Than Blueprint Reading), Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment, Dexterity and Safety, Knowledge of Materials, Technical Practices (Theoretical, Precise, Artistic), and Work Practices (Including Keeping Things Neat, Clean, and in Order)
If you meet the minimum qualifications requirements for this position, your application will be evaluated and rated under Category Rating selection procedures. Once the application process is complete, a review of your qualifications will be conducted to determine if you are qualified for this job. Qualified candidates will be assigned to a quality category. The quality categories are: Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified. Within each of these categories, applicants eligible for veteran's preference will receive selection priority over non-preference eligible. Please note that if, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your category rating can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities, or you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
To preview the announcement questionnaire, click here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12723373
Duties
As a Cook, WG-7404-5, your typical work assignments may include the following:
- Follow sanitary food handling procedures.
- Cover, label and date food items according to established policies and procedures.
- Clean assigned work areas; walls, ceilings, floors, worktables, walk-in refrigerators, and storage rooms.
- Make a variety of desserts such as cobblers, brownies, cookies, and pastries.
- Use simple arithmetic, such as multiplying and dividing ingredients in a recipe when preparing food items for the correct serving amount.
- Wash, peel, and cut fruits and vegetables.
- Weigh, measure, and assemble ingredients for regular, special, and modified diets.
- Follow safety procedures when operating kitchen equipment.
- Track students' meal plan usage by counting number of purchased dinners.
- Prepare different types of food using varies methods such as braise, broil, simmer, bake, fry, steam, stew, and grill.
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Be sure to read the 'How to Apply' and 'Required Documents' Sections.
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
- Appointment to this is subject to a 2-year trial or 1-year probationary period unless the requirement has already been met.
- If you are a male applicant born after 12-31-1959, you are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act and the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 (https://www.sss.gov), in order to be eligible for appointment to this agency.
- The position is subject to shift rotation whenever required or as deemed necessary to meet full coverage of the cafeteria.
- Maintain a Food Handler's Certificate (or equivalent certification) valid for the state where employed.
- This position is restricted to lifting items that weigh less than 8 pounds.
Applicants will be rated in accordance with OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position, they are listed below.
Applicants will be rated on the following Job Elements: Ability to Lead or Supervise (Screen-out Element)
- Work Practices (including keeping things neat, clean, and in order
- Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic)
- Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. (other than blueprints)
- Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
- Knowledge of Materials
- Dexterity and Safety
Education
This position does not have a positive education requirement at this grade level. Therefore, no transcripts are required.
Additional information
Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Documentation. The CTAP/ICTAP provides placement assistance (click here for more details, here for DOI's policy) to permanent Federal employees who are surplus, displaced, or involuntarily separated. Applicants claiming eligibility must submit a 1) copy of their most recent performance appraisal, 2) proof of eligibility, 3) most current SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location with their application. To be considered, applicants must be well-qualified (i.e., meet the minimum qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors; education, and experience requirements), score at least 85 on the assessment questionnaire, and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry.
If you are a Veteran with preference eligibility and you are claiming 5-points veterans' preference, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 (member 4 copy) or other proof of eligibility. If you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference, you must also submit an SF-15 plus the proof required by that form.
Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur within 90 days from the closing date.
Bargaining Unit Status: Position is covered by Bargaining Unit/Union - Federation of Indian Service Employees, American Federation of Teachers Local 4521 (click here).
Read more
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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 information on the specific benefits offered.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision, Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (Other Than Blueprint Reading), Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment, Dexterity and Safety, Knowledge of Materials, Technical Practices (Theoretical, Precise, Artistic), and Work Practices (Including Keeping Things Neat, Clean, and in Order)
If you meet the minimum qualifications requirements for this position, your application will be evaluated and rated under Category Rating selection procedures. Once the application process is complete, a review of your qualifications will be conducted to determine if you are qualified for this job. Qualified candidates will be assigned to a quality category. The quality categories are: Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified. Within each of these categories, applicants eligible for veteran's preference will receive selection priority over non-preference eligible. Please note that if, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your category rating can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities, or you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
- Best Qualified: Applicants that possess all of the job-related competencies identified as important for successful job performance.
- Well Qualified: Applicants that possess a majority (i.e., more than half but not all) of the job-related competencies needed for successful job performance.
- Qualified: Applicants meet the basic eligibility and minimum qualification requirements but do not meet the definition of Best Qualified or Well Qualified as described above.
To preview the announcement questionnaire, click here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12723373