Food Service Worker Supervisor at VA Caribbean Healthcare System — Applications Closed

Job Description

The VA Caribbean Healthcare System is hiring a Food Service Worker Supervisor to lead food solution operations at the San Juan VA Medical Center.

In this role, you’ll right away supervise all food offering activities, arrange the work of Food Solution Workers, and create confident meals are ready and delivered safely and on time.

You’ll be the principal shift supervisor, responsible for overseeing food production, nourishment, tray delivery and retrieval, and taking corrective action on any problems that arise on the floors.

This role is best-suited for experienced food offering professionals who are set to take on supervisory tasks in a federal healthcare setting. You’ll function full-time, with ad-hoc telework eligibility, and report to the San Juan VA Medical Center situated at 10 Calle Casia, 3, PR.

Salary & Compensation

Salary: $26.36 - $30.76 per hour.

Qualification

To qualify for this Food Service Worker Supervisor post (WS-3), you must reveal sufficient training or know-how to perform the responsibilities. There’s no specific length of training needed, but your resume must clearly demonstrate evidence of the knowledge, competencies, and aptitudes needed.

Candidates will be evaluated against a screen-out element and additional role elements.

• No particular length of training or background called for, but you must display evidence of training or expertise of sufficient scope and caliber to perform the perform.
• Your resume must include in-depth descriptions of your expertise, skills, and capacities related to the duties.
• Applicants are rated under the OPM Federal Pay System Qualification Standards.
• Screen-out element: Your qualifications are first evaluated against a prescribed screen-out element (typically question 1 on the online questionnaire). Those who encounter the minimal acceptable qualification are further rated; others are eliminated.
• Post elements assessed: Dexterity and Safety, Interpret Instructions/Specifications, Lead or Supervise, Materials, Technical Practices, Employ and Maintain Resources and Equipment, Operate Practices.
• Know-how can be paid or unpaid, such as volunteer work through National Solution programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other institutions.
• A full year of function is considered 35-40 hours per week; part-time background is credited located on time actually spent.
• This role doesn’t have an education qualification requirement.
• You must be a U.S. Citizen to put in.
• Selective Offering Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage all domains of food production and solution covering food preparation, nourishment, tray delivery and retrieval.
• Obtain corrective action for any challenges that arise on the floors about food offering.
• Receive and inspect deliveries; requisition all supplies needed in all food solution fields.
• Get ready performance ratings/competencies for all employees under direct supervision.
• Discuss perform performance and issues with employees; monitor tardiness and attendance; offer guidance and make needed adjustments in assignments.
• Carry out responsibilities within general instructions, usual procedures, and established policies.
• Guarantee subordinates wrap up assigned duties; outline operate conditions to gather food offering schedules.
• Establish priorities for everyday operations in emergency situations; define standards of grade and quantity.
• Assist as a participant of the in-service training staff by providing person and/or set instruction for employees.
• Provide guidance and assistance for lower grade employees in making decisions when assembling patient trays.

Conditions & Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship needed.
• Selective Service Registration for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Pre-employment physical called for.
• Must finalize an online onboarding procedure.
• Acceptable form of identification needed (REAL ID compliant after May 7, 2025).
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination scheme is called for for all VA Health Care Personnel.
• Must cater to a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period.
• May want to perform weighty function, such as lifting objects up to 40 pounds, pushing hefty carts, and working on ladders.
• Work is performed in kitchen spheres with high temperatures, humidity, noise, and exposure to hot liquids, sharp blades, and extreme temperature changes.

Benefits

• Complete benefits package as a federal employee, including health insurance, retirement, and paid leave.
• Annual depart accrual set on years of solution; prior perform or military expertise may qualify for credit toward annual exit accrual.
• Eligibility for advantages depends on role type (full-time, part-time, or intermittent).
• Access to a range of upsides designed to form your federal career rewarding.

How You Will Be Evaluated

1. Your qualifications are evaluated based on how well you encounter the requirements above.
2. Be obvious and precise in describing your experience; VA won’t build assumptions.
3. Narrative responses aren’t needed at this time.
4. If referred, you may be asked to hand in additional job-related information, such as responses to understanding, skills, and aptitudes, a work sample, or an interview.
5. Your resume and supporting documentation will be verified.
6. VA performs pre-employment reference verifies.
7. Candidates are rated against the screen-out element and position elements; those who gather the minimal qualification are further rated.
8. Referral certificates are issued, and candidates are notified of their status by email.

Required Documents

• Resume (must be 2 pages or less starting September 27, 2025; longer resumes will result in ineligibility).
• SF-50/Notification of Personnel Action (for present/former Federal employees to verify time-in-grade and eligibility).
• Cover Letter (optional but accepted).
• Separation Observe (RIF) if suitable.
• Transcript (if using education to qualify, though this role doesn’t have an education need).
• Documentation to aid Veterans Preference claims, if relevant.
• ICTAP/CTAP documentation for displaced Federal employees, if applicable.

How to Apply

1. Evaluate the qualifications and required documents to confirm you encounter all needs.
2. Prepare a federal-style resume that clearly describes your know-how, insight, expertise, and capacities related to this role. Early September 27, 2025, resumes must be two pages or less.
3. Collect any required documents, such as your most new SF-50 (if you’re a current or former federal employee) and any supporting documentation for veterans preference or ICTAP/CTAP eligibility.
4. Go to the formal submission portal and with your the authorized submission portal/Login.gov account. If you don’t have an account, generate one.
5. Unseal the role announcement for Food Service Worker Supervisor (WS-3) at VA Caribbean Healthcare System.

Additional Information

• This role announcement may be applied to load additional vacancies.
• If you’re unable to apply online, contact the agency contact listed in the announcement for alternate approaches.
• Under the Just Opportunity to Compete Act, VA prohibits requesting criminal history before a tentative role offer.
• Selected you must assist a 1-year probationary or 2-year trial period.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination plan is mandatory for all VA Health Care Personnel; exemptions may be granted for medical or religious motives.
• The operate environment includes exposure to heat, humidity, noise, and physical hazards; you must be fit to perform weighty function covering lifting up to 40 pounds.
• Telework is on offer on an ad-hoc basis, but this isn’t a remote post.
• For questions about this announcement, contact Vilnalys Irizarry-Brisueno at (787) 641-7582 X126196 or [email protected].

About Company

The VA Caribbean Healthcare System is piece of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, providing finish healthcare solutions to veterans in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The system involves the San Juan VA Medical Center, multiple community-based outpatient clinics, and other facilities.

This Food Service Worker Supervisor role is located at the San Juan VA Medical Center, where you’ll lead a group securing that veterans receive nutritious meals in a protected and timely manner.