Child & Youth Program Food Service Worker

Summary

The purpose of the Child and Youth Program (CYP) Food Service Worker position is to perform a variety of food preparation and food service tasks for the CYP. This position is located at Naval Support Activity Portsmouth New Gosport Youth Center in Portsmouth VA.

Duties

The CYP Food Service Worker performs various tasks or a sequence of tasks in food service preparation. Tasks consist of several steps that require attention to work operations and follow and established sequence of work. These tasks which are summarized into categories related to food preparation and service kitchen maintenance and food storage are summarized below.

Food Preparation and Service

• Assist in food preparation with tasks such as peeling potatoes; cutting sorting and washing vegetables and fruits; assembling sandwiches; and measuring and weighing ingredients.
• Stocks food service carts with appropriate utensils plates bowls food and beverages as required for family style dining in the classrooms or activity areas.
• Wraps arranges and/or packages items for serving to children and youth.
• Transports food from kitchen area to classrooms or activity areas.
• Returns carts dishes and leftover food to the kitchen and disposes of all food waste and trash.

Kitchen Maintenance

• Pre-rinses and washes pots pans dishes glasses and silverware in either a mechanical dishwasher or manually according to sanitation regulations.
• Cleans serving carts food preparation areas cupboards drawers and dishwashing areas.
• Sets up and operates a mechanical dishwasher.
• Removes inspection doors strainer pans screens and spray arms for preventative maintenance and cleaning.
• Scrapes soaks scour and scrubs the heavier cooking utensils such as mixing bowls and pots which because of their large size and weight are awkward to handle.
• Performs heavy-duty cleaning tasks through the food service and related areas such as cleaning ceilings; cleaning exhaust hoods; cleaning spaces under and behind kitchen equipment including moving he equipment; washing floors and walls with powered cleaning equipment; cleaning walk-in refrigerators and freezers; and sanitizing garbage room.
• Maintains work area in a clean and orderly manner adhering to NAVMED P5010 and all local policies and procedures.
• Operates breaks down and cleans all electrical equipment assigned to the area for food preparation.
• Stores sanitized dishes and silverware.

Food Storage

• Labels and dates all items in refrigerators and freezers and stores leftovers in accordance with sanitation and health standards.
• Stores canned boxed and/or frozen items in food storage area.
• Unloads food and supplies from delivery trucks.
• Moves heavy garbage cans when collecting and transferring trash from the work area to the disposal area.

Additional Responsibilities

• Responsible for complying with security fire and sanitation rules policies procedures and regulations.
• Ensures compliance with U.S. Agriculture (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and all pertaining standards policies and regulations.
• Serves as a mandatory reporter to Family Advocacy and Child Protective Services as prescribed by local policy in the case of suspected incidences of child abuse and neglect.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must satisfactorily complete all background checks for child care positions including fingerprint checks a Tier 1 with Child Care check and a State Criminal History Repository (SCHR) check.
• Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of employment.
• Starting May 7 2025 non-affiliated individuals requesting access will need a REAL ID-compliant drivers license or another acceptable form of identification to access CNRMA Installations. (Review required documents section for more information.)
• Employee is required to obtain appropriate immunization against communicable diseases in accordance with recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) which includes the influenza vaccine.
• Must obtain and maintain a valid food handlers card.
• Must pass a pre-employment physical provide evidence of immunization and be free from communicable disease.
• Satisfactorily complete all background checks in accordance with PL 101-647 to include National Agency Check with Written Inquiries (NACI).
• Minimum 18 years of age.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.

Qualifications

Resumes must include information which demonstrates experience and knowledge skills and ability (KSAs) as they relate to this position. Applicants are encouraged to be clear and specific when describing their experience level and KSAs.

A qualified candidate must possess:

• Knowledge and understanding of food handling techniques personal hygiene standards and safe work procedures.
• Knowledge of techniques for measuring ingredients and basic understanding of recipe construction.
• Knowledge of basic arithmetic in order to count the number of table sand serving bowls required to determine the number of servings a container will yield.
• Working knowledge of diet principles.
• Working knowledge of sanitation standards and procedures to prevent contamination such as the need to clean equipment previously used for raw food before further use and the need to use a chemical sanitizer or maintain proper water temperature when cleaning dishes.
• Skill to perform tasks involving several procedures.
• Skill to overcome practical production problems evaluate final food products and initiate corrective action when an item does not meet established quality standards.
• Skill to develop standardized recipes for quantity cooking; able to expand and modify recipes according to the capacity of the equipment in the kitchen as well and in response to adjustments in the number of servings required.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English both orally and in writing and possess strong interpersonal communication skill.

Education

H.S. Diploma or equivalent.

Note: A copy of your H.S. diploma GED or college transcripts (showing degree awarded/conferred) MUST be submitted when applying.

Additional information

Salary is dependent on experience.

Executive Order 12564 requires a Federal Workplace free of illegal drugs. According to the Executive Order all Federal Employees are required to remain drug free throughout their employment. Commander Navy Installations Command is a Drug-Free Federal Workplace. The use of illegal drugs will not be tolerated and use of or intoxication by illegal drugs will result in penalties up to and including removal from Federal Service.
Non-US citizens with fewer than three years of recent residential history in the US may be determined ineligible for employment.

Marijuana is a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act and therefore use of marijuana is illegal under Federal law regardless of State laws. A positive drug test result for marijuana (or any other drug tested for) will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and ineligibility to apply for a position within the Department of Defense for 6 months from the date of the drug test.

All individuals involved in the provision of child care services on a Department of Navy (DON) installation or in a DON-sanctioned program must complete the Installation Records Check (IRC). The IRC includes a check of the Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Program (SARP) records in the Alcohol and Drug Management Information Tracking System (ADMITS) database a check of the Family Advocacy Program (FAP) records in the Fleet and Family Support Management Information System (FFSMIS) and an installation security/base check via the Navy Justice Information System (NJIS) database and/or other law enforcement systems. This information will be used to determine suitability for the applicant in accordance with criteria for automatic and presumptive disqualifiers per DoDI 1402.05.

Per Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1402.05 Background Checks on Individuals in DoD Child Care Services Programs incumbents will be automatically disqualified for a conviction in either civilian or military court (to include any general special or summary court-martial conviction or if they received non-judicial punishment under Article 15 or chapter 47 of Title 10 U.S.C) for any of the following: a sexual offense any criminal offense involving a child victim or a felony drug offense. Additionally the incumbent will be automatically disqualified if he/she has been held to be negligent in a civil adjudication or administrative proceeding concerning the death of or serious injury to a child or dependent person entrusted to the individuals care.

In accordance with the REAL ID Act of 2005 if a candidate or new hire requires access to a military installation and does not have a REAL ID identity will need to be established. Identity is established by presenting either one (1) Acceptable Credential or by presenting an acceptable combination of Source Identity Documents. Acceptable Credentials are listed in List A and Acceptable Source Identity Documents are listed in Lists B and C in the link below (page 3). If using an Acceptable Credential only one (1) from List A is required and if using Acceptable Source Identity Documents one (1) from List Band one (1) from List C are required.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Required Experience:

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