Food Service Worker
Veterans Health Administration
Posted: February 10, 2026 (1 day ago)
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Commander, Navy Installations Command
Department of the Navy
Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900
Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
This job involves working as a food service worker at a bowling center on a naval base in Florida, preparing simple meals, handling customer orders, and maintaining food safety standards.
You'll use kitchen equipment and a cash register to serve snacks and drinks to patrons.
It's a good fit for someone with basic cooking experience, reliable work habits, and an interest in entry-level roles in a military community setting.
This position is located at Freedom Lanes Bowling Center, Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Department, Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida.
The purpose of this position is to be assigned duty in a food service facility but may occasionally be temporarily assigned to another food service facility.
In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered.
Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they relate to this position.
Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. All non-government positions identified on your resume must include complete address and to and from dates.
Government positions must include pay plan, series, grade, to and from dates and address of the agency/organization. Specialized experience directly related to the duties described above.
Qualifying experience must have been equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Must possess ability to read and follow simple recipes, instruction and combine ingredients for cooked dishes.
Ability to follow oral and written instructions. Skill in cash handling and ability to operate a computerized cash register.
Must pass an annual physical examination, obtain a health care card and pass the Food Handler's Sanitation Course.
Knowledge of food characteristics to determine freshness and adequate serving temperatures. Ability to operate food preparation appliances, i.e., food slicer, blender, grill, fryer, etc.
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience.
You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).
Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
As part of the application process, you must complete and submit an occupational questionnaire and your RESUME MUST SUPPORT AND VALIDATE YOUR ANSWERS or you may be removed from consideration.
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RELOCATION AUTHORIZED NO Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) is authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest KEY REQUIREMENTS/CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT Males must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
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Selectee is required to participate in the direct deposit pay program. Social Security Card is required. Satisfactorily complete an employment verification (E-VERIFY) check.
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A favorable background is a requirement of this position. Failure to obtain and maintain a favorable background may result in the withdrawal of the position offer or removal.
NOTE: Applicants have the ability to perform an E-Verify Self Check to confirm employment eligibility at http://www.uscis.gov/mye-verify/self-check.
Although a Self-Check is not mandatory, it can be a useful tool for applicants to find out if there is a problem with their employment eligibility records and resolve any issues before taking a job.
Major Duties:
General (Duties include but are not limited to): Perform duties as such short order grill cook and/or assist the cook in the preparation of lunch or dinner meals.
Perform a limited variety of tasks, such as grilling foods to order, i.e., hamburgers, pancakes, bacon, eggs, etc. Select food items to be services and ensure their freshness.
Take direct customer orders or ticket orders from waitresses ensuring items are cooked to order, served using authorized portion controls and temperature and turning to avoid burning.
Assist/or prepare simple items such as sandwiches, soups, salads. Measure and weighs ingredients according to simple recipes or as directed. Place cooked food on serving dishes, steam or food carts.
Ensure group orders are served simultaneously. Keep grills, stoves, refrigerators and working areas in a neat and clean manner in accordance with safety and sanitation regulations.
Notify supervisors of items needed in order to maintain stock. May be required to assist in taking inventory.
May be required to collect money, operate a cash register and prepare necessary documentation for cash fund accountability. May be required to occasionally perform other duties within the facility.
Performs other duties as assigned.
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