WDVA Food Service Worker, On-Call, Washington Veterans Home
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Food Service Worker
U.S. Air Forces, Europe
Department of the Air Force
Location
Location not specified
Salary
$17.60 - $17.60
per hour
Type
Closes
February 2, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This job involves working as a food service worker at a club on a U.S.
Air Force base in the UK, handling tasks like preparing and serving meals, setting up dining areas, cleaning kitchens, and operating basic equipment.
It requires flexible shift work including evenings, weekends, and holidays, with hours varying from 0 to 40 per week and no guaranteed minimum.
A good fit would be someone reliable with basic food handling experience, comfortable with manual labor, and eligible to live and work overseas as a U.S. citizen.
Key Requirements
- U.S. citizenship with a valid Social Security number and proof of overseas residence eligibility
- Ability to follow simple oral instructions and use judgment in sequencing multi-step tasks
- Knowledge of sanitation standards for handling, serving food, and cleaning equipment/work areas
- Skill in using hand tools for cleaning and operating simple machines like dishwashers
- Experience in manual food preparation and service tasks, including paid, unpaid, or volunteer work
- Availability for shift work on days, evenings, weekends, holidays, with variable hours (0-40 per week)
- Ability to perform heavy-duty cleaning and physical tasks like unloading deliveries and handling trash
Full Job Description
About the position: This position is located at the Liberty Club, RAF Lakenheath. This position requires shift work to provide coverage on days, evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations.
Scheduled hours will be 0-40 per week with no minimum guarantee. Who May Apply: Open to everyone. Applicants will be categorized by preference(s) and/or priority consideration eligibilities.
An applicant's eligibility will be determined based on eligibility claimed in the questionnaire and proof of eligibility MUST be provided with application by the closing date, 02/02/2026 The Area of Consideration for this vacancy announcement is US Citizens and must possess a social security number and card.
Must be able to provide documentation proving residence status overseas.
Business Based Action Family Member Preference Military Spouse Preference Outside Applicant Veteran Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran Transition Hiring Preference In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
Qualifying Experience: Ability to follow simple oral instructions. Ability to use hand tools for cleaning, and operate simply machines.
Skill in doing tasks with several steps and must use judgement in sequencing tasks. Knowledge of sanitation standards in handling and serving food and for cleaning equipment and work area.
Major Duties:
This position is to perform a variety of manual tasks in food preparation and food service.
Sets up cafeteria lines, steam tables, dining room tables, and side service stands with hot and cold food items including meats, vegetables, salads, desserts, bread, butter and beverages.
Serves food cafeteria style, Breaks down and cleans area when meals are complete. Sets up dining room tables for service, places food and beverages on tables, and replenishes items as necessary.
Sets up and operates dishwashers, performs preventive maintenance and cleaning. Scrapes, soaks, scours and scrubs bowls, pots and pans.
Also performs heavy duty cleaning tasks such as ceilings, exhaust hoods, kitchen equipment, washes floors and walls. May unload food from delivery trucks.
Collects and transfers trash from work area to disposal area. Assembles and tosses fresh fruit or green salads in quantity using prepares dressings. Makes cold sandwiches.
Performs other related duties as assigned. If interested in this position please preview the online application: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12863357
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