Summary
Child Development Program will provide 100% child care fee discount for all CYP direct care staff for the first child enrolled in a full-time or regular part-time DAF CDP. A 50% discount will apply for the second child of direct care staff. Direct care staff must spend a minimum of 75% of their work schedule in the classroom. Please contact local NAF HR Office for more information.
- Employees will receive up to $1500 in bonuses for recruitment and retention.
Clarification from the agency
Please see the "Who May Apply" section under the Qualifications section.
Duties
- Prepares a variety of meals of limited complexity following USDA-approved recipes and in accordance with the needs of the various day programs offered by the Child Development Center.
- On a day-to-day basis, prepares breakfast items, such as oatmeal, toast, boxed cereals, pancakes, scrambled eggs and fresh fruit. Prepares a lunch meal of items such as homemade soups or stews, casseroles, chili, burritos, pizza, mashed potatoes, vegetables, fresh or canned fruits, applesauce, banana bread, cookies and occasionally desserts such as apple cobbler.
- Food is prepared for children of various ages.
- Prepared food will be of varying consistencies/textures depending on the age of children being served.
- Substitutions are also made to ensure special dietary needs, such as allergies, are met on a daily basis.
- Measures and/or weighs portions and ingredients as required by recipes.
- Adjusts recipes for the number of servings required in large quantity cooking.
- Maintains the proper temperature for all foods during holding, transport, reheating and serving to assure quality control and food safety.
- Places cooked foods in serving dishes, trays, and carrying carts.
- May be required to roll carts to children's eating areas.
- Washes, cleans and disinfects kitchen equipment.
- The kitchen has the following standard equipment: oven/grill. refrigerator(s), food processor, microwave, large mixer and slicer.
- Dates and stores food items and monitors food spoilage on a daily basis to ensure compliance with regulations.
- Accurately documents the productivity records daily. As required, assists the Assistant Director in ordering supplies.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
If interested in applying for this position you may preview the online application: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12121607
Conditions of Employment
- This position requires the incumbent to complete a background investigation with favorable results.
- This position requires the incumbent to complete a pre-employment physical.
- This position requires the incumbent to have a valid drivers license.
- This position requires the incumbent to provide a record of immunizations.
Qualifications
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, 01/30/2024
Business Based Action, Military Spouse Preference, Outside Applicant Veteran, Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran, and 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 the position allows for qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
Qualifying Experience:
- Must have ability to follow standardized recipes and cooking techniques, follow instructions, work safely, and do simple arithmetic. Knowledge of operating and cleaning food service equipment, characteristics of various foods, and the ability to season food and decide when foods are done are required.
- Knowledge of principles of food spoilage, food borne illness, and food safety are also required.
- Must be able to obtain Food Handler's, First Aid, and CPR certificates.
- Satisfactory completion of a pre-employment physical is required.
- This position is subject to furlough from approximately June through August.
- Completion of the following security checks are required: NACI, IRC, and SCHRC.
- Immunizations required.
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. This position do not allow for education substitution.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your resume and supporting document will be evaluated against the qualifications of the position.
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination has been made that you have inflated your responses to meet the position's qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.
To better expedite the hiring process, we recommend including full contact information (name, address, phone number, email, etc.,) for professional and personal references on your resume.
Required documents may vary based on the eligibility you are claiming (i.e., applying as a Military Spouse Preference - MSP, applying as a veteran, applying as a current federal employees, applying as a displaced employee, etc.,). The below document(s) are required and MUST be submitted with your application by the closing date of this job announcement:
Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support identified the general or specialized experience described in this announcement. If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
Other accepted documents to support a qualification and/or claimed preference/priority eligibility may include:
- Cover Letter
- DD-214/ Statement of Service
- Diploma/ GED
- Disability Letter (VA)
- License
- Other (1)
- Other (2)
- PCS Orders
- Professional Certification
- Proof of Marriage Status
- Resume
- Separation Notice (RIF)
- SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
- Transcript
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and supporting documents which prove your claimed eligibility. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package to include supplemental documents may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
To be considered for this vacancy you must apply and complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 01/30/2024 to receive consideration.
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Next steps
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