** Supervisory Food Service Specialist**

**Department of Health And Human Services**

** Clinical Center/ Nutrition Department**

**If you have experience managing a food service program in a clinical environment and you want to play a significant role in a dynamic organization, then consider joining the NIH Clinical Center, Nutrition Department.**

**This position is located in the Food Services Section of the Nutrition Department and is responsible for food quality, food, paper and chemical procurement, food safety, cost control, and customer satisfaction in the FoodServices Section** **Location**

1 vacancy in the following location:

+ **Duties**

* Manages overall food production for Clinical Center inpatients and outpatients including: ordering, receiving, storage, inventory, meal production and meal preparation.

* Establishes and monitors proper methods of food quality, safety, production, inventory, receiving and storage.

* Ensures all food safety procedures and standards are adhered to in accordance with FDA Food Code, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), food safety principles and Joint Commission standards.

* Monitors established food time and temperature standards for compliance by staff.

* Monitors and takes corrective action on all refrigerators and freezers that are out of compliance with temperature standards and any other malfunctioning kitchen equipment.

* Creates standard recipes and specialized recipes and preparation methods to meet the nutritional, cultural, ethnic and individual needs of patients.

* Reviews and revises the general menu for inpatients on a seasonal basis, ensuring that the food served will meet safety, quality and dietary/research expectations and requirements.

* Ensures stock levels are maintained and expedites deliveries as needed.

**Requirements**

** Conditions of Employment**

* U.S. Citizenship requirement or proof of being a U.S. National must be met by closing date.

* Employment is subject to the successful completion of a background investigation, verification of qualifications, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, and any other job-related requirement before or after appointment.

* Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

* Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.

* If selected, you must pass a pre-employment medical examination, provide evidence of immunization.

* This position is designated as an "emergency essential" position and the selected candidate will be considered an "emergency essential" employee.

* This position requires regular or rotational shifts, weekends and holiday hours.

* You must be able to lift and move heavy items weighing up to 50 lbs.

* Requires bending, pushing, frequent walking, standing, stooping, reaching, stretching, unpacking and/or tagging supplies and equipment and carrying moderately heavy items such as personal computers, equipment, food, paper and chemical supplies.

* Requires occasional visitation of patients rooms on patient care units and potential exposure to infectious diseases.

* Work involves regular and recurring exposure to moderate risks and discomforts associated with production areas, such as exposure to odors or fumes used in work processes; working near operating kitchen equipment (knives, conveyors, ovens, etc.).

* Work situation requires the employees to continually stay alert and to take special safety precautions, including wearing special protective items of clothing.

** Qualifications**

**In order to qualify for a Supervisory Food Service Specialist at the GS-11 level, if you meet one (1) of the following qualification requirements:**

A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates your ability to: **manage or supervise a food service program; select and modify menus to meet a variety of dietary needs (i.e., gluten free, immune suppressed low iodine); conduct sanitation and nutrition surveys of food services programs; conduct inventories of food and food supplies and ensuring proper levels are maintained; and review contractor and vendor performance to ensure that customer complaints are resolved**;

OR

B. Completion of a Ph. D degree in an accredited or pre-accredited college or university or equivalent graduate degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or possession of a LLM degree, if related;

OR

C. A combination of post baccalaureate education and specialized experience that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position.

You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether you received pay.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Preview assessment questionnaire before you apply: **Education**

If you qualify based on education in lieu of specialized experience, you are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed and grades. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application packages. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer. .

**Additional information**

If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an .

* Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine. Employees providing healthcare or services in support of healthcare (Healthcare Workforce) may be required to receive a COVID-19 vaccine because they are expected to perform duties that put them in contact or potential contact with patients. We may request COVID-19 vaccination, and other vaccination documentation from Healthcare Workforce personnel at any point during the onboarding process or at any time during your employment with NIH.

* This position is designated as an "emergency essential" position and the selected candidate will be considered an "emergency essential" employee and will be required to be available, ready, willing, and able to report for duty under all circumstances (e.g., inclement weather, government closings and holidays, lapses in appropriations, non-emergency and emergency situations) for operation 24 hours a day and 365 days per year coverage.

* If selected, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE Form 450 to determine if a conflict or an appearance of a conflict exists between your financial interest and your prospective position with the agency. This information is required annually. For information, visit the NIH Ethics website: .

* If selected, you must pass a pre-employment medical examination.

* This position requires regular or rotational shifts, weekends and holiday hours.

* Work involves regular and recurring exposure to moderate risks and discomforts associated with production areas, such as exposure to odors or fumes used in work processes; working near operating kitchen equipment (knives, conveyors, ovens, stoves, moving vehicles, etc.).

* A one-year supervisory probationary/trial period may be required upon selection/placement.

* PHS Commissioned Officers interested in performing the duties of this position within the Commissioned Corps should apply online to this announcement to receive consideration.

* We may make additional selections f