Food Service Assistant - CNVH in Kearney - Full Time

About the role

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• Hiring Agency: Veterans Affairs - Agency 28
• Location: Kearney, NE
• Hiring Rate: $17.189

Job Posting

JR2026-00030345 Food Service Assistant - CNVH in Kearney - Full Time (Open)

Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):

11-11-2026

About the role

• Full time position working 6:45 AM - 3:15 PM with every other weekend and holiday off.
• Salary is $17.189/HR + $3/HR hourly differential = $20.189 total hourly working wage.
• This is a full time position with Health, Dental and Vision benefits available! Commuters living 30+ miles away are eligible for a $200 monthly bonus. Conditions apply.
• Performs general routine work in simple food preparation, serving and cleanup tasks. Work assignments are clearly defined and performed under established work procedures and policies.
• Employee may provide training to new employees in this class or explain work processes but would not be assigned work leader responsibilities such as assigning and monitoring work.

EXAMPLES OF WORK: (A position may not be assigned all the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include all the duties that may be assigned.) Sets tables with tablecloth, dishes, glasses, and silverware. Fills sugar, salt and pepper shakers, water glasses and coffee cups. Prepares vegetables and fruits for salads, makes sandwiches, performs grill and deep fat fryer cooking for short orders.

Assists Food Service Workers in preparing a variety of foods. Sets tables with tablecloth, dishes, glasses, and silverware. Fills sugar, salt and pepper shakers, and water glasses and coffee cups. Arranges and serves food at the service counter. Stocks serving lines with silverware, trays, napkins, glasses and cups. Serves as cashier.

Operates automatic dishwashing equipment and ensures that dishes and utensils meet facility standards for sanitation. Cleans kitchen equipment and walls; sweeps, mops, vacuums kitchen and/or dining area floors; cleans dining area walls, chairs, tables, and serving areas.

Clears tables, cleans carts, and prepares dishes for dishwashing machines.

Delivers food carts to outlying areas.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of personal hygiene, basic kitchen equipment supplies and utensils; basic foodstuffs such as fruits, vegetables, bakery goods, meats and poultry; food preparation procedures for salads, sandwiches, short order items and other routinely prepared foods; facility standards and procedures for the cleaning of dishes, utensils, equipment and facilities; food sanitation and food preparation schedules.

Minimum Qualifications

There are no specific education or experience requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

Previous experience working in the food service industry.

• Other: Must be 18 years old.
• Must be able to attend new employee orientation from 8 am - 4:30 pm Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
• Dates to be determined upon hire.
• Must be able to pass a drug screen.

Ability to: understand and follow facility kitchen and dining room safety practice; safely use knives and handle hot equipment or utensils; follow instructions; tolerate high temperature and high humidity; communicate effectively with facility residents, patients or members; bend, stoop, lift and carry food items equipment and supplies; stand on feet for long periods of time.

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Benefits

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