Cook
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administrion
Veterans Health Administrion
Summary
This position is loced in the Nutrition and Food Service the Salt Lake City Healthcare System. This position is responsible for providing meals and nutritional care to Veteran pients the Medical Center. The primary purpose of the Cook, WG6, is to prepare nutritious, high quality meals for service to the Veterans.
Summary
This position is loced in the Nutrition and Food Service the Salt Lake City Healthcare System. This position is responsible for providing meals and nutritional care to Veteran pients the Medical Center. The primary purpose of the Cook, WG6, is to prepare nutritious, high quality meals for service to the Veterans.
Overview
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Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
08/11/2025 to 08/21/2025
Salary
$22.80 to - $26.65 per hour
Pay scale & grade
WG 6
Locion
1 vacancy in the following locion:
Salt Lake City, UT
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Not required
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
6
Job family (Series)
7404 Cooking
Supervisory stus
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Credentialing
Suitability/Fitness
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit stus
No
Announcement number
CBSU-12781063-25-BLB
Control number
843057800
This job is open to
Help
The public
U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants.
Clarificion from the agency
ALL US CITIZENS
DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201) for this occupion.
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Duties
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Duties included but not limited to:
Works independently to prepare and cook a variety of items including regular and therapeutic diet (diabetic, low sodium, low protein, gluten free, etc.) entrees and dessert items.
Follows menus, production sheets and recipes to prepare items in the quantity needed.
Grills eggs, hamburgers, me pties, pancakes, French toast; makes cold sandwich fillings and assembles a variety of sandwiches.
Uses a variety of methods to prepare mes, fish, and poultry including broiling, roasting, baking, frying, boiling, steaming, stewing, braising, and grilling.
Slices me items by hand confirming to specific size requirements or weight specificions.
Prepares fresh, canned, and frozen vegetables; bakes frozen potoes, pre-made cookie dough, muffin bters.
Prepares and hes convenience items; prepares pureed foods and adjusts consistency with thickeners. Washes, peels and cuts fruits and vegetables by hand or machine.
Assembles and mixes salad ingredients and dessert items including gelin molds and fruit crisps.
Plans cooking processes to produce complete meals on time and the proper temperure which may require coordinion of cooking several items with different cooking times.
Makes a variety of desserts such as cobblers, brownies, cookies and pastries.
Washes, peels, chops, grinds, pares, cuts, slices, dices, purees, dredges, flours, breads items.
Weighs, measures, assembles ingredients for regular and modified diets.
Combines ingredients according to recipes to produce quality food items, minimizing preparion time and food waste.
Pans foods for bulk rethermalizion according to recipe guidelines and production guidelines.
Covers, des, and stores leftovers according to established local policies/procedures.
Operes a variety of kitchen equipment: oven/steamer, grill, slicer, mixer, steam kettles, blender, food processor, scale; follows safety procedures regarding the operion of equipment.
Ghers test da to assist management in making purchasing and menu pricing decisions.
Follows sanitary food handling procedures; covers, labels and des food items; utilize or discard ingredients by expirion de.
Disassembles and assembles component parts and accessories for cleaning.
Cleans, stores and maintains all kitchen utensils, equipment and work areas practicing a "clean as you go" concept.
Receives, rotes and stores perishable and non-perishable items according to service policies. Removes outded or damaged goods from stock.
Labels all food items with contents and des per labeling guidelines.
Weighs, measures, and assembles ingredients accurely and according to standardized recipes or requisitions.
Experience cooking in a healthcare setting
Work Schedule: 5:30am-2:00pm or 10:00 am-6:30pm, weekends and holidays included
Position Description Title/PD#: Cook/ PD99818S
Physical Requirements: Is subject to continuous standing, walking, frequent bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling. Lifts or moves objects weighing up to 40 lbs. unassisted and occasionally lifts or moves objects weighing more than 40 lbs. with assistance of a lifting device or other workers. Manipules cumbersome, heavy objects, such as washing stainless steel mixing bowls, pushing heavy carts on casters or opering heavy equipment. Possesses manual dexterity to opere equipment and to handle sharp knives and blades safely. Utilizes eye-hand coordinion and the ability to concentre and react quickly to serve food and opere equipment.
Requirements
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Conditions of employment
You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
Subject to a background/suitability investigion
May serve a probionary period
Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959
A complete applicion package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements (
Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment.
Qualificions
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing de of this announcement.
EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstres you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants red in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualificion Standards .
SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualificions will first be evalued against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess least the minimal acceptable qualificion requirement are considered for further ring; those who do not are red ineligible and are elimined. The potential eligibles are then red against the remainder of the Job Elements:
Dexterity and Safety
Interpret Instructions, Specificions (other than blueprint reading)
Merials
Technical Practices
Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
Without more than normal supervision
Work Practices
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience credited on the basis of time actually spent in approprie activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indice clearly the nure of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
Educion
This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement.
Additional informion
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candides for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience th exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Informion about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found .
Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacion) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-reled non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act (or the Act) prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from requesting applicant criminal history record informion before extending a conditional or tentive offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S.C 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violion of the Act, may submit a written complaint within 30 calendar days of the de of the alleged non-compliance to VA ... . Applicant written complaints should include the following:
Administrion name: Veterans Health Administrion (VHA)
Office name, employee name and contact informion or contractor who made contact (if known).
De of contact.
Details regarding the job opportunity announcement applied to, and copies of any documents or other evidence reled to the complaint.
Visit Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) for more informion.
Probionary/Trial Period: The first year of service of an employee who is given a career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service under the Civil Service Regulions is a probionary period unless specifically exempted by the appointing authority.
At least 60 days prior to the end of each employee's initial probionary or trial period, management officials shall, to the extent practicable, meet to discuss the employee's performance and conduct (based in part on input from the employee's supervisor), the needs of the agency, and whether their continued employment would advance the public interest, the organizional goals of the agency, and the efficiency of the service.
Within 30 days prior to the end of each employee's probionary or trial period, management officials shall determine whether to finalize the employee's appointment to the Federal service, or whether to termine their service. Before the employee is termined, they shall be notified in writing of the effective de of the action.
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Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution.
Benefits
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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .
Review our benefits
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered.
How you evalued
You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Applicants referred in the order in which they were received.
Benefits
Help
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .
Review our benefits
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered.
Required documents
Required Documents
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Documents Accepted:
Cover Letter
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (VA)
Other (1)
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Documents Required:
Resume
Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your applicion.Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure th their applicion package includes all necessary documents to determine qualificions and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Applicants deemed ineligible if supporting documention is not submitted.
Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full considerion for this position.
Applicions are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion.
How to Apply
Help
All applicants are encouraged to apply online.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 08/21/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click .
1. To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire.
2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .
To return to an incomplete applicion , log into your USAJOBS account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete.
Agency contact informion
VISN 19 HR Contact Center
Phone
...
...
Address
VA Salt Lake City Health Care System
500 Foothill Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84148
US
Next steps
After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evalued to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Required Documents
Help
Documents Accepted:
Cover Letter
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (VA)
Other (1)
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Documents Required:
Resume
Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your applicion.Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure th their applicion package includes all necessary documents to determine qualificions and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Applicants deemed ineligible if supporting documention is not submitted.
Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full considerion for this position.
Applicions are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion.
How to Apply
Help
All applicants are encouraged to apply online.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 08/21/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click .
1. To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire.
2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .
To return to an incomplete applicion , log into your USAJOBS account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete.
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Agency contact informion
VISN 19 HR Contact Center
Phone
...
...
Address
VA Salt Lake City Health Care System
500 Foothill Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84148
US
Next steps
After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evalued to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email.
Expand Hide next steps
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 08/11/2025 to 08/21/2025 Salary $22.80 to - $26.65 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 6 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Salt Lake City, UT Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 6 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number CBSU-12781063-25-BLB Control number 843057800
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administrion
Veterans Health Administrion
Summary
This position is loced in the Nutrition and Food Service the Salt Lake City Healthcare System. This position is responsible for providing meals and nutritional care to Veteran pients the Medical Center. The primary purpose of the Cook, WG6, is to prepare nutritious, high quality meals for service to the Veterans.
Summary
This position is loced in the Nutrition and Food Service the Salt Lake City Healthcare System. This position is responsible for providing meals and nutritional care to Veteran pients the Medical Center. The primary purpose of the Cook, WG6, is to prepare nutritious, high quality meals for service to the Veterans.
Overview
Help
Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
08/11/2025 to 08/21/2025
Salary
$22.80 to - $26.65 per hour
Pay scale & grade
WG 6
Locion
1 vacancy in the following locion:
Salt Lake City, UT
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Not required
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
6
Job family (Series)
7404 Cooking
Supervisory stus
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Credentialing
Suitability/Fitness
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit stus
No
Announcement number
CBSU-12781063-25-BLB
Control number
843057800
This job is open to
Help
The public
U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants.
Clarificion from the agency
ALL US CITIZENS
DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201) for this occupion.
Videos
Duties
Help
Duties included but not limited to:
Works independently to prepare and cook a variety of items including regular and therapeutic diet (diabetic, low sodium, low protein, gluten free, etc.) entrees and dessert items.
Follows menus, production sheets and recipes to prepare items in the quantity needed.
Grills eggs, hamburgers, me pties, pancakes, French toast; makes cold sandwich fillings and assembles a variety of sandwiches.
Uses a variety of methods to prepare mes, fish, and poultry including broiling, roasting, baking, frying, boiling, steaming, stewing, braising, and grilling.
Slices me items by hand confirming to specific size requirements or weight specificions.
Prepares fresh, canned, and frozen vegetables; bakes frozen potoes, pre-made cookie dough, muffin bters.
Prepares and hes convenience items; prepares pureed foods and adjusts consistency with thickeners. Washes, peels and cuts fruits and vegetables by hand or machine.
Assembles and mixes salad ingredients and dessert items including gelin molds and fruit crisps.
Plans cooking processes to produce complete meals on time and the proper temperure which may require coordinion of cooking several items with different cooking times.
Makes a variety of desserts such as cobblers, brownies, cookies and pastries.
Washes, peels, chops, grinds, pares, cuts, slices, dices, purees, dredges, flours, breads items.
Weighs, measures, assembles ingredients for regular and modified diets.
Combines ingredients according to recipes to produce quality food items, minimizing preparion time and food waste.
Pans foods for bulk rethermalizion according to recipe guidelines and production guidelines.
Covers, des, and stores leftovers according to established local policies/procedures.
Operes a variety of kitchen equipment: oven/steamer, grill, slicer, mixer, steam kettles, blender, food processor, scale; follows safety procedures regarding the operion of equipment.
Ghers test da to assist management in making purchasing and menu pricing decisions.
Follows sanitary food handling procedures; covers, labels and des food items; utilize or discard ingredients by expirion de.
Disassembles and assembles component parts and accessories for cleaning.
Cleans, stores and maintains all kitchen utensils, equipment and work areas practicing a "clean as you go" concept.
Receives, rotes and stores perishable and non-perishable items according to service policies. Removes outded or damaged goods from stock.
Labels all food items with contents and des per labeling guidelines.
Weighs, measures, and assembles ingredients accurely and according to standardized recipes or requisitions.
Experience cooking in a healthcare setting
Work Schedule: 5:30am-2:00pm or 10:00 am-6:30pm, weekends and holidays included
Position Description Title/PD#: Cook/ PD99818S
Physical Requirements: Is subject to continuous standing, walking, frequent bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling. Lifts or moves objects weighing up to 40 lbs. unassisted and occasionally lifts or moves objects weighing more than 40 lbs. with assistance of a lifting device or other workers. Manipules cumbersome, heavy objects, such as washing stainless steel mixing bowls, pushing heavy carts on casters or opering heavy equipment. Possesses manual dexterity to opere equipment and to handle sharp knives and blades safely. Utilizes eye-hand coordinion and the ability to concentre and react quickly to serve food and opere equipment.
Requirements
Help
Conditions of employment
You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
Subject to a background/suitability investigion
May serve a probionary period
Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959
A complete applicion package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements (
Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment.
Qualificions
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing de of this announcement.
EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstres you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants red in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualificion Standards .
SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualificions will first be evalued against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess least the minimal acceptable qualificion requirement are considered for further ring; those who do not are red ineligible and are elimined. The potential eligibles are then red against the remainder of the Job Elements:
Dexterity and Safety
Interpret Instructions, Specificions (other than blueprint reading)
Merials
Technical Practices
Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
Without more than normal supervision
Work Practices
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience credited on the basis of time actually spent in approprie activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indice clearly the nure of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
Educion
This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement.
Additional informion
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candides for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience th exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Informion about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found .
Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacion) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-reled non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act (or the Act) prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from requesting applicant criminal history record informion before extending a conditional or tentive offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S.C 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violion of the Act, may submit a written complaint within 30 calendar days of the de of the alleged non-compliance to VA ... . Applicant written complaints should include the following:
Administrion name: Veterans Health Administrion (VHA)
Office name, employee name and contact informion or contractor who made contact (if known).
De of contact.
Details regarding the job opportunity announcement applied to, and copies of any documents or other evidence reled to the complaint.
Visit Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) for more informion.
Probionary/Trial Period: The first year of service of an employee who is given a career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service under the Civil Service Regulions is a probionary period unless specifically exempted by the appointing authority.
At least 60 days prior to the end of each employee's initial probionary or trial period, management officials shall, to the extent practicable, meet to discuss the employee's performance and conduct (based in part on input from the employee's supervisor), the needs of the agency, and whether their continued employment would advance the public interest, the organizional goals of the agency, and the efficiency of the service.
Within 30 days prior to the end of each employee's probionary or trial period, management officials shall determine whether to finalize the employee's appointment to the Federal service, or whether to termine their service. Before the employee is termined, they shall be notified in writing of the effective de of the action.
Expand Hide additional informion
Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution.
Benefits
Help
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .
Review our benefits
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered.
How you evalued
You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Applicants referred in the order in which they were received.
Benefits
Help
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .
Review our benefits
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered.
Required documents
Required Documents
Help
Documents Accepted:
Cover Letter
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (VA)
Other (1)
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Documents Required:
Resume
Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your applicion.Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure th their applicion package includes all necessary documents to determine qualificions and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Applicants deemed ineligible if supporting documention is not submitted.
Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full considerion for this position.
Applicions are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion.
How to Apply
Help
All applicants are encouraged to apply online.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 08/21/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click .
1. To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire.
2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .
To return to an incomplete applicion , log into your USAJOBS account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete.
Agency contact informion
VISN 19 HR Contact Center
Phone
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Address
VA Salt Lake City Health Care System
500 Foothill Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84148
US
Next steps
After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evalued to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Required Documents
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Documents Accepted:
Cover Letter
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (VA)
Other (1)
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
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Documents Required:
Resume
Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your applicion.Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure th their applicion package includes all necessary documents to determine qualificions and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Applicants deemed ineligible if supporting documention is not submitted.
Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full considerion for this position.
Applicions are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion.
How to Apply
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All applicants are encouraged to apply online.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 08/21/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click .
1. To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire.
2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .
To return to an incomplete applicion , log into your USAJOBS account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete.
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Agency contact informion
VISN 19 HR Contact Center
Phone
...
...
Address
VA Salt Lake City Health Care System
500 Foothill Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84148
US
Next steps
After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evalued to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email.
Expand Hide next steps
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 08/11/2025 to 08/21/2025 Salary $22.80 to - $26.65 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 6 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Salt Lake City, UT Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 6 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number CBSU-12781063-25-BLB Control number 843057800
Job ID: 489252659
Originally Posted on: 8/13/2025
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