Cook

  • NSF Dahlgren
  • Dahlgren, Virginia
  • Full Time
Cook

Department of the Navy

Commander, Navy Installions

NDW Naval Support Facility Dahlgren / Food & Beverage / N923

Summary

Prepares and cooks a variety of menu items including regular and special entrees and dessert items.

Summary

Prepares and cooks a variety of menu items including regular and special entrees and dessert items.

Overview

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Accepting applicions

Open & closing des

08/19/2025 to 09/02/2025

Salary

$21.18 to - $21.18 per hour

Pay scale & grade

NA 6

Locion

1 vacancy in the following locion:

Dahlgren, VA

Remote job

No

Telework eligible

No

Travel Required

Not required

Relocion expenses reimbursed

No

Appointment type

Permanent - 32-40 hours per week

Work schedule

Full-time - Benefits eligible

Service

Competitive

Promotion potential

None

Job family (Series)

7404 Cooking

Supervisory stus

No

Security clearance

Other

Drug test

No

Position sensitivity and risk

Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

Trust determinion process

Suitability/Fitness

Financial disclosure

No

Bargaining unit stus

No

Announcement number

25-12786565

Control number

843710100

This job is open to

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The public

U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Military spouses

Military spouses relocing under PCS orders or whose spouse is 100% disabled or died while on active duty.

Duties

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Works alone or with a higher grade cook to roast, broil, bake, fry, boil, steam, and stew mes, fish, and poultry. Prepares soups, stocks, broths, gravies, sauces, and puddings without the use of packaged mixes. Makes a variety of dessert items such as baked Alaska, crepes, and mousses. Adjusts standardized recipes for the number of servings required in large quantity cooking. Maintains proper temperure for all foods during holding, transport, reheing, and serving to assure quality control and food safety. Prepares cold food plters; mixes and prepares cold sauces, me glazes, molded aspics, and salad dressings. Carves vegetables and fruits as garnishes for food plters and dishes. Maintains rotion of food inventories to prevent spoilage. May assist management in purchasing and menu pricing decisions by performing yield tests for selected foods, in ordering items in accordance with daily and weekly menu requirements, and preparing food production worksheets from computerized recipe files. Performs other reled duties as assigned.

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Conditions of employment

Hours of work will vary as required by the needs of the program to include split days off, evenings, weekends, and holidays. May be required to work early, le, and on weekends and holidays.

Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verificion check. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of employment.

Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verificion check. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of employment.

Must successfully complete a Nional Agency Check or equivalent background screening.

Starting May 7, 2025, non-affilied individuals requesting access will need a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or another acceptable form of identificion to access CNRMA Installions.

Qualificions

Resumes must include informion which demonstres experience and knowledge, skills, and ability (KSAs) as they rele to this position. Applicants are encouraged to be clear and specific when describing their experience level and KSAs.

Basic knowledge of food preparion principles and a practical understanding of the physical changes th occur during the processing and cooking of food. Working knowledge of the planning process involved in cooking an entire meal including different preparion methods for various food items, the necessary time for cooking these different items, and how to schedule and coordine preparion to produce a properly cooked meal on time. Ability to evalue a variety of raw and cooked food items to ascertain their freshness. Knowledge of standard formulas used in yield testing. Knowledge of principles of food spoilage, food borne illness, and food safety. Practical knowledge of methods and procedures necessary for ordering, issuing, and storing food items in accordance with inventory and sanition requirements.

Responsibility: Receives work assignments orally and in writing from supervisor or higher level cook. Plans, coordines, and times assignments to assure food items are prepared on time and are the proper temperure. Makes judgments about necessary recipe modificions. Physical Effort: Required to lift or move objects weighing up to 40 pounds on a frequent basis (utensils or containers of food) as well as stand and walk constantly; on occasion lifts items over 50 pounds, e.g.; pans of me.

Working Conditions: Exposed to warm and noisy kitchens, steam, fumes and cooking odors; danger of falling on freshly mopped floors; burns from steam or hot foods; cuts from knives; shocks from electrical machines; and extremes in temperures.

Educion

This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement.

Additional informion

Selectee may be required to complete a one (1) year probionary period. Participion in Direct Deposit/Electronic Fund Transfer within the first 30 days of employment is required. We utilize E-Verify to confirm selectee's eligibility to work in the United Stes. Salary is dependent on experience and/or educion. This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies within 60 days of issuance of selection certifice.

Spouses of active duty military members of the Armed Forces may receive preference in hiring under this announcement if they are among the best qualified referred and are within reach of selection. Spouse Preference does not apply to NF 04 and NF 05 positions. Please clearly identify in your applicion th you are asking for spouse preference and submit a copy of current PCS orders. Failure to submit current PCS orders with applicion will prevent spousal preference from being granted. Acceptance or declinion of a regular full or part-time non-appropried or appropried fund position ends your ability to claim this preference.

For positions requiring travel more than twice per year, selectee may be required to obtain and maintain in good standing a Government-issued Travel Card for official government travel purposes.

Executive Order 12564 requires a Federal workplace free of illegal drugs. According to the Executive Order, all Federal employees are required to remain drug free throughout their employment. Commander, Navy Installions Command is a Drug-Free Federal Workplace. The use of illegal drugs will not be tolered, and use of or intoxicion by illegal drugs will result in penalties up to and including removal from Federal Service.

SELECTIVE SERVICE REQUIREMENT: If you are a male born after December 31,1959 and least 18 years of age, employment law (5 U.S.C. 3328) requires th you must register with the Selective Service System (military draft), unless you meet certain exemptions. If applicable, failure to register will prevent you from being considered for employment. To register, please the Selective Service web site .

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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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How you evalued

You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

All resumes reviewed to determine if they meet the hiring eligibility and qualificion requirements listed in this announcement, and red based on the informion provided in the resume to determine the level of knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) reled to the job requirements. Using the qualificions of the position, a predetermined ring criterion of KSAs used for each resume. Best qualified applicants referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews.

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Required documents

Required Documents

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The following documents are required the time of applicion, if applicable to position requirements:

Resume

Proof of educion/training (if applicable): provide a copy of your awarded/conferred college transcript(s); if degree hasn't been conferred, provide copy of HS Diploma, GED, or equivalent

If claiming Department of Defense (DOD) Non-appropried Fund (NAF) Business Based Action (BBA) priority considerion: provide a copy of the notice of separion

If claiming Military Spouse Preference: provide a copy of the sponsor's Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) orders and a marriage certifice the time of applicion

If claiming Veteran's Preference: provide a copy of your DD-214, Member-4 page and any supporting documention (SF-15, V.A. disability letter, proof of service, etc.)

How to Apply

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To be considered for this vacancy you must apply and complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above.

The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/02/2025 to receive considerion.

To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion.

To preview the Applicion Questionnaire, please click the following link: It is your responsibility to ensure your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de.

Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the

To verify or check the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account . Once logged in, the Welcome screen lists your applicions, your applicion stus and the de it was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, :

The Department of the Navy (DON) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Applicants are assured of equal considerion regardless of race, color, nional origin, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, genetic informion, reprisal, marital stus, political affiliion, sexual oriention, or any other non-merit factor. This agency provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. Applicants with disabilities who believe they may require reasonable accommodions should email their request to ... to ensure proper considerion is given. The decision on granting reasonable accommodion on a case-by-case basis.

Agency contact informion

NDW NAF HR

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Address

NSF Dahlgren

47402 Buse Rd

Bldg 467

Puxent River, MD 20670

US

Next steps

Using the required qualificions of the position, a standardized ring and ranking criteria of knowledge, skills, and abilities used to screen and assess each applicion.

If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Times may vary during the hiring process, as your applicion stus updes/changes you notified with a notificion letter via email.

Please notify us if your contact informion changes after the closing de of the announcement. Also, note th if you provide an email address th is inaccure or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., Spam Blocker, etc.), you may not receive important communicion th could affect your considerion for this position.

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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The following documents are required the time of applicion, if applicable to position requirements:

Resume

Proof of educion/training (if applicable): provide a copy of your awarded/conferred college transcript(s); if degree hasn't been conferred, provide copy of HS Diploma, GED, or equivalent

If claiming Department of Defense (DOD) Non-appropried Fund (NAF) Business Based Action (BBA) priority considerion: provide a copy of the notice of separion

If claiming Military Spouse Preference: provide a copy of the sponsor's Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) orders and a marriage certifice the time of applicion

If claiming Veteran's Preference: provide a copy of your DD-214, Member-4 page and any supporting documention (SF-15, V.A. disability letter, proof of service, etc.)

How to Apply

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To be considered for this vacancy you must apply and complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above.

The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/02/2025 to receive considerion.

To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion.

To preview the Applicion Questionnaire, please click the following link: It is your responsibility to ensure your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de.

Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the

To verify or check the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account . Once logged in, the Welcome screen lists your applicions, your applicion stus and the de it was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, :

The Department of the Navy (DON) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Applicants are assured of equal considerion regardless of race, color, nional origin, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, genetic informion, reprisal, marital stus, political affiliion, sexual oriention, or any other non-merit factor. This agency provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. Applicants with disabilities who believe they may require reasonable accommodions should email their request to ... to ensure proper considerion is given. The decision on granting reasonable accommodion on a case-by-case basis.

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Agency contact informion

NDW NAF HR

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Address

NSF Dahlgren

47402 Buse Rd

Bldg 467

Puxent River, MD 20670

US

Next steps

Using the required qualificions of the position, a standardized ring and ranking criteria of knowledge, skills, and abilities used to screen and assess each applicion.

If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Times may vary during the hiring process, as your applicion stus updes/changes you notified with a notificion letter via email.

Please notify us if your contact informion changes after the closing de of the announcement. Also, note th if you provide an email address th is inaccure or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., Spam Blocker, etc.), you may not receive important communicion th could affect your considerion for this position.

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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 08/19/2025 to 09/02/2025 Salary $21.18 to - $21.18 per hour Pay scale & grade NA 6 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Dahlgren, VA Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent - 32-40 hours per week Work schedule Full-time - Benefits eligible Service Competitive Promotion potential None 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 25-12786565 Control number 843710100
Job ID: 490252677
Originally Posted on: 8/21/2025

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