Cook

**Duties**:

- Performs a full range of simple cooking tasks by preparing and cooking items that require little or no processing such as pancakes, sausage, eggs, hamburgers and fresh or canned vegetables.
- Prepares hot cereals, broiled meats; prepares and cooks concentrated or dehydrated soups, sauces, and gravies; makes cold sandwich fillings.
- Prepares convenience items such as frozen hash browns, fish fillets and chicken nuggets. Some cooks at this level prepare and bake pizza.
- Prepares food by peeling, chopping, grinding, paring, cutting, slicing, dicing, pureeing, dredging, flouring or breading; weighs, measures and assembles ingredients for regular menu items; sets up and replenishes salad bar; portions foods for distribution and meal service, and covers, dates and stores leftovers according to established procedures.
- Washes and cleans kitchen equipment

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- This position requires the incumbent to complete a background investigation with favorable results.

**Qualifications**:
- Business Based Action
- Family Member Preference
- Military Spouse Preference
- Outside Applicant Veteran
- Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran
- Transition Hiring Preference- **Qualifying Experience (MUST BE SUPPORTED IN RESUME)**:

- Must have experience in and knowledge of methods and procedures relating to food preparation and presentation gained in a grill, snack bar, restaurant, club or similar food activity.
- Ability to follow oral and written 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 is required.

**Education**:
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. This position does not allow for education substitution in order to qualify.

**Additional information**:

- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- All Federal NAF employees are required by PL 104-134 to have salary payments made by electronic funds transfer/direct deposit.
- Probationary period may be required.
- Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement for up to 90 days after the closing date. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
- Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is **not** authorized based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government's interest.
- LQA is **not **authorized.
- Post Allowance is authorized for Regular Full Time employment category.
- This is a Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) position carrying out Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) activities for the Air Force and Space Force.
- **_Applicant listings are pulled every two weeks._**
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**How You Will Be Evaluated**:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

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.
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- Required Documents

As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.
- Resume

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-
- How to Apply

**Agency contact information**:
**Croughton NAF HR Office**:
**Address**:

- RAF Fairford Community Services Flight_
- 422 ABS/FSH_
- Unit 4647 _
- APO AE, AE 09494-5000_
- US _

**Next steps**:

- Fair and Transparent

The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
- Reasonable accommodation policy
- Financial suitability
- Selective Service
- New employee probationary period
- Signature and false statements
- Privacy Act
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