Job Details
**VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT**
** School Kitchen Helper, Re-Advertisement**
**UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR**
BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION
San Felipe Pueblo, NM **POSITION TITLE & GRADE:**
School Kitchen Helper, Re-Advertisement, CY-7404-01
**POSITION INFORMATION:**
Full time, School Year
Salary Range $13.81 TO $22.68, Per Hour
**LOCATION:**
San Felipe Pueblo Elementary School, San Felipe Pueblo, NM ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER:
D20M12-2021-011
Vacancies
1
Issue Date: 02/25/2022
Closing Date: 03/18/2022 - 4:30 pm, Mountain (DST) Timezone The Bureau of Indian Education's mission is to provide quality education opportunities from early childhood through life in accordance with the tribes' needs for cultural and economic well-being and in keeping with the wide diversity of Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages as distinct cultural and governmental entities. The Department of the Interior (DOI) places a high value on diversity of experience and cultural perspectives and encourages applications from all interested eligible candidates. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) are fundamental principles that guide the Department and allow us to successfully achieve our mission.
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**STATEMENT OF DUTIES:**
Incumbent will create and maintain a safe, positive learning environment to ensure the holistic development of each student and staff member through cultural, social, spiritual, physical and academic experience. Incumbent will support the Bureau of Indian Educations mission, which is to provide high quality education opportunities from early childhood through life while considering a tribes need for cultural and economic well-being. In performing this mission, the BIE takes into account the spiritual, mental, physical, and cultural aspects of school-aged children within their family and tribal community. To meet its trust responsibility to Indian Tribes, BIE works to strengthen education opportunities for American Indian students to be successful and competitive globally; to enhance student participation in their tribal communities; and support tribes in nation-building, in development of the next generation of tribal leaders.
Responsibilities:
This position assists school cooks by performing non-cooking and light cooking duties. This includes loading and putting away food deliveries, rotating stock, cleaning and sanitation of entire food service facility, loading and unloading dish washers, mixing chemicals for cleaning, setting up serving lines, preparing food items prior to cooking, washing pots and pans, serving food to students, monitoring students assisting in serving, monitoring students behavior in the cafeteria, gathering and measuring ingredients prior to cooking, setting up condiments, and simple cooking duties. Cleans floors, tables, equipment, and utensils. Unloads and stacks food delivery items, unloads and stores clean dishes, sets up serving line, refills condiments containers, prepares sack lunches, serves food. Makes sandwiches, cuts up salad items, retrieves food ingredients specified in menus and recipes, rotates food, and other supplies, measures chemicals for cleaning. Operates dishwashers, hand washes pots and pans. May supervise students assisting in any of these activities. May be assigned to monitor student behavior while in the cafeteria.
**INDIAN PREFERENCE POLICY:** Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (Title 25, USC, Section 472). Verification Form BIA-4432 must be submitted with the application if claiming Indian Preference. Indian preference eligible that are not currently employed in the Federal Service will be appointed under the Excepted Service Appointment Authority (Schedule A). Consideration will be given to Non-Indian applicants in the absence of qualified Indian Preference eligible.
**EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:** Within the scope of Indian preference, all candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, national origin or other non-merit factors.
**REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION LANGUAGE:** This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify this agency. The decision in granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.
**SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:**
Refer to BIE Education Position Categories and Qualifications Handbook for additional qualification requirements and substitutions for education. Applicants must meet the qualification requirements contained in the BIE Education Position Category
**BASIC EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:**
High school diploma or GED is required. Required to hold a Food Handlers Certificate (or equivalent authorization) valid for the state where employed. Must be able to follow written and oral instructions.
**CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:**
A valid state drivers license may be required for some positions and must be maintained when required.
An annual physical examination is required. Incumbent may be required to wear personal protective equipment as necessary.
**PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:**
Applicants must be able to lift over 50 pounds and be in excellent physical condition. Good distant vision in one eye and ability to read without strain printed material the size of typewritten characters are required, glasses permitted. Ability to hear the conversational voice, with or without a hearing aid, is required except that some positions may be suitable for persons who are blind or deaf. In most instances, and amputation of arm, hand, leg or foot will not disqualify and applicant for appointment, although it may be necessary that this condition be compensated by use of satisfactory prosthesis.
**BASIS OF RATING:**
Once the announcement has closed, all applicants for this position will be rated based upon the extent and quality of their experience, training and/or education as reflected on their resume. The judgement of qualification will be based on materials submitted, therefore, it is the applicants advantage to give complete thorough and complete information in a neat and orderly fashion.
**SPECIAL REFERENCE:**
* You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.
* Applicant is subject to a favorable background investigation. This is a Non-Critical Moderate Risk Position subject to a favorable adjudicated background investigation.
* Subject to a probationary period for equivalent to two (2) academic semesters, which may be extended.
* A pre-employment physical examination will be required.
* The incumbent is required to drive a motor vehicle to conduct business at field locations. You MUST submit a current , Motor Vehicle Operators License and Driving Record for full consideration. Incumbent must possess a valid state drivers license.
* All male applicants born after December 31, 1959, will be required to complete the certification document to confirm their selective service status.
* Government Housing is **NOT** available.
* Relocation expenses **WILL NOT** be paid.
**NOTE: Persons submitting incomplete applications will be given credit only for the information they provide. It is the applicant's responsibility to submit all required documentation in support of their application in order to receive full credit for their Indian Preference, education, training and/or experience. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL NOT BE SOLICITED BY THIS OFFICE.** **HOW TO APPLY: To apply for this position, submit a complete Application Package which includes:**
- Applicants must submit a resume or any other written format of the applicants choice. Your resume **MUST CONTAIN** the following:
- Vacancy Announcement Number
- Job Title
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