Standards

Steward Series, 1667

Associated Group Standard

Individual Occupational Requirements

EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

Applicants may meet minimum qualification requirements on the basis of experience, education, and/or training as indicated below.

EXPERIENCE

General Experience (for GS-5 positions): Three years of general experience, 1 year of which was equivalent to at least the GS-4 level, is qualifying for GS-5. Such experience must have provided a general knowledge of management principles and practices or experience in one or more of the functions in a mess operation, such as financial management, personnel management, food and beverage service, etc.

Specialized Experience (for positions at GS-6 and above): One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level is required for positions at GS-6 and above. Such experience must have demonstrated:

• Knowledge of food preparation and serving;

• Knowledge of prices, dietetics, grades of food, and meal planning;

• Ability to plan culinary activities to meet meal schedules;

• Ability to supervise and train other personnel in preparing and serving food, as appropriate; and

• Ability to prepare pertinent records and reports.

Qualifying specialized experience must have involved preparing and serving food in mass quantities for large groups of people.

OR

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Education/Training (for positions at GS-5 only): A full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with major study in one of the following fields is qualifying for GS-5: nutrition, restaurant management, business administration or management, food technology, dietetics, or other related fields. Equivalent combinations of experience and education are also qualifying at this level. Training in these fields in a business or technical school may also be substituted for general experience on the basis of 36 weeks of full-time study for 1 year of experience.