Nutrition Services Assistant Unit Manager - CHS

PASCO SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1

EMPLOYEE SERVICES

1215 WEST LEWIS ST.

PASCO WASHINGTON 99301

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OPEN: April 2 2025 CLOSE: April 8 2025

POSITION: Nutrition Services Assistant Unit Manager

Chiawana High School

EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately

SALARY: $21.21 $21.63 per hour

AA Degree $.50 per hour extra/

BA Degree $.75 per hour extra

SCHEDULE: 7.5 hours per day Monday through Friday

180 day work year

QUALIFICATIONS:

REQUIRED: (Qualifications which are essential to the position)

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• One year experience in quantity cooking
• Vocational or technical training in institutional cooking may substitute for experience
• Keep and maintain accurate records understand and carry out oral and written instructions
• Proven leadership and managerial skills to include ability to provide direction to others ability to train others and share knowledge
• Ability to work closely and amiable with staff and students
• Must be punctual and demonstrate a good work attendance record
• Must be available for equipment training and preparation to open new school
• ServSafe Certified completed a 10 hour food safety and sanitation class
• Valid State of Washington Department of Health Food Workers Card
• Skills to perform basic arithmetic calculations operate and care for institutional kitchen equipmentadjust recipes to various quantity demands and use standard office equipment
• Knowledge of modern methods of food preparation health codes sanitation principles and nutritional requirements
• Ability to lift and move 40 pounds
• Ability to stand and walk for prolonged periods significant physical abilities include: lifting carrying pushing pulling balancing stooping reaching handling fingering talking hearing conversations and other sounds (potential hazards) visual acuity/depth perception and visual accommodation
• Understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
• Demonstrated exemplary customer service and responsiveness
• Ability to communicate clearly and work effectively with staff students and patrons
• Ability to follow safe work practices and procedures
• Ability to establish and maintain professional cooperative working relationships
• Must work within designated bounds of authority and confidentiality
• Demonstrated punctuality and an excellent work attendance record
• Ability to cashier

QUALIFICATIONS:

DESIRED: (Qualifications that are not required but would be useful to the position)

• Bilingual English/Spanish
• Previous Assistant Unit Manager experience preferred
• Ability to cook food in a steam kettle

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Assistant Unit Manager will assist and guide in the preparing cooking baking and distributing of food for consumption by students and school personnel under the general supervision of the Unit Manager. This person will be responsible for maintaining facilities in a sanitary condition that meets health inspection requirements.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

• Assist in directing assigned personnel student helpers substitutes and/or volunteers to perform their functions in a safe and efficient manner
• Assist in maintaining an accurate and sufficient level of inventory of food condiments and kitchen supplies
• Assist in preparing documentation in an approved format the daily operation of food preparation serving quantities substitutions and waste
• Assist and participate in the daily cleaning of all areas of the kitchen kitchen equipment and dining area
• Attend monthly meetings in absence of Unit Manager
• Assist supervisors in evaluating kitchen personnel including substitute helpers
• Assist in preparation serving storage and disposal of food; daily clean dining kitchen areas andequipment forthe purpose of maintaining sanitary conditions andto comply with health regulations
• Assist with submitting yearend reports
• Prepare food and beverage items to meet mandated nutritional and projected meal requirements
• Cook and bake foods premade or from scratch for meeting projected meal requirements
• Estimate food preparation amounts store and/or dispose of unused food to meet meal and wasterequirements
• Open cans apportion contents wash and prepare vegetables for cooking
• Inspects food and/or supplies for the purpose or verifying quantity and specifications of ordersand/or complyingwith mandated health requirements
• Wash dishes utensils pots and pans clean tables and chairs and food service area; replenish food andcondiment containers for maintaining adequate quantities and security of items
• May set up and sell a la carte and bag lunches
• May lead work of students and/or volunteers by assisting them to perform theirfunctions in a safe and efficient manner
• Report equipment malfunctions to maintain a safe working environment
• Respond to inquiries of students staff and/or public for providing information regarding fooditems
• Assist with yearend closure by cleaning up stock inventories requesting food and supplies for thenext year
• Prepare documentation for providing written support and/or conveying information
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Unit Manager or supervisory staff

Letters and applications received after closing date will only be accepted and screened if the position remains unfilled.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION: Pasco School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex race creed age religion color national origin veteran or military status sexual orientation gender expression or identity disability or the use of trained guide dog or service animal. Pasco School District provides equal access to the Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and other designated youth groups. Questions and complaints of alleged discrimination should be addressed to the following designated employees: Title IX and Civil Rights Compliance OfficerSarah Thornton; 1215 W. Lewis St. Pasco WA; and Sec. 504 CoordinatorKristi Docken 1215 W. Lewis St. Pasco WA.

Required Experience:

Manager