2024-2025 Assistant Cafeteria Mgr - Site To Be Determined

Position Summary

Assists in preparing nutritious and attractive meals for students and staff while maintaining a clean kitchen and cafeteria and observing all Health Department regulations to create a safe and healthy work environment.

Essential Functions

Essential duties of this position include the following. Employees in this position perform some or all of the following tasks. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Understands Federal guidelines for the Child Nutrition Program and assists in ensuring compliance.
2. Assists with the completion of appropriate logs forms and paperwork as required.
3. Serves as designated backup for Cafeteria Manager as needed.
4. Acts as cashier as requested collecting money making change counting totals and entering data into computer system.
5. Serves as a backup to the Cafeteria Manager with performing computer work and data entry (lunch counts order processing deposits etc. with speed and accuracy in an environment with frequent interruptions.
6. Computes and maintains accurate inventory and student meal count records.
7. Assists in taking inventory ordering receiving and verifying supply deliveries and rotating into existing stock.
8. Serves student meals according to directions given as to prescribed portions.
9. Checks food temperatures to ensure proper standards are being maintained before serving.
10. Assists in maintain proper care of equipment and sanitation of the kitchen.
11. Prepares school meals including participating in the planning cutting cooking and preparation of food items.
12. Prepares food for the following day as necessary.
13. Assists in the maintenance of quality and portion control of all food served.
14. Ensures a safe and clean work area.
15. Shuts off breaks down and sanitizes designated areas and items.
16. Knows and follow all safety and sanitary rules and regulations related to food handling.
17. Checks freezers refrigerators and dishwashers ensuring proper operating temperature is being maintained and sanitation standards are being upheld.
18. Setsup cleans and stores equipment used to serve food.
19. Operates kitchen equipment including dishwasher slicer mixer etc. while maintaining sanitary specifications.
20. Attends staff meetings inservice and workshop trainings.
21. Reports equipment malfunctions safety sanitary and fire hazards immediately to supervisor.
22. Maintains a high standard of personal cleanliness and proper grooming as per sanitation code.
23. Other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education/Experience

• High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) and at least six months related experience and/or training; or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates Licenses Registration & Other Requirements

• Ability to obtain a valid First Aid/CPR card.

Desired Qualifications

Prior customer service and food service experience.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities (May be acquired through education training and/or experience.

Knowledge of: District policies and procedures; modern office practices and procedures; letter writing correct language usage; receptionist telephone and record keeping/filing systems; computer hardware and software programs and their usage; modern office equipment; safety and first aid practices and procedures; Federal guidelines for the Child Nutrition Program; cooking techniques scaling recipes menu and recipe analysis and nutrition values (including the USDA Child Nutrition Program guidelines); food ingredients and common food allergies; food service operations sanitation and safety regulations; purchasing policies procedures and practices; cost/budget control marketing and sales tasks.

Ability to: understand and apply District and school policies and procedures; maintain appropriate office appearance and attire; maintain attendance standards as outlined in OSEA bargaining agreement; greet stakeholders; maintain appropriate office appearance and attire; maintain regular and acceptable attendance and punctuality as set forth in Board policy; provide information pertaining to area and/or District/School policies procedures and other pertinent information; operate maintain and arrange for repair various office/school equipment; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted during the course of work and from diverse backgrounds; interacts thoughtfully and courteously with students staff parents and community members and resolves conflict in a professional manner; maintain records; utilize keyboarding skills commensurate with the required functions for this position; communicate effectively both orally and in writing; utilize appropriate grammar and spelling when corresponding make mathematical calculations accurately; follow oral and written instructions; adapt to work routines; be flexible in work assignment area and perform work independent of direct supervision; accurately research various information and prepare related reports.

Physical Effort:

Employee is regularly required to stand walk bend reach grasp talk hear and use hands for fine manipulation for prolonged periods of time. Employee is regularly required to handle feel and reach with hands and arms. Employee is frequently required to sit and occasionally required to stoop kneel or crouch. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds. The employee may occasionally taste or smell and climb stairs or ladders. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision ability to adjust focus and peripheral vision.

Required Experience:

Manager