Primary Purpose:
- Under the general supervision of an administrator set up serving stations serve food and clean serving area. Provide student supervision in the cafeteria.
Qualifications:
Education/Certification:
- High school diploma or GED certificate
- Food service certification
- State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) Educational Aide certificate
Special Knowledge/Skills
- Knowledge of health and safety involving food preparation and serving
- Ability to work with atrisk and special needs students
- Ability to work within a specialized behavior management system
- Ability to learn utilize and control student behavior through verbal deescalation techniques
- Ability to communicate effectively orally as well as written expression
- General knowledge of computer systems and software applications
- Ability to learn and utilize specialized therapeutic restraint techniques to control student behavior when appropriate
- Food services coordination
Experience:
- Experience in food service operations
- Experience working with students with special needs and students in atrisk situations
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
- Assist in inventory care and maintenance of equipment for cafeteria.
- Assist in keeping administrative records and preparing required reports including lunch and breakfast reports.
- Prepare and maintain kitchen facilities in order to meet standards imposed by City of Houston and Houston ISD; Galena Park ISD Spring ISD Klein ISD or Spring Branch ISD.
- Maintain accurate student lunch rosters
- Maintain student accounts.
- Prepare and callin daily meal counts.
- Input information in PowerSchool/Houston ISD systems.
- Assure standards of sanitation are met while handling and serving food.
- Clean food service area utensils dishwasher and all cafeteria equipment.
- Uphold and enforce school rules administrative regulations and state and local board policy.
- Assist students with physical needs and personal care as needed.
- Assist in managing the behavior of students and crisis intervention including restraining disruptive or dangerous physical behavior as needed.
- Participate in inservice training programs faculty meetings and special events.
- Treat all staff with dignity integrity and respect.
- Conduct physical student searches.
- Maintain confidentiality of information.
- Perform other duties as assigned.