Cafeteria Aide

About the role

The position is a full-time, non-exempt role reporting to the Chef or Sous-Chef. The general purpose is to safely and efficiently prepare and serve quality meals for district staff and students in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist Chef and Sous-Chef with food preparation.
• Act as cashier, including ringing up food orders, securing cash drawer, and completing a cash report at the end of each shift.
• Wash dishes, pots, and pans.
• Trash removal.
• Keep assigned work areas and equipment clean and sanitized.
• Practice safe food handling, including frequent handwashing, to minimize the possibility of food-borne illnesses.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in culinary arts, baking and pastry, culinary management, or related field preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Successfully completed ISBE's Food Handler Training/Assessment within 30 days of employment and triennially thereafter.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Committed to maintaining food and beverage knowledge and quality service.
• Cooking and production experience preferred.
• Observes local, state, and federal health and sanitation laws.
• Able to speak, read, and understand basic cooking directions.
• Able to use basic math, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing duties of the job, employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.
• Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Terms of Employment

• Approximately 180 days per school year.
• Starting wage is $15.00-$16.50/hour based on education and verified experience.
• IMRF pension.
• Paid 30-minute lunch and two paid 15-minute breaks.
• Sick and personal days.
• Generous fringe benefits as provided by the current negotiated Agreement.

Evaluation

Performance will be evaluated annually in accordance with the current negotiated AFT/IFT Local #943 Agreement and Board policy.