Cafeteria Aide

About the role

The position involves assisting with the production, service, and sanitation duties required to provide meals to district staff and students in a fast-paced environment. The general purpose is to safely and efficiently prepare and serve quality meals for staff and students.

Position 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 end of shift.
• Wash dishes, pots, pans.
• Trash removal.
• Keep assigned work area(s) 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.

Essential Skills And Experience

• Post-secondary education in culinary arts, baking and pastry, culinary management or related field preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Successful completion of ISBE's Food Handler Training/Assessment within 30 days of employment and triennially thereafter.
• Physically able to perform the essential functions of the position.
• Must be committed to maintaining food and beverage knowledge and quality service.
• Cooking and production experience preferred.
• Must observe local, state and federal health and sanitation laws.
• Must be able to speak, read, and understand basic cooking directions.
• Must be able to use basic math, including but not limited to: 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 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.

Application Procedure

Apply online.