CYP Food Service Worker

About the role

Navy Child and Youth Programs (CYP) offers high quality early care and youth services in center-based (birth - five), facility-based (age 5-12), and recreational environments (teen; youth sports and fitness).

Responsibilities

• Assist in food preparation with tasks such as peeling potatoes; cutting, sorting and washing vegetables and fruits; assembling sandwiches; and measuring and weighing ingredients.

• Stocks food service carts with appropriate utensils, plates, bowls, food and beverages, as required for family style dining in the classrooms or activity areas.

• Wraps, arranges, and/or packages items for serving to children and youth.

• Transports food from kitchen area to classrooms or activity areas.

• Returns carts, dishes, and leftover food to the kitchen and disposes of all food waste and trash.

• Cleans serving carts, food preparation areas, cupboards, drawers, and dishwashing areas.

• Operates, breaks down and cleans all electrical equipment assigned to the area for food preparation.

• Stores sanitized dishes and silverware.

• Labels and dates all items in refrigerators and freezers and stores leftovers in accordance with sanitation and health standards.

• Moves heavy garbage cans when collecting and transferring trash from the work area to the disposal area.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older and have a high school diploma or equivalent.

• Complete required training certificates, and maintain certifications or credentials required by Federal, State, and/or national accreditation institutions used as part of DoD's Child and Youth Programs.

• Undergo pre-employment and random drug testing.

• Pass a pre-employment physical, provide evidence of immunization, be free of all communicable diseases, and obtain appropriate immunization against communicable diseases.

• Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.

• Meet federal suitability requirements including successful completion of background investigation.