Desert View Elem. 7hr. Cook/Clerk (Current GISD Employees Only)

Job Description

Maintains accurate records in accordance with established procedures and follows manager’s instructions in preparing, cooling and serving food with school cafeteria by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Complies with the Code of Ethics of the Education Profession; upholds and enforces rules, administrative directives, regulations, GISD school board policies, as well as local, state and federal regulations.
• Operates the Point of Service system to accurately account for student and adult meals.
• Maintains accurate records in accordance with established procedures.
• Verifies all deposits for the day.
• Communicates effectively and courteously with parents, staff, and students.
• Attends job related training classes and workshops.
• P practices procedures in food preparation, use and care of equipment and personal habits to ensure that sanitation standards are met.
• Follows standards of safety in preparing, storing and serving food. Follows procedures in personnel matters.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required.
• EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE - High School Diploma or GED
• MATHEMATICAL SKILLS - Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS - Must complete each year 6 hours of annual continuing education/training topics as determined by Food and Nutrition Service. Must be food handler certified - As per the USDA Food Code and the New Mexico Environment Department of Health regulation 7.6.2.8 NMAC all food employees handling Time and Temperature controlled foods must have a food handler certification card from New Mexico. Employee is responsible for maintaining certification and ensuring the certification is obtained from an accredited program. Employees are given 30 calendar days from the beginning of employee’s employment to obtain the certification. Certification should be valid for 3 years. All employees renewing certification must schedule a day with the SNP Field Compliance Coordinator to attend the food handler class or must set up a date and time to do the training through the recommended online site. Should employee fail to obtain or maintain their certification, or fail to complete required ongoing training, their employment may be terminated.

Supplemental Information

• LANGUAGE SKILLS - Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• REASONING ABILITY - Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS - The physical demands 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 the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

We Offer

• A complete benefits package through ALFAC, Allstate and NMPSIA to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, long-term and short-term disability, life insurance, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, holidays, and general leave.

Employer

Gadsden Independent School District (NM)

Department

STUDENT NUTRITION PROGRAM

Address

5235 HWY 28
ANTHONY, 88021

Phone

575-882-6775

Website

www.gisd.k12.nm.us