Nutrition Services | 6hr Special Assignment | South Side High School

Job Description

Perform a variety of food service duties to fill in for absent or vacant positions including the preparation cooking heating and serving of hot and cold food items; perform cashiering duties as assigned; maintain food service facilities equipment and utensils in a clean and sanitary condition; perform a variety of food services accounting inventory promotional and financial record keeping duties.

Qualifications

• Any combination equivalent to: graduation from high school and sufficient training and experience to perform assigned duties.
• Incumbents must possess a valid Indiana driver's license.

Essential Functions

• Prepare and serve food items at an assigned school site or in support of satellite food service operations according to assignment;
• Assemble various ingredients;
• Heat package and wrap food items according to established procedures and portion control standards;
• Set up food service area;
• Prepare and set out food and beverages for sale and distribution;
• Distribute meals to students and staff;
• Set-up trays and utensils;
• Stock condiments food items paper goods and other supplies as needed.

Maintain Food Service Facilities Equipment and Utensils

• Maintain food service facilities equipment and utensils in a clean and sanitary condition according to HACCP standards;
• Clean serving areas counters tables food containers refrigerators and food service equipment;
• Operate dish washers and wash trays pots pans plates utensils and other serving equipment as assigned.

Perform Cashiering Duties

• Assure students take all necessary meal components;
• Collect and count money and make correct change;
• Prepare balance and verify cash boxes;
• Operate a cash register and point-of sale system as required.

Food Preparation and Service

• Prepare entrees fruits vegetables sandwiches desserts and other assigned foods for distribution as needed;
• Cook food items as assigned;
• Mix slice and chop food items as assigned;
• Assist in assuring proper temperature of foods;
• Open cans and replenish containers as necessary.

Inventory Management

• Monitor inventory levels of food items and service supplies;
• Assist with ordering and assuring adequate levels of food items and supplies in accordance with established procedures;
• Receive and verify accuracy of food and supply deliveries;
• Move store and rotate food items and supplies.

Operate Standard Food Service Equipment

• Operate standard food service equipment such as ovens slicers food carts can openers and warmers;
• Drive a vehicle to various District sites to fill in for absent or vacant positions.

Related Duties

• Perform related duties as assigned by the Administrator to meet the particular needs of the building/unit.

Probationary Period

• New employees must successfully complete their probationary period to be eligible to apply for posted positions.
• Employees must remain in their current position a minimum of sixty (60) calendar days to be eligible to apply for any non-lateral posted position.
• Current non-probationary employees may only apply for lateral positions at the end of each school year.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job the employee is required to speak and hear.
• The employee is required to have dexterity of hands and fingers.
• The employee is required to stand for extended periods of time.
• Perform assigned duties which require bending kneeling twisting and reaching overhead above shoulders and horizontally.
• The employee will be required to push/pull lift and carry up to 25 pounds on a regular basis.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include seeing to monitor food quality and quantity.