Part-Time Middle School Food Service Worker

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and serve meals, including home-style entrees, fresh fruits, and vegetables.
• Assist in daily food prep tasks such as chopping, cutting, heating, and assembling menu items.
• Cook and serve pizzas at the middle and high school levels.
• Prepare salads, sandwiches, and wraps for students and staff.
• Maintain high standards of food quality, safety, and sanitation in compliance with IDOE and health department regulations.
• Run, clean and maintain dish machine, garbage disposals, 3 compartment sink.
• Be trained and taught on various kitchen equipment, to use and clean correctly.
• Complete a minimum of six hours of professional training per year as required.
• Help receive, stock, and manage inventory upon delivery and help counting month end inventory.
• Maintain a clean and organized work space and serving area.
• Mopping and Sweeping floors, cleaning counters and walls, possibly helping in the dish room as well as putting the dishes away.
• Work collaboratively with team members to ensure efficient meal service.

Qualifications

• Previous food service experience is preferred but not required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle food safely.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Willingness to complete required training and adhere to food safety guidelines.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 30 pounds, anything over 30 pounds requires two people to lift safely.

Work Schedule

• Positions range from 4 to 8 hours per day, again always extra time on delivery day and end of month inventory.
• Monday through Friday, following the school calendar.
• Extra time is available on breaks and thru the summer for various reasons, such as meal prep or our SFSP program but it is not mandated.
• 183 day schedule includes 2 days before school starts for training/ getting kitchens ready and inventory put away and helping to cater the back to school breakfast hosted at the MS.
• The day after school ends is for the end of year breakfast that we also cater and cleaning the kitchen for the summer break.
• 4 E-learning days are for meal prep, kitchen cleaning and professional training.
• Fall Break, Christmas Break, Spring Break are not required to work but work is available on a volunteer bases to do prep work for scratch cooked recipes as well as cleaning and organizing the kitchen.
• Summer Break is not required but the Summer Food Service Program is available and will need personal to volunteer to work.

Attire

• Must wear clean jeans, capris, legging with no hole in the clothing (If legging are worn your shirt must cover your behind).
• Kid Friendly T-shirts, or the shirts that are handed out.
• Can wear a baseball cap instead of a hair net.
• Slip resistant shoes are mandatory, the school will purchase one pair a year through a Skechers program. If you have special needs for footwear, the school will reimburse up to $75.00.