Substitute Cafeteria Assistant (26/27 SY)

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Prepare and serve breakfast, lunch and other food to children and adults in a courteous customer service-oriented manner. Organize and set up equipment and workstations. Perform duties following health, food service, government, and other regulations. Demonstrate proper equipment operation skills.

ESSENTIAL TASKS

• PRACTICE PERSONAL HYGIENE AND PROPER SANITATION PROCEDURES.
• TURN ON, TEST AND MONITOR EQUIPMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY.
• FOLLOW WRITTEN AND ORAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOOD PREPARATION.
• SERVE BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND ALA CARTE ITEMS.
• HANDLE CASHIERING RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDING FOOD AND TICKET SALES AND SERVING OF ALA CARTE ITEMS. REPLENISH FOOD AND MAINTAIN CLEAN SERVING AREAS.
• MONITOR FOOD AND EQUIPMENT TEMPERATURES AT ALL TIMES.
• EVIDENT COURTESY AND UNDERSTANDING TO STAFF AND CUSTOMERS.
• PERFORM DISHWASHERD DUTIES OF COOKING, SERVING AND EATING UTENSILS TOOLS.
• SET UP AND BREAK DOWN OF SERVING AREAS.
• RECEIVE, STOCK AND ROTATE INCOMING AND OUTGOING INVENTORY.
• PARTICIPATE IN FORMAL AND INFORMAL TRAINING.
• DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE OF SANITATION PRACTICES.
• EVIDENT THE PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR OF A RELIABLE EMPLOYEE.
• PERFORM PREPARATION DUTIES FOR THE NEXT DAY.
• MANTAIN A NEAT, CLEAN AND SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENT.
• PARTICIPATE IN MARKETING PROMOTIONS AND SPECIAL EVENTS FOR STUDENTS, ADULTS AND COMMUNITY.
• SIGN IN AND WORK ACCORDING TO A TIME SCHEDULE.
• PERFORM RELATED WORK AS REQUIRED.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF MATERIALS AND METHODS USED IN PREPARING AND SERVING MEATS, BREADS, VEGETABLES AND OTHER FOODS ON A LARGE SCALE.
• GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE USE OR CARE OF FOOD PREPARATION EQUIPMENT.
• SKILL IN THE USE OF STANDARDIZED AND SPECIALIZED KITCHEN UTENSILS AND EQUIPMENT.
• A BROAD KNOWLEDGE OF LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE OPERATIONS.
• ABILITY TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN EFFECTIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH ASSOCIATES, STUDENTS AND SCHOOL STAFF.
• A BROAD KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC FOOD SAFETY AND HANDLING PROCEDURES.
• ABILITY TO READ AND SPEAK/UNDERSTAND ENGLISH.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• A LEVEL OF EDUCATION NECESSARY FOR READING AND FOLLOWING WRITTEN FOOD MENUS AND WORK SCHEDULES.
• A VALID FOOD HANDLER'S CARD ISSUED BY THE SCHOOL DIVISION.
• A COMPARABLE AMOUNT OF TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS.

HOW TO APPLY

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A minimum of three references are required in the reference section of your application. One of the three must be a current or former supervisor. The references should not be older than two years.

If you are selected for substitute employment you will be contacted by the Office of Food Services. Please see the Substitute Guidelines/Procedures for more information.