Substitute General Worker

Substitute General Worker

The Substitute General Worker assists in providing quality food and service to students in a quick and pleasant manner on an as-needed basis.

Reports to Kitchen Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Follow food safe practices and HACCP regulations in all assigned work.
• Run kitchen equipment as assigned.
• Serve meals and components according to recipes in an efficient and productive manner.
• Ensure dishes, small wares, equipment and spaces are cleaned, sanitized and organized.
• Quickly and effectively enter transactions using the Point of Service system
• Collection of cash and checks while maintaining accuracy in entries.
• Maintain inventory of selected items.
• The employee will be required to perform any other position-related duties requested by the Kitchen Manager and/or the Director of Food Service.
• Employee must wear assigned uniform according to the department handbook
• Employee must maintain a proper level of personal hygiene and appearance
• Performs other duties as assigned by Supervisor or designee

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Prior food handling experience preferred
• Food Safety Program certificate and/or HACCP certificate preferred

Cognitive/Communication Abilities:

• Ability to follow verbal and written directions
• Ability to maintain pleasant, cooperative and positive work attitude and communication, while focusing on efficiencies and customer service
• Neat and clean appearance

Physical Demands:

To successfully perform this position, a person must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualification requirements listed above represent minimum levels of educational achievement, training, skill and/or ability necessary. As required under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Remain in a stationary position 50%
• Move about work area with ease
• Position self accurately and safely
• Have the ability to lift, carry, push, pull and or move up to 50 pounds
• Have specific vision abilities including close, color and adjust focus
• Handle hot and sharp objects
• Use hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations
• Have ability to communicate and converse with employees and students
• Be exposed to cafeteria/kitchen environmental conditions with severe temperature changes and moderate to loud noise levels
• Usual lifting activity: Medium, lifting up to 50 lbs. maximum and carrying objects up to 25 lbs.
• Requires occasional pushing (these activities are an essential part of the job at random intervals)
• Requires frequent bending, reaching, speaking, and walking (these activities are a usual and customary part of the job.)
• Requires constant hearing, seeing, and standing (these activities are continually occurring as part of the job)

Other Requirements:

• Current Act 34, Act 114 and Act 151 clearances
• School Health Form (including physical and TB test)
• PDE Form 6004 and Act 168 disclosure forms