Student Nutrition - Cafeteria Worker

School Food Service Worker

Qualifications: High School diploma preferred. Able to read and understand recipes. Meets required physical examination. Hours may change during the year due to schedules and number of students participating.

Reports To: School Food Service Manager and/or the Director of Student Nutrition.

Supervises: None.

Job Goal: To serve the students attractive and nutritious meals, according to USDA standards for Child Feeding Programs, in an atmosphere of efficiency, cleanliness, and warmth.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Checks assignment sheets, as posted by Manager, for weekly assignments.
• Follows instructions given by Manager on positions to work, being flexible according to the needs of the day.
• Prepares food according to the planned menu and tested recipes.
• Makes notes on acceptability of food items by students.
• Maintains the highest standards of safety and cleanliness in the kitchen.
• Assists in the preparation and serving of food in a quick and pleasant manner and sees that the supply of food offered is replenished regularly.
• Assists in daily cleanup of kitchen and service areas.
• Stores or disposes of unused food in proper manner.
• Assists in the storage of commodities, food items, and supplies, as received.
• Assists in the cleaning of ovens, refrigerators, storerooms or any cleaning job designated by manager.
• Works in dish room, as assigned, either scraping dishes, operating dishwasher, or stacking clean dishes and storing in proper area.
• Maintains the trash and garbage collection in a neat and sanitary way.
• Calls immediately for manager and an attending teacher in the event of any problem involving students; any incident involving physical confrontation; any incident that appears to be of more than momentary disruption.
• Attends School Food Service meetings when possible.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Physical Demands:

• Lift floor to table up to 50 pounds/lift table to chest up to 50 pounds/lift table to overhead up to 25 pounds.
• Carry up to 50 pounds.
• Climb up to 50 steps up/down.
• Push/Pull up to 75 pounds.
• Prolonged periods of standing.

Terms of Employment:

Days per fiscal year: Length of school year not to exceed 175 pupil attendance days, 4 holidays and 1 in-service day.

Salary Schedule: G1 on Classified Position Index.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt.

Evaluation: Performance of the position will be evaluated by the School Food Service Manager and/or the Director of Student Nutrition.

Kenton County School District