Kitchen Assistant

This job was posted by : For more information, please see: Our Kitchen Assistants work in a fast-paced environment preparing and serving nutritious meals to students to support student learning. The Food Service department works school days only - no nights, weekends, or holidays! This position works 3.5 hours per day. A Day In The Life - Prepare healthy and appealing food - Utilize sound sanitation standards to meet district, state, and federal guidelines - Serve food so that students and staff receive their food in a timely and friendly manner - Assist in tasks necessary for efficient functioning of the food service program (washing dishes, scanning tickets, cleaning, organizing) - Track inventory and communicate with the manager - Monitor temperatures of foods, dishwasher, etc ensuring HACCP compliance - Maintain confidentiality - Performs other duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the food service program - Perform deep cleaning/defrosting tasks - Must maintain regular and acceptable attendance/punctuality as required by the Board of Education policies and regulations Profile of a Successful Candidates - Pass a background check - Have a current TB test - Team player - Ability to work in a fast paced environment - Basic math and computer skills - Knowledge of state health regulations - High school diploma or equivalent - Food Safety Basics-State Department of Education - Kitchen experience recommended - Can spend the day standing (80%) and walking (20%), lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling - Fine finger dexterity used Environment - Each school has a commercial kitchen - Temperatures vary from extremely hot to extremely cold (freezer) - Can be noisy and crowded Perks of Working for Maize USD 266 - School schedule work when students are in session - Holidays off enjoy a week at Thanksgiving, two weeks around Christmas, and Spring Break - Paid Leave 12 sick days and 4 personal days a year - Benefits working more than 25 hours per week makes you eligible for subsidized health benefits along with a variety of other benefits - Retirement - employees working more than 630 hours a year participate in the KPERS retirement plan