SY 26-27 Food Services Worker III (Manager)

Food Services Worker III (Manager)

SY 26-27 Food Services Worker III (Manager) Description: This position requires both a written and oral exam for consideration. For internal candidates, please apply through the Employee portal for consideration.

Job Summary: Supervises a crew of food services workers in a self-contained unit, maintaining records and preparing periodic reports. Prepares breakfast and/or lunch meals following prescribed menus and standardized recipes. Orders supplies and food and receives and checks deliveries for accuracy. Takes temperatures of cold and frozen food items and records on HASSP log. Responsible for daily cash receipts, including the sorting and counting of bills and coins and the preparation of bank deposit slips.

Essential Functions:

• Supervises a crew of food services workers; determines work assignments, work methods and production goals; reviews work in progress.
• Prepares and cooks the daily breakfast, lunch and after school meals following prescribed menus and standardized recipes.
• Portions and serves food to children and adults.
• Orders food, produce and supplies using automated ordering system; records market quotations and other ordering information as required; receives deliveries and checks the accuracy of delivery slips; maintains records of deliveries and prepares a weekly invoice record of orders received; takes a monthly inventory of food and supplies on hand and maintains a perpetual inventory system.
• Sorts and counts bills and coins received daily; prepares a daily deposit slip and weekly cash card listing amounts of money deposited and amounts on hand.
• Prepares weekly operations, monthly milk and platter, and time and attendance reports.
• May clean service or preparation areas.
• Removes trash from kitchen area.

Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements:

• Education equivalent to the completion of the twelfth school grade.
• Three years of full-time, paid cooking experience in a large scale institutional environment using standardized recipes.
• OR Education equivalent to the completion of the twelfth school grade.
• One year of full-time, paid experience as a Food Services Worker II with the School District of Philadelphia.
• OR Education equivalent to the completion of the twelfth school grade.
• Successful completion of the following accredited college level coursework: Introduction to School Food Safety, Principles of Quantity Food Production, Human Resource Management in Food Service operations and ServeSafe Sanitation Program.

Primary Location: The School District of Philadelphia

Job: Food Services

Organization: The School District of Philadelphia

Regular Employee Status: Manager

Job Posting: May 21, 2026, 3:28:45 PM

Union Affiliation: Local 634 UNITE HERE (634)

Overtime Status: Non-exempt

Unposting Date: Ongoing

The School District of Philadelphia