Nutrition Services Worker (Part-Time)

Nutrition Services Worker Chaska Middle School East

Join Our Team! At Eastern Carver County Schools, we are committed to creating a school environment where everyone feels welcome, safe, and included, and where every child has access to the tools and opportunities they need to succeed. The Nutrition Services Department at Eastern Carver County Schools plays an important role in setting our students up for learning success through Nutrition! We serve over 8000 meals each day to pre-k students through 12th grade in 17 different school buildings. Our staff perform a variety of tasks including food preparation, serving meals to students, and providing excellent customer service in an inclusive environment.

Position Purpose: To serve students and staff attractive and nutritious meals in an atmosphere of efficiency, cleanliness and friendliness.

Major Job Functions/Specific Tasks/Required Knowledge, Abilities and Skills:

• Participates in food preparation, serving of meals and organizing
• Follows supervisor's instructions in producing, portioning, and serving food
• Organizes food in attractive manner for presentation and fast service
• Serves correct portions of food to students and staff in a friendly manner
• Ensures that during meal service periods the supply of food offered is replenished
• Conducts maintenance and upkeep of dishwashing equipment
• Cleans and sanitizes kitchen and service work areas daily utilizing USDA, federal, state and local sanitary guidelines
• Performs major cleaning of refrigerators and storerooms at regularly scheduled intervals as designed by the supervisor
• Takes physical count of food products on hand and verifies count with supervisor
• Counts and sorts miscellaneous items, (i.e. utensils, pots, pans, paper products, etc.)
• Marks identifying information on items (dates, etc.)
• Maintains storeroom, coolers and freezers in orderly manner
• Records all school lunch monetary transactions
• Checks and verifies lunch information
• Completes bank deposits from school lunch program
• Maintains accurate records

Other Duties as Assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to learn safety and sanitation regulations
• Organizational skills
• Ability to follow directions
• Ability to read labels
• Presents a good appearance (is neat and well groomed)
• Regular attendance and personal dependability
• Ability to learn quantity food preparation/cooking method.
• Ability to learn health and safety policies
• Identifies and uses various pieces of small and large kitchen equipment
• Attention to detail (reads and follows directions)
• Understands weights and measures of for distribution of appropriate portions
• Time management skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Basic inventory (math) skills
• Conduct self with honesty and integrity, while maintaining confidentiality in all situations
• Problem solving
• Basic computer skills
• Accuracy
• Positive attitude and good public relations skills with students, staff and supervisors
• Flexibility
• Evidence of an understanding of the school culture and environment, and a commitment to carrying out the vision, mission and belief statements of Eastern Carver County Schools.

Education / Certification Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• School Nutrition Association Certifications preferred

Experience Requirements:

• Training is provided on the job

Competencies and/or Values Common to All Positions:

• A clear and demonstrated commitment to the District mission, which is to ensure high quality, innovative, challenging education where all learners are valued and respected.
• Performing assigned responsibilities in a manner consistent with the District's established Core Values.
• Advancing the District's mission and values through careful attention to the key issues of Learning, Environment and Resources.

Physical Job Requirements:

The physical job requirements described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the primary functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.

Key: N=Never O=Occasionally (1-33%) F=Frequently (34-66%) C=Consistently (67-100%)

Demands:

Physical Lifting/Carrying Exposure to Environ. Conditions Standing C Up to 10 pounds C Possible exposure to blood-borne Walking F Up to 25 pounds F pathogens through blood and/or body Sitting N Up to 50 pounds O fluids O Talking in person/on the phone C Up to 75 pounds N Toxic chemicals O Pushing/Pulling O Up to 100 pounds N Moving parts O Hearing C More than 100 pounds N Electrical shock risk O Feeling, grasping, finger dexterity C Noise Levels Explosives O Climbing, balancing O Quiet (i.e. private office) N Fumes O Stooping (bend at waist) O Moderate noise (i.e. business office Extreme cold (non-weather) O Crouching, crawling, kneeling, with typewriters/ printers, light traffic) C Extreme heat (non-weather) O Squatting O Varying weather conditions N Loud noise (i.e. many children laughing

Sight

Stretching/reaching with hands & & playing, large earth moving Arms C equipment) O Vision for close work/ability to adjust Distinguishing smell F Very loud noise (i.e. jack hammer, front focus O Distinguishing temperature O Looking at computer monitor O Traveling by automobile N Color vision (identify & distinguish colors) O Peripheral, depth perception O

Note: Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the School Board may find appropriate and acceptable.