Cafeteria Assistant

About the Employer

Oxford Preparatory Academy's (Oxford Prep) vision is to create a center for higher learning where students from transitional kindergarten to eighth grade are prepared to pursue university level academic studies, as well as gain skills to be successful in the global community of the 21st century. Our students do not just meet, but exceed grade level expectations and become critical thinkers as they engage with dynamic teaching that makes them self-motivated, competent, and lifelong learners.

Job Summary

Part-time position
Schedule: Mon - Fri 7:30 am - 1:30 pm


Under general supervision of the site administrator to organize and participate in the operation of an elementary school food service program; to prepare daily cash and sales reports; and to maintain food service facilities and equipment in a clean and sanitary condition.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
• Organizes and participates in the selling and serving of a variety of foods; heats trays of foods to sufficient temperatures to ensure safety and sanitation requirements.
• Estimates sales and orders daily meals and snacks.
• Counts money and makes change.
• Inventories, orders, receives, stores, and rotates foods and supplies; maintains the flow of lunches to serving areas to ensure timely service.
• Reviews free and reduced lunch applications for completeness; sets up and monitors temporary free and reduced lunch account pending approval; prepares notification on the status of prepaid accounts.
• Sets up and takes down serving tables; organizes serving areas; fills condiment and utensil trays.
• May operate an automated sales and record-keeping system; counts and records daily cash receipts; totals daily sales; prepares manual or automated daily cash, sales, and ordering reports.
• Cleans tables, serving areas, refrigerators, and kitchen equipment; sweeps and mops spills on floors.
• Encourages students to develop good nutrition habits.
OTHER REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:
• Delivers supplies to various areas within the school;
• Prepares required reports as necessary;
• Participates in staff development activities and professional learning communities as appropriate;
• Performs other related duties as
QUALIFICATIONS:
Knowledge of:
• Food production methods and procedures;
• Hygiene, sanitation, and common safety practices;
• Standard food service appliances and equipment;
• Basic math;
• Simple cash accounting and recordkeeping systems;
• Basic nutrition.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Food Handler's Certificate
• Letter of Introduction
• Resume

Comments and Other Information

Oxford Preparatory Academy believes that all students are unique and gifted individuals. OPA is committed to developing life-long learners in a safe and caring educational environment where students are challenged, scholarship is expected, and differences are valued.


Oxford Preparatory Academy prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying in educational programs, activities or employment on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, parental, pregnancy, family, or marital status or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics