Food Service Worker - Juvenile Detention Center

Job Title

Meal Preparation for Juvenile Detention Center

Job Description

Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, include the responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics listed below. This list of responsibilities is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in this class. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Summary under supervision of the Food Services Manager is responsible for the preparation of meals for the center.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include: cooking the food with the help of staff, cleaning the cooking utensils and other items used in the preparation of the meals, ordering, inventorying, and writing purchase orders daily for the foods needed for upcoming days, preparing daily menus, ensuring meals meet dietary requirements of USDA school breakfast, lunch, and dinner dietary allowances, assuring the temperature of the refrigerator and freezer remains at the appropriate levels, cleaning and supervising the cleaning of the kitchen in accordance with Health Department standards, checking equipment to assure cleanliness, proper operability, and whether routine maintenance is being performed, and other duties as assigned.

Education and/or Experience

Requires a High School Diploma or GED. Requires three years of institutional food service experience OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Other Qualifications, Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Health certificates from the County Health Department. Ability to maintain continuing education requirements for the State of Texas. Must successfully complete and pass the following clearances: Criminal History (TCIC/NCIC), Sex Offender Registration Database Check, Driver's License, Pre-employment drug screen.

We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave. Part-time employees who work less than 30 hours per week over the course of a year, receive some benefits on a pro-rated basis. To learn more details, visit our benefits page.