Food Service Aide

Position Summary:Position is responsible for setting up serving lines and maintaining the dish room. Maintains standards in lunchroom according to the principal and manager of each school. Works as a member of the Food Service Team.Qualifications:Must be able to work under crowded and increased noise level conditions. Must have a fun-loving disposition and interact well with children. Must be willing and able to relocate to different schools when occasion warrants. Must complete 10-hour sanitation course once hired. Able to understand and follow written and verbal instruction.Duties and Responsibilities:Set up dish room, prepare sanitation supplies for monitors or production aides for lunch service. Assist with setting serving line up and monitoring during mealtime if necessary. Works in dish room between meal periods and after. Responsible for cleaning dish room and machine at the end of each day. Will also assist with putting stock away labeling, dating, and rotating using the FIFO (first in, first out) method. Must complete 10-hour sanitation course once hired. Note: This list is not inclusive. The employee will be expected to perform any other duties requested by the manager.Safety and Sanitation:Reports all malfunctions to the school manager. Assist in general cleaning and sanitation of the kitchen area. Makes sure dish room and machine is clean at the end of each day. Will sweep and mop the kitchen floor. Will be expected to scrub trash cans as well as empty cans between meal periods. Make daily and weekly inspections of kitchen conditions in order to maintain high standards of sanitation and safety.ADA Physical Demands:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee must be able to work and stand up to 6 hours. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, as to operate office equipment; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must frequently lift up to 30 pounds and occasionally is required to lift up to 50 pounds such as boxes of books and paper materials. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.Work Environment:The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to work under crowded and increased noise level conditions.