Cafeteria Staff

Child Nutrition Employee

A Child Nutrition Employee is a staff member who assumes the responsibilities and duties designed by the cafeteria manager.

Minimum Requirements:

• Ability and willingness to follow instructions, either written or oral.
• Willingness to work in any situation in the kitchen.
• Emotional stability and physical fitness to perform duties at sufficient speed to carry out an effective operation.
• Personal standards of appearance and dress are commensurate with those required by food service.
• Interest in food preparation and service.
• Courtesy and tact in dealing with people.
• Interest in children and school programs.
• Desire to put forth best effort in all assigned duties.
• Ability to perform moderate physical work efficiently with continuous standing.
• Ability and willingness to learn prescribed food preparation methods.
• Ability to work with chemical agents.
• Have strength to lift and carry food items or objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to withstand a wide range of temperatures.

Responsibilities:

• Perform efficiently and to the best of his or her ability the duties assigned in relation to preparation.
• Attend training meetings as required.
• Report to work at the designated time and remain on the job until dismissed by the manager.
• Notify manager at the earliest possible time when unable to work.
• Maintain desirable relations between school and community.
• Maintain pleasant working relations with fellow employees by showing consideration for others, patience, respect, self-control, and other desirable character traits.
• Follow all policies of the School Board and instructions of the manager relating to safety measures, sanitation, practices, personnel standards, work techniques, and methods of performing duties.
• Perform duties involved in the safe preparation and handling of food, cleaning and sanitizing of equipment and facilities, serving of food, cashiering, and record keeping.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Terms of Employment: 9 months Salary to be established by the board.