Food Service Worker - 5HR

Food Service Worker

Title: Food Service Worker

Reports to: Food Service Supervisor

Job Objective: Prepares and serves meals. Performs additional food service duties as directed.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Meets all education/training requirements described in the USDA Professional Standards Rule for School Nutrition Employees.
• Available to work a non-traditional schedule and irregular hours when needed.
• Embraces high-performance standards (e.g., engagement, proficiency, resilience, etc.).
• Maintains a record free of criminal violations that prohibit public school employment.

Essential Functions:

• Prepares/serves food. Helps maintain an orderly/sanitary kitchen. Performs ancillary duties that support the effective delivery of quality food services.
• Complies with health and food safety regulations (e.g., hazard analysis critical control point principles, portion size, sanitation procedures, temperature controls, etc.).
• Sets up serving lines. Gives attention to the attractive presentation of food. Replenishes food to maintain an orderly flow of customers. Provides alternate menu items as needed.
• Operates the cash register and/or point-of-sale (POS) system. Follows district guidelines for personal checks/charges. Ensures money is exchanged correctly and cash is not left unattended.
• Protects the privacy of free and reduced-price meal information. Accounts for all meals served. Prepares a daily record of receipts and unpaid charges. Resolves discrepancies. Counts money. Prepares deposits. Submits records as directed.
• Operates the dishwasher. Verifies sanitization cycles are completed properly.
• Cleans/sanitizes work surfaces, equipment, serving lines, kitchen floors, dining tables, etc. Follows established sanitization procedures to properly clean items that require hand washing.
• Ensures leftover food, supplies, and equipment are stored properly. Helps with the receipt of deliveries. Follows approved food safety procedures. Verifies quantities. Reports shortages/spoiled products. Organizes, stores, dates and rotates stock as directed.
• Diligently attends to job details. Pursues quality results. Performs all aspects of the job.
• Maintains open/effective communications. Serves as a reliable information resource.
• Pursues opportunities to enhance job knowledge and skill proficiency.
• Keeps current with emergency preparedness and response procedures.
• Performs other specific job-related duties as directed. Helps implement district strategies to advance organizational goals.

Working Conditions: The district offers equal employment opportunity without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, military status, national origin, race, religion, sex (including gender identity, pregnancy, and sexual orientation), or any other legally protected category. The district maintains a drug and alcohol-free work environment to prevent the adverse impact of substance abuse on employee performance and, to protect the rights of co-workers and the public. Safety is essential to job performance. All employees are required to comply with workplace health/safety regulations and district policies when duties entail any of the following situations: Encounters with aggressive, angry, rude, or unpleasant individuals. Exposure to air-borne particulates, chemicals, combustible materials, electrical hazards, loud noises, moving mechanical parts, odors, slippery/uneven surfaces, etc. Exposure to blood-borne pathogens or contagious diseases. Exposure to severe weather conditions or temperature extremes. Movements that require balancing, bending, climbing, crouching, kneeling, or reaching. Operating or riding in a vehicle. Working in or near vehicular traffic. Performing tasks that require complex sequencing, dexterity, strength, stamina, etc. Traveling to meetings and work assignments. Working at heights, in confined spaces, or under diminished/variable lighting.