Cafeteria Worker

Child Nutrition Cafeteria Worker

To assist in the overall duties required to maintain an effective and efficient food preparation facility.

Assist in preparation and serving of USDA reimbursable meals and Ala Carte items. Perform cleaning, cashiering and dish room duties as assigned. Gather supplies from storeroom, freezer, or refrigerator and deliver to designated work area. Assists in the maintaining of a clean and safe work area; to include the cleaning of equipment, utensils, and the serving and dining areas. To maintain appropriate personal health and hygiene, and continuously practice sanitary food handling procedures. Work cooperatively with all staff members of the Child Nutrition department, district staff, and students. Follow daily, weekly, and monthly rotation schedules as directed. Follow production menus and recipes to prepare quality products and control food costs. Ensures compliance with all Child Nutrition department, district, local, state and federal requirements, policies, guidelines, rules and regulations. Assist co-workers and supervisor when needed and perform other duties as assigned.

Length of Contract One hundred seventy-seven (177) contract days.

Education: High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) preferred. Previous Experience: Food Service experience preferred.

Basic Skills: Ability to read recipes/production menus and comprehend instructions. Basic, general math skills required to maintain accurate records and support documentation for projects under the supervision of the position. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, and the community. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in oral form. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.

The working conditions 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. Physical & Psychomotor Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly required to stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception. Standing on continuous basis. Use of hands on a repetitive action firm grasping. Frequently working with commercial food preparation equipment. Work Environment: Commercial food preparation site. Temperature will tend to vary from hot and humid conditions to freezing when working in walk-in freezer.

EEO Disclaimer Edmond Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), disability, age, religion, military status, ancestry or genetic information (collectively, "Protected Classes"). The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Edmond Public Schools reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position.