Food Service Assistant -- Taft (15791)

Food Service Worker

Summers off! Nine (9) month position. All district benefits in accordance with work agreement. Nights and weekends off! Be home when your kids are home! Work the same schedule as your kids' school schedule! Never take work home with you!

Principal Duties:

• Perform general work connected with the operation of food service, which includes food preparation and handling, as assigned.
• Assist with cooking as necessary.
• Assume responsibility of washing and drying pots, pans, trays, and silverware by approved methods.
• Participate in serving good quality food.
• Available to work flexible hours.
• Serve as POS for breakfast and lunch, verifying a reimbursable meal was served.
• Process daily tally counts for claim reimbursement.
• Assist with general clean up duties.
• Maintain open, positive communication with all people served by the Food & Nutrition Department.
• Participate in short courses, meetings, and in-service training, as requested.
• Attend work as scheduled and arrive on time fully prepared to begin work.
• Follow established building/department procedures if there is a need to arrive late, be absent or leave the workplace. Regular attendance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Essential Skills and Aptitudes:

• Knowledge of school food service program, nutritional standards, and sanitation.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with others in order to encourage and support a team atmosphere.
• Process strong communication skills and customer service.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

Required Education Level:

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Kitchen related experience preferred.

Classification: Food Service Group

Hours: Between 8:30am-1:30pm. Nine (9) months.

All district benefits in accordance with work agreement.

Employment Date: To be determined. Rate: Hourly: $15.89/hr.

Physical Demands/Essential Functions:

• Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle and/or feel objects, tools or controls; talk and hear.
• Frequently required to squat, stoop or kneel, reach above the head and forward 0 to 24 inches and on occasion up to 36 inches.
• Continuously uses hand strength to grasp items.
• Frequently must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds 0 to 12 feet and occasionally up to 20 feet.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus while preparing food.

Working Environment:

• The noise level in the work environment is consistently above average.
• The employee will frequently work in different areas of the kitchen and cafeteria performing their duties.
• Temperatures in the work area are consistently higher than the average found in the building.
• The employee will frequently stand or move on floors that are damp.
• Employee must be able to work with known food allergens.

The information contained in this job description is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individual holding this position and additional duties may be assigned. The Cedar Rapids Community School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The district does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or disability.

Cedar Rapids Community School District