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Food Service Assistant

The job of "Food Service Assistant" is done for the purpose/s of assisting in the preparation and sales of food items in a school cafeteria and/or speed line unit(s) and to maintain food service equipment and facilities in safe, clean and sanitary condition. May be assigned to a food preparation kitchen, snackbar, or to a satellite serving kitchen where they have the responsibility to serve food, perform all cashier/ticket sales functions and clean kitchen and serving areas.

Essential Job Functions:

• Assists in the preparation, packaging and serving of food.
• Washes dishes and kitchen equipment
• Assists in requisitioning, receiving and storage of foods and supplies.
• Assists in maintaining proper care of equipment and sanitation of the kitchen.
• May act as cashier, collecting money, making change and counting totals.
• Assists in the preparation of foods such as sandwiches, salads, salad dressings, entrees, snack foods and desserts.
• Portions food into individual servings per established guidelines; wraps and/or packages food items for snack bar/speed line sales.
• Slices, assembles, mixes, stirs, blends and/or measures a variety of ingredients used in food preparation activities.
• Sets up serving counters/lines, food carts and food warmers with appropriate food items and supplies as assigned.
• Packages and stores leftovers.
• Performs cashiering duties; operates a cash register or uses a cash box, adds total to be charged, receives money, makes change and collects meal tickets.
• Inventories food on hand after meals/service, restocks food items and supplies as needed.

Other Job Functions:

• Assists other personnel as may be required for the purpose of supporting them in the completion of their work activities.
• Participates in district inservice programs.

Job Requirements - Qualifications:

Experience Required: Prior job related experience in food preparation, serving and basic kitchen activities is desirable.

Skills, Knowledge and/or Abilities Required: Skills to perform basic arithmetic calculations, operate and care for institutional kitchen equipment. Knowledge of modern methods of food preparation, health codes and sanitation principles. Abilities to stand for prolonged periods, understand and carryout oral and written instructions. Significant physical abilities include lifting/carrying/pushing/pulling, balancing, stooping, reaching/handling/fingering, talking/hearing conversations and other sounds (potential hazards), visual acuity/depth perception/visual accommodation.

Education Required: Equivalent to completion of tenth (10th) grade.

Licenses, Certifications, Bonding, and/or Testing Required: Criminal Justice Fingerprint Clearance, negative pre-employment drug screen test and negative TB test results. Successful completion of District Proficiency Test. Other: Appropriate Food Handler Permit.

Comments and Other Information:

CURRENT CSEA EMPLOYEES are subject to the Article 13 Language Change when applying for positions posted after October 11, 2024. A unit member seeking a voluntary lateral transfer (posting is for the same job title you currently hold) must be a permanent employee for at least two years prior to the date of the posted vacancy. Unit members granted a voluntary lateral transfer shall wait one year from the date of transfer before applying for another voluntary lateral transfer (posting is for the same job title you currently hold). Unit members currently serving a probationary period (including a promotional probationary period) shall not be eligible for a voluntary lateral transfer (same job title as posting) If three or more eligible unit members apply within this posting, with the same job title as the posting, all other candidates shall be excluded from the interview process. Voluntary lateral transfers may be denied based on poor job performance as evidenced by an overall "Needs to Improve" or "Unsatisfactory" rating on the most recent performance evaluation, two or more "N"s and/or one or more "U"s on the most recent evaluation, unjustified excessive absenteeism (without an approved leave per Article 10). Leave entitlement usage shall be prorated to the date of the job posting, and/or disciplinary actions with 1 year prior to the date of the posted vacancy. NOTE: When fewer than three eligible lateral transfer (same job title as on posting) applications are submitted, interview priority will be given to current employees in the same job family of the posted vacancy. Offer of employment conditional pending pre-employment physical, fingerprints and negative drug screen, and TB test Bargaining Unit Position

Links Related To This Job:

• Food Handler's Permit
• L.A. County Job Search Tool Kit and Test Prep

• View Other Job Desc. / Ess. Elem.

CalPERS Links:

• CalPERS Retirement Benefits

Lake Elsinore Unified School District