Cafeteria Assistant (4 Hours)

Cafeteria Assistant

Job Description Class: Classified Dept: Child Nutrition

TITLE: Cafeteria Assistant

QUALIFICATIONS: High School degree or equivalent. Serve as a Bus Driver/Sub Bus Driver for a school bus as required by the principal. Shall have all qualifications prescribed by the State Board of Education and must maintain appropriate bus driver certification at all times.

REPORTS TO: Cafeteria Manager

JOB GOAL: To assist in the preparation, sale, and service of food for the food service program.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Follow all rules, policies, and procedures, along with state and federal regulations relevant to the child nutrition department.
• Assist in the preparation of food.
• Clean and wash dishes/equipment.
• Collect money and ID cards during meals, make reports of lunches and collections, and tabulate paid, free, and reduced price meal counts.
• Participate in training programs.
• Keep the area neat and clean.
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as requested by the Principal or Cafeteria Manager.

Terms of Employment: Ten-month work year/At Will/FLSA Non-Exempt

Starting Salary and/or Grade: Grade 04C: ($15.60 per hour)

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Board and local policy on evaluation of personnel.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrate functional knowledge of basic principles of food cookery.
• Demonstrate functional knowledge of food service equipment.
• Ability to be mentally alert and apply knowledge applicable to the job.
• Ability to follow written recipes and instructions.
• Ability to operate dishwasher, food grinder, mixer, meat slicer, range, ovens, refrigerator, and freezer.
• Ability to operate a computer, and a calculator, correctly and accurately, as well as make change rapidly.
• Physical ability (able to exert up to 25 pounds of force)