Centennial Cafeteria Preparation Technician

Cafeteria Preparation Technician

This position is 8.0 hours per day for 175 days/year. The hours are 5:30am to 2:00pm.

NCSD offers new classified employees previous experience credit as follows for verified and approved experience:

0-3 Years = Step 1 ($17.13)

4-6 Years = Step 4 ($17.85)

7-10 Years = Step 6 ($18.36)

11-15 Years = Step 8 ($18.88)

For more information on pay, please call or email Charmin, HR Generalist at View phone number on click.appcast.io or View email address on click.appcast.io.

Purpose Statement

The job of Cafeteria Preparation Technician (JC762) is done for the purpose of preparing and serving food items to students and/or school personnel, often at a variety of sites, as well as, maintaining safe food service travel preparation, and on-site facilities in a safe and sanitary condition.

This job reports to the Building Cafeteria Manager or Building Food Services Manager

Essential Functions

• Arranges setup for food items, supplies, serving lines, and/or equipment for the purpose of ensuring that items are provided in accordance with cafeteria and satellite requirements.
• Cleans utensils, equipment, and the storage, food preparation and serving areas for the purpose of maintaining sanitary conditions.
• Collects payments for food items from students and staff for the purpose of securing funds for reimbursement of costs.
• Evaluates prepared food for flavor, appearance and temperature for the purpose of presenting items that will be accepted by students and/or staff.
• Inspects food items and/or supplies for the purpose of verifying quantity and specifications of orders and/or complying with mandated health standards.
• Maintains strict confidentiality on personnel and student issues for the purpose of protecting personal information for staff and students.
• Monitors and approves all data prepared by others prior to entering it into the District accounting system for the purpose of ensuring accuracy, consistency and policy compliance.
• Monitors inventory for the purpose of ensuring availability of items.
• Prepares and serves food and beverage items according to approved recipes for the purpose of meeting mandated nutritional requirements and projected meal requirements and/or requests of students and school personnel.
• Reports equipment malfunctions for the purpose of maintaining equipment in safe working order.
• Responds to inquiries of students, staff and/or parents for the purpose of providing information and direction, regarding the type and cost of meals.
• Reviews students' food choices for the purpose of meeting mandated requirements, student assignment, and ensuring adequate nutrition.
• Serves one or more items of food for the purpose of meeting mandated nutritional requirements and requests of students and school personnel.
• Stocks food, condiments and supplies for the purpose of maintaining adequate quantities and security of items.
• Verifies quantity and quality of food prepared for the purpose of maintaining accurate records in accordance with proper inventory control and to make sure students had the proper amount of food.

Other Functions

• Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

Education: High school graduation or GED