Cafeteria Worker

General Food Service Worker

Minimum Qualifications:

• Superior work habits and ethics
• Excellent communication skills – written and verbal
• Illinois Sanitation Certification preferred
• Ability to work independently (self-motivated) and as a team member
• Ability to work well with administration, faculty, students and parents
• Ability to perform duties as outlined

Scope:

The primary duty of the general food service worker is to perform the tasks necessary to ensure the cafeteria runs smoothly and efficiently. (Although employees normally have a routine, they may be asked to perform other tasks as the need arises. General food service workers will perform any of these cafeteria tasks when necessary.)

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• To perform one or more regular tasks:
• Serving
• Dish room
• Cashier
• Salad maker
• Baker
• Breakfast cook
• Entree cook
• Clean up duties
• Produce an excellent quality and quantity of work
• Wear clothing of a work or uniform type material, including hairnets, and hard shoes
• Practice excellent personal hygiene
• Comply with Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois Department of Public Health and U.S.D.A. rules and regulations covering school feeding programs
• Have excellent relationships as a team member with other employees
• Practice superior work habits
• Maintain a very positive attitude
• Maintain excellent attendance and promptness
• Maintain a high level of personal fitness
• Use sound judgment
• Be adaptable
• Support the head cook, food service director, and the feeding programs in such a way as to assure success
• Perform other duties necessary to the position as assigned by his/her Supervisor or Administrator

Essential Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to lift, push or pull objects up to 40-60 pounds on a regular and repetitive basis.
• Must be able to speak, hear, see, write, walk, climb, stand, stoop, kneel, bend, twist, turn, push, pull and reach (above head and below knees) on a regular and repetitive basis.
• Tasks require extensive use of hands including repetitive gripping, grasping, lifting and manipulation of equipment necessary to perform duties.