Prep Cook - Urgently Hiring

Food Service Worker
Charlotte County Public Schools boasts a competitive compensation package for employees. This package includes a robust employee benefits offering with access to plan options for supplemental and options plans. CCPS offers plan members an onsite Wellness Center. The Wellness Center provides no-cost preventative care, low-cost acute care appointments, behavioral health services, and prescription dispensing for select prescriptions at no additional cost!
Qualifications:
Required:
Six (6) months of related experience
High school diploma or equivalent
Preferred:
~ ServSafe certification

*Such alternatives to the above preferred qualifications as the Superintendent may find appropriate and acceptable.
Performance Responsibilities:

• Increases or decreases recipe yield and implements adjustment upon manager's approval.
• Reviews weekly menu and adjusts recipes to appropriate yield; pulls food from freezer to thaw; complete panning and prep work.
• Demonstrates mastery of cooking techniques such as impingement, steaming, roasting, and rethermalization of leftovers to ensure quality products while preserving nutrients.
• Notifies manager of anticipated ingredient or product need for timely ordering.
• Implements food service policies and regulations.
• Understands and correctly implements USDA Offer vs. Serve Policy.
• Learns and follows good safety and sanitary procedures.
• Adheres to Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points (HACCP) standards re: proper food safety temperatures.
• Practices safe use and care of equipment and selects appropriate equipment for efficient completion of work task.
• Demonstrates mastery of kitchen weights and measures.
• Keeps kitchen and facility in a clean and orderly condition through daily sanitizing of work surfaces; washing customer trays, pots and pans; and sweeping and mopping of floor surfaces.
• Ensures daily cleanliness of equipment and assigned area(s).
• Completes job assignments within allotted time and at assigned speed level.
• Uses approved standardized recipes and prepares quality food in quantity assigned.
• Helps merchandise food in an appealing manner.
• Avoids waste in food preparation.
• Reports, accurately, food usage for production plans including quantities of food prepared, served and leftover on inventory tracer.
• Stores leftovers properly and safely.
• Performs cashier functions in a friendly, efficient manner while accurately maintaining customer account balances.
• Accounts for USDA reimbursable meals.
• Follows oral and written job-related work schedule.
• Completes job duties and follows instructions given by the manager.
• Shows initiative to improve service.
• Cooperates and works effectively to maintain a professional working relationship when interacting with other employees.
• Maintains a helpful, pleasant, and courteous attitude toward students, staff and fellow workers.
• Assists fellow workers who need help.
• Tolerates extreme heat and cold environments as a condition of the position.
• Serves in any capacity, which may be necessary in an emergency, including substituting, when qualified, for another kitchen position.
• Reports, immediately, all accidents and injuries to supervisor.
• Accepts feedback and constructive criticism.
• Maintains high standards of personal hygiene and work habits.
• Wears assigned uniform including safe non-slip work shoes and hair restraint.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Charlotte County Public Schools promote Equal Educational and Employment Opportunities.
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screening, as outlined in our drug-free workplace policy - Charlotte County Public Schools Policy 3124.
Charlotte County Public Schools considers veteran's preferences for all positions in accordance with Florida Statute. 295.07.
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