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City of Worcester

CAFETERIA HELPER

Job Overview

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Employment Type

Hourly
Part-time
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Compensation

Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Exact $15.45
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Benefits

Paid training
Overtime opportunities
Flexible Hours
Certificate programs
Career growth potential

Job Description

The City of Worcester, through its School Department, is actively seeking dedicated and qualified individuals to join its team as Cafeteria Helpers within the Worcester Public Schools system. Worcester Public Schools is committed to providing a safe and nurturing environment for its students, which includes offering high-quality, nutritious meals prepared and served in a clean and orderly manner. The City of Worcester is a vibrant community with a strong focus on education and public service, and this position plays an essential role in supporting the daily operations of school cafeterias across the district.

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Job Requirements

  • No previous experience or training required
  • highschool diploma or equivalent
  • ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and lift up to 50lbs

Job Qualifications

  • No previous experience or training required
  • highschool diploma or equivalent
  • working knowledge of the use and care of food service equipment and kitchen utensils
  • some knowledge of the materials, methods and practices of quantity food preparation and service
  • some knowledge of health hazards in food preparation and service and of necessary sanitary precautions
  • ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions
  • ability to maintain cleanliness of person, appearance, and work habits
  • ability to perform physically strenuous food service tasks requiring considerable lifting, reaching, standing, and walking
  • ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, co-workers, clients, and facility personnel

Job Duties

  • Wash, peel, mix, slice, grate, shred prepare vegetables
  • weigh, slice, grind, cube meat and cheese
  • slice butter, bread, and rolls
  • fill fruit juice and souffle cups
  • top desserts
  • slice pies and cakes
  • count vegetables and fruit
  • prepare salads and salad dressings, sandwich fillings and sandwiches
  • reconstitute milk and fruit juices
  • may assist in preparing soups, dressings, sauces, meat loaves
  • prepare simple desserts
  • make toast, grill chicken, cook eggs, make coffee, cocoa, and eggnog
  • operate, disassemble, clean and polish electrical kitchen equipment, such as mixers, peelers, slicer, dishwashers, and toasters
  • set up and replenish serving counters and dining tables
  • plate and serve food from steam tables and counters
  • fill and wheel food conveyors
  • assist in setting up special diet trays according to diet lists and individual instructions
  • wait on client tables
  • collect, scrape, wash, dry, sort, stack and shelve dishes, trays and eating utensils
  • sweep crumbs, wash tables, counters, chairs, and benches
  • clean urns, meat blocks, cooking ranges, steam tables, worktables, refrigerators, sinks
  • sweep floors, wash walls, woodwork, closets, and cupboards
  • assist in receiving, check and distribute food deliveries
  • cashier

Job Qualifications

Experience

No experience required

Job Location

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