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Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Work Schedule
Flexible
Benefits
Medical
Dental
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sick leave
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Life insurance
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Job Description
Federal Way School District is a reputable public school district located in Washington, committed to providing quality education and supportive services to its diverse student population. The district maintains a strong Nutrition Services Department dedicated to ensuring that students receive nutritious, timely, and appealing meals to support their academic performance and well-being. As part of this mission, the district actively promotes inclusivity, cultural competence, and equity in its food service operations to create a welcoming environment for all students and staff. The district also requires all employees to adhere strictly to state and local health regulations and embraces a nondiscriminatory... Show More
Job Requirements
- Work scheduled hours on a consistent basis
- Criminal background clearance
- Possess and maintain a valid and current Food Handler's Permit
- Adhere to attire protocol
- Possess and maintain a valid Washington state driver's license
- Knowledge of school board policies and procedures
- Basic mathematics and reading skills
- Ability to speak, read and follow written or verbal communications in English
- Ability to organize and perform job responsibilities efficiently and independently with little or no close supervision
- Practice effective safety and security within individual work routines
- Develop and maintain positive customer relations with staff and service providers
- Work collaboratively with district staff and promote teamwork with co-workers
- Practice ethical and professional standards of conduct including confidentiality
- Relate effectively with parents, staff, students and the public in a multicultural and multiracial community
- Function in a calm, efficient, courteous and professional manner
- Work with large food preparation systems
- Organize and establish priorities to complete job responsibilities to meet deadlines
- Direct and lead others to perform their job responsibilities at a high standard
- Interact positively with a wide range of temperaments and personalities
- Maneuver self, carts and food/supplies within constrained kitchen environment with heavy equipment, tables and carts
- Perform job responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodations
- Knowledge/awareness of own cultural identity and desire to learn about the cultural identity of others
- Ability to establish and nurture an environment that promotes cultural competence and equitable treatment of staff, students and patrons
- Ability to understand and hold self and others accountable for promoting the district's commitment to "Each Scholar: A Voice. A Dream. A Bright Future."
- Ability to recognize that each person is a unique individual even as we celebrate their group cultural heritage
Job Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Current FWPS employee or guest employee with Nutrition Services
- Past experience in a service industry serving the public
- Working knowledge of basic computer applications
- Past experience working as a lead worker in charge of a crew of staff
- National School Lunch Program experience
- Member ASFSA, WSFSA
Job Duties
- Provide a positive, friendly, efficient and responsible meal service to the students and staff of the assigned building
- Work as a role model and leader of School Kitchen Assistant for quality service to all students
- Promote school lunch through advertising and promotions in the school
- Supply a wide variety of choices for all time periods that meals are served in school
- Coordinate meal service activities to support building activities and goals for students
- Collaborate with building representatives for quality meal service and student concerns surrounding meals
- Report activities and concerns to Supervisor in Central Kitchen on regular basis
- Work cooperatively with the principal in scheduling serving times and in obtaining students to assist as helpers, and in the promotion of school meals
- Plan and assign work to School Kitchen Assistant and student helper and assume major share of actual work
- Perform a variety of duties in the serving of food to students and staff with related set up and clean-up work
- Operate a Point of Sale system utilizing computer keyboards or keypads, computer screens and printers and other equipment
- Maintain and operate equipment in good working order
- Operate manual meal service ticketing systems as needed
- Operate email and utilize daily communication
- Work cooperatively in processing free and reduced applications within department protocol
- Communicate and serve meals to students
- Assure confidentiality and dignity to all students for their meal status
- Provide positive, professional and friendly service
- Ensure work of crew is completed within contracted time
- Notify supervisor of impediments to completing work of kitchen within contracted time
- Adhere to guidelines of the National School Lunch Program in the display, service and record keeping of meals and staff and in the operation of the school kitchen
- Monitor sales of foods and keep records
- Responsible for accurate meal and cash reporting to Central Kitchen
- Follow department protocol in all meal service and accountability activities
- Maintain and display signage in the department for promotions, meal price and instructions in a clean and attractive manner
- Keep signs up to date and reflective of the items available for sale
- Order and maintain signs according to department protocol
- Provide and maintain attractive non-food displays at all stations within allotted budget
- Check condition and accuracy of count of food or packaged lunches as received upon arrival, and use directed procedures for display, serving, heating, portioning and ordering needed food or supplies
- Maintain equipment and kitchen in a sanitary, clean and attractive condition
- Notify Central Kitchen, Maintenance and/or school custodian of necessary equipment repairs in timely manner and in detail per department protocol
- Use proper safety standards in all aspects of preparation and serving of foods, use of supplies, operating equipment and clean-up work
- Communicate and report staff performance to Supervisors
- Attend all scheduled contracted meetings within the Nutrition Services Department
- Meet routinely for promotion and planning meetings with Supervisors
- Provide complete meal service with fully prepared and up to date kitchen décor, signs and menus for the first day of school and after any school breaks
Job Criteria
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
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