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Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Salary
Range $39,608.28 - $52,070.88
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee Discounts
Paid holidays
Career development opportunities
Job Description
The hiring establishment is a school district's Nutrition Services Department responsible for providing nutritious meals to students, staff, and faculty across multiple school cafeterias. This department plays a critical role in ensuring that every child receives a balanced and healthy meal during their school day. The department manages several nutrition centers, each acting as a hub for food production, cooking, baking, and distribution throughout the district.
This job opening is for the position of Nutrition Services Assistant III, which is a promotional and open competitive recruitment aimed at creating an eligibility list for current and future vacancies within the scho... Show More
This job opening is for the position of Nutrition Services Assistant III, which is a promotional and open competitive recruitment aimed at creating an eligibility list for current and future vacancies within the scho... Show More
Job Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- prior experience in cooking or food production required
- ability to operate kitchen equipment
- understanding of food safety and nutrition regulations
- capacity to train and lead nutrition center staff
- ability to maintain accurate inventory and records
- physical ability to perform cleaning and food preparation tasks
- flexibility to work at different locations as assigned
Job Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
- experience in food production, cooking or baking
- knowledge of nutrition and food safety regulations
- ability to supervise and train staff
- familiarity with kitchen equipment operation
- good communication and teamwork skills
- basic math skills for inventory and portion control
- ability to maintain records accurately
- ability to adhere to health and safety standards
Job Duties
- Acts as the baker and/or cook for an assigned nutrition center
- cooks, pans, trays and serves food
- puts food in warmers
- mixes and bakes various types of baked goods
- determines appropriate quantities of food and adjusts recipes accordingly
- makes suggestions to supervisors on student preferences to improve cost effectiveness
- Prepares food using special kitchen equipment such as slicers, choppers and mixers to slice, heat, count, weigh, measure, cup, cut, slice, dice, chop, grate and scoop into serving size portions
- measures ingredients
- follows recipes and menus
- trays and warms food in the oven
- wraps baked goods, sandwiches and other foods
- prepares special lunches for faculty and staff
- pulls inventory needed for each meal
- Sets up and prepares serving areas
- sets up and replenishes hot food areas and beverages
- fills warmers with food to be served
- sets up the teachers' lounge
- Records the quantity of food used for each meal
- counts leftover food and beverages and stores them in the pantry or freezer
- fills and wraps food containers
- receives, checks, counts, records and stores deliveries
- conducts daily and monthly inventories
- records cooler and food temperatures to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations
- places orders for food and goods
- maintains inventory records and ensures they are current and correct
- maintains records of daily food usage
- maintains records of meals served to various programs and off-site centers
- Performs general cleaning duties to ensure nutrition centers and equipment are clean and sanitary
- washes, dries and puts away center equipment, utensils and appliances
- cleans and sanitizes work areas, carts and coolers
- cleans the teachers' lounge and faculty dining room
- Prepares serving carts and other equipment for sale at specific sites outside of the nutrition center
- takes out and sells from food and mobile carts
- transports food on campus
- returns food and equipment to the nutrition center
- prepares meals and packed lunches for various off-site school programs
- prepares for and cooks on the barbeque
- Serves students, staff and faculty at service lines and carts
- performs cashiering duties, including collecting money and making change
- counts monies and gets change for each day
- Forecasts usage and orders food and supplies as needed for operation
- Trains and provides work direction to other nutrition services staff
- provides work direction to Nutrition Services Assistants II assisting with food production
- Serves as a lead at assigned site
- trains and provides work direction and guidance to nutrition services staff
- Acts as back-up for Nutrition Services Supervisor in that individual’s absence
- May drive a school van to pick up and deliver food and supplies at various sites as needed
- loads and unloads vans with food and supplies for transport to other sites
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Job Qualifications
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
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