Cafeteria Assistant

Aspire Public Schools; Huntington Park (CA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Aspire Public Schools is seeking a part-time Cafeteria Assistant to join their team in Huntington Park, CA. The role involves preparing and serving food items, maintaining cleanliness, and ensuring compliance with health regulations. Candidates should have experience with kitchen operations and a commitment to providing a safe and nutritional environment for students.

Qualifications

• Experience in the operation of kitchen equipment and in food service.
• Able to stand and perform duties for extended periods.
• Must clear background screenings and provide health clearance.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve food items according to approved recipes.
• Maintain sanitary conditions in food preparation and serving areas.
• Respond to inquiries regarding meals and food service.

Skills

Language Skills

Mathematical Skills

Reasoning Ability

Ability to operate kitchen equipment

Education

High school graduate or equivalent

Tools

Standard commercial kitchen equipment

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Description

We are hiring for a part-time Cafeteria Assistant for SY25/26 for a Aspire LA TK-5 campus in Huntington Park.

Description

We are hiring for a part-time Cafeteria Assistant for SY25/26 for a Aspire LA TK-5 campus in Huntington Park.

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About Aspire

Aspire Public Schools operates a network of high-performing, college preparatory charter schools serving TK-12 scholars in communities across California. Founded in 1998—in an effort to transform the inequitable racial, social, and gender outcomes that our communities persist through—Aspire is one of the largest and most forward-thinking open-enrollment public charter school systems in the nation.

Our purpose is to prepare our scholars for success in college, career, and life. At Aspire, we set a foundation for our scholars to gain knowledge, skills, and power to access and make choices for their families and post-secondary lives. Every day, our community of students, families, teachers and staff comes together to learn, work, and play in an environment grounded in our values of Bienestar (Well-Being), Culture of Belonging, Community Partnership, Agency & Self-Determination, and Joy.

Job Summary

The Cafeteria Worker/Assistant prepares and serves food items to students and/or school personnel and maintains food service facilities in a safe and sanitary condition. This position reports to the Cafeteria Manager. This position works with scholars, parents and outside consultants/vendors.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions

• Arrange setup for food items, supplies, serving lines, and/or equipment for the purpose of ensuring that items are provided in accordance with cafeteria requirements
• Prepare and serve food and beverage items according to approved recipes for the purpose of meeting mandated nutritional and health requirements and projected meal requirements and/or requests of students and school personnel
• Operate standard commercial kitchen equipment and reports equipment malfunctions for the purpose of maintaining equipment in safe working order
• Evaluate prepared food for flavor, appearance, and temperature for the purpose of presenting items that will be accepted by students and/or staff
• Inventory and stock food, condiments, and supplies for the purpose of ensuring availability, quantity, and security of items needed for the number of persons to be served; adjust recipes to meet quantity of main dishes required, maintain accurate records in accordance with proper inventory control and to make sure students have the proper amount of food
• Deliver payments for food items from students and staff (e.g. cash, meal tickets, etc.) to the Main Office for the purpose of securing funds for reimbursement of costs
• Respond to inquiries of students, staff, and/or parents for the purpose of providing information and/or direction regarding the type and/or cost of meals
• Clean the tables and chairs after every lunch period; linens, utensils, equipment, and the storage, food preparation and serving areas (e.g. ovens, steamers, fryers, mixers, slicers, refrigerator and freezers, dishes, tableware, kitchen utensils, counters, carts, racks, and dishwashing machine, etc., also sweeps daily and spot mops if there are any spills for the purpose of maintaining sanitary conditions.)
• Meet all standards of local, state and federal health and food regulations
• Meet all dress code standards for the purpose of maintaining sanitary conditions
• Attend in-service training, workshops, etc. for the purpose of gathering information required to perform job functions
• Take down tables and chairs as needed for special events, with the help of the Building Manager and Campus Monitors
  
  

Additional:

• Demonstrate knowledge of, and support, the Aspire Public Schools mission, vision, value statements including antiracism, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned
  
  

Qualifications

• Competencies:
• Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents, operating and maintenance instructions, directions for use, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine explanations, complete orders, complete necessary paperwork and time sheets, and take written messages. Ability to speak effectively to individuals in relaying verbal instructions or concerns
• Mathematical Skills: ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals; ability to apply ratio and percent concepts to the mixing of solutions and adjustment of recipes
• Reasoning Ability: ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form; ability to establish priority order of tasks necessary to complete an assignment; ability to use trouble-shooting and problem-solving skills
• Other Skills and Abilities: ability to operate standard commercial kitchen equipment and work aids
• Minimum educational level:
• High school graduate or equivalent
• Experience required:
• Experience in the operation of kitchen equipment and in food service
• Physical requirements:
• Stand, walk or bend over, kneel, crouch, reach overhead, grasp, push, and pull. Move, lift and/or carry up to 30 pounds to shoulder height
• Repetitive use of hands (i.e. fine manipulation, simple grasping, and power grasping)
• Demonstrate normal depth perception
• Sitting, walking or standing for extended periods of time
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, operate standard office equipment, and use a telephone
• See and read a computer screen and printed matter with or without vision aids
• Hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone with or without auditory aides
• Work authorization requirements:
• Clear the Department of Justice background screening
• Authorized to work in the United States
• Provide health (TB) clearance (most update every four years)
  
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics are representative of those in a normal office, classroom/school setting which one might encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work indoors in a standard office environment, computer lab, and/or classroom environment
• Work is performed in indoor and outdoor environments
• Exposure to dust, oils, and cleaning chemicals
• Some exposure to childhood and other diseases in a school environment
• May be required to work outside of typical work days and office hours to meet operational deadlines
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Primary and Secondary Education

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