Cafeteria/Kitchen Worker

Diocese of Orlando Catholic Schools; Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

The Diocese of Orlando Catholic Schools is seeking a Cafeteria Worker to support daily meal service in a school setting. You will assist with food preparation, serving meals, maintaining cleanliness, and helping with basic inventory and portion control.

Applicants should have a high school diploma or equivalent; experience in school food service is preferred. A respectful, faith-informed approach is expected as part of our Catholic community.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; experience in school food service preferred.
• Requires appreciation and respect for the Catholic Church and its teachings.
• Strong reading and comprehension skills with clear verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Monitor facility cleanliness by sweeping floors and wiping surfaces.
• Set up tables and clean them after each meal.
• Maintain food stocks, prepare items for storage and order supplies as needed.
• Weigh and measure lunch portions to meet federal nutrition guidelines.
• Collect payments from students for meals or snacks.
• Prepare and serve food items using available ingredients.
• Serve hot meals to students, faculty, and staff.
• Perform other related duties.

Skills

Verbal communication

Active listening

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Cafeteria workers are responsible for the preparation and serving of food at schools. They are also tasked with cleaning and maintaining the cafeteria after it closes for the day.

The Diocese of Orlando four core values lay the foundation for the work performed by employees.

• Authenticity: Conviction that God has called us to reflect exteriorly our inner life of faith in our daily living
• Respect: Affiming each person’s God-given dignity and uniqueness.
• Courage: Inspired by this gift of the Holy Spirit, we proclaim and live the Word of God fearlessly and devotedly.
• Commitment: Individually and collectively, we are steadfast to the team and its purpose.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The following duties and functions, as outlined herein, are intended to be representative of the type of tasks performed within this classification. They are not listed in any order of importance. The omission of specific statements of the duties or functions does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Monitoring the condition of the facility and maintaining cleanliness by sweeping floors and wiping tables, chairs, and other surfaces
• Setting up tables and cleaning them after each meal is served.
• Maintaining food stocks, preparing food items for storage, and ordering new supplies as needed
• Weighing and measuring students’ lunch portions to ensure that they meet federal nutrition guidelines.
• Collecting payment from students for meals or snacks provided by the school.
• Preparing and serving food items using available ingredients
• Preparing and serving hot meals to students, faculty members, and staff members.
• Performs other related duties.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

CATHOLIC FAITH

Requires an appreciation and respect for the Catholic Church and its teachings. Church employees must conduct themselves in a manner that is consistent with and supportive of the mission and purpose of the Church. Their public behavior must not violate the faith, morals or laws of the Church or the policies of the diocese.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or equivalent; experience in food service in a school setting preferred.

LANGUAGE/COMMUNICATION SKILLS

The ability to communicate, listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. Strong verbal communication skills and active listening skills.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work is performed mostly indoors in a controlled environment. Medium to fast-paced school cafeteria/industrial kitchen setting with frequent exposure to both hot and cold elements, sharp kitchen instruments, often working in close physical proximity to others.

PHYSICAL and SENSORY REQUIREMENTS

The employee is required to frequently walk, stand or stoop, bend at the waist and reach at or below the shoulders. Continuously uses hand strength to grasp objects and tools and operate nutrition service equipment. The employee must regularly lift and/or move items weighing up to 25 pounds. These objects include bags of milk or juice, cases of fruit, pans of food, etc. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements are subject to possible modifications to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the abilities and aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Requirements are representative of the minimum level of knowledge, skills, and ability.