Cafeteria Worker

Bledsoe County Schools; Pikeville (TN); On-site; USD 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Bledsoe County Schools is seeking a Cafeteria Worker to support food service activities. This role involves preparing and serving food items to students and maintaining a safe and sanitary kitchen environment.

The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to food safety, a background check clearance, and the ability to work efficiently in a busy school cafeteria. Responsibilities include inventory management, record-keeping, and ensuring compliance with health regulations.

Qualifications

• Must pass TBI/FBI background check.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to food service activities.
• Prepare and serve food items to students and school personnel.
• Maintain food service facilities in a safe and sanitary condition.
• Cleans food preparation and serving areas.
• Evaluate prepared food for flavor, appearance, and temperature.
• Inventory food, condiments, and supplies.
• Maintain accurate records of food used and student balances.
• Monitor kitchen and cafeteria areas for safety.

Job description

Requirements: Must Pass TBI/FBI background check.

The job of Cafeteria Worker is for the purpose/s of providing support to the food service activities at assigned location with specific responsibilities for preparing and serving food items to students and/or school personnel and maintaining food service facilities in a safe and sanitary condition.

This job reports to Cafeteria Manager.

DUTIES

• Attends in-service training, workshops, for the purpose of gathering information required to perform job functions.
• Cleans linens, utensils, equipment, and storage, food preparation and serving areas for the purpose of maintaining required sanitary conditions.
• Evaluates prepared food for flavor, appearance, and temperature for the purpose of providing items that will be accepted by students and
• Inspects food items and/or supplies for the purpose of verifying quantity, quality and specifications of orders and/or complying with mandated health
• Inventories food, condiments and supplies for the purpose of ensuring availability of items required for meeting projected menu requirements.
• Maintains equipment, storage, food preparation and serving areas in a sanitary condition for the purpose of complying with current health
• Maintains records and reports (e.g. counting and recording the amount of leftovers, number of opened cans, student lunch balances, collection and reconciliation of money, informing students of their lunch balances, etc. ) for the purpose of keeping an accurate record of food used and student
• Merchandises food and beverage items for the purpose of serving them to students and staff in an efficient
• Monitors kitchen and cafeteria areas (e.g. proper charging procedures for items taken, employee safety, working procedures, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring a safe and sanitary working
• Oversees the preparation, cooking, and serving of food (e.g. regular food items, special diets, students with allergies, etc. ) for the purpose of providing students and staff with food of high nutritious quality as well as meeting individual
• Performs functions of other nutritional service positions as requested by manager (e.g. cashiering, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring adequate staff coverage within site nutritional services
• Prepares food and beverage items according to standardized recipes and established food preparation procedures (e.g. regular food items, deli sandwiches, baked goods, etc.) for the purpose of meeting mandated nutritional and projected meal
• Receives food items and/or supplies and places them in designated areas utilizing temperature requirements and food spoilage guidelines for the purpose of ensuring availability of items required for meeting projected menu requirements.
• Reports needed supplies and equipment malfunctions for the purpose of notifying cafeteria manager of needed items and repair and/or
• HACCP Manual (follow all operation and procedures in the cafeteria).
• Serves the appropriate number of food items for the purpose of meeting mandated nutritional requirements and/or requests of students and school
• Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work