Food Service Worker (4 hours)

Proviso Township High Schools; Maywood (IL); Sur place; USD 17 000 - 22 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Proviso Township High Schools District 209 seeks a Food Service Worker to prepare meals following standardized recipes and uphold sanitation and safety standards in the nutrition services area. The role involves serving meals, managing inventory, assisting with cashier duties, and supporting daily meal operations while maintaining high customer service with students and staff.

Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED and at least 1 year cooking experience, with the ability to read and

Qualifications

• High School diploma, GED or combination of work experience in food service.
• Must be able to read, write, and understand verbal instructions.
• Valid Driver’s License

Responsabilités

• Prepare meals daily using standardized recipes.
• Serve meals and know reimbursable meal patterns.
• Put up grocery arrivals into proper storage areas on delivery days.
• Demonstrate knowledge and follow proper care and use of the equipment.
• Maintain sanitary working conditions to prevent contamination.
• Meet all mealtimes, portions, and serve food per policies.
• Assist in recording product usage for production reports.
• Prepare items for next day’s menu as needed.
• Provide backup assistance in cooking areas as needed.
• Assist in inventory of food and staples to be ordered.
• Promote teamwork and interact with students, teachers, and visitors.
• Maintain condiments, silverware, snack racks and keep serving line items full.
• Identify critical control points to control hazards while preparing/serving food.
• Assist manager and cashier in monitoring items taken by students without payment.
• Attend summer workshops and meetings as instructed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Connaissances

Reading comprehension and instructions

Kitchen equipment knowledge

Computer literacy

Cashier duties

Teamwork

Formation

HS diploma or GED

Outils

Kitchen equipment

Calculators

Description du poste

FLSA: Non-Exempt

POSITION TITLE: Food Service Worker

REPORTS TO: Manager Nutrition Services. CATEGORY: Support Staff/10 Months/IMRF

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Summary

The Food Service Worker is responsible for preparing appropriate quantities of food to meet menu requirements and maintain high standards of quality in food production, sanitation, and safety practices.

Essential Functions

• Prepare meals daily using standardized and/or “in house” recipes.
• Serve meals daily, having knowledge of “reimbursable” meal patterns.
• Put up grocery arrivals into proper storage areas on delivery days.
• Demonstrate knowledge and follow proper care and use of the equipment.
• Maintain sanitary working conditions to eliminate contamination.
• Meet all scheduled mealtimes, portions, and serve the food as per departmental policies and procedures.
• Assist in recording product usage to insure correct counts for production reports.
• Prepare items for next day’s menu as needed.
• Provide backup assistance in cooking areas as needed.
• Assist in proper inventory of food and staples that need to be ordered.
• Promote teamwork and interaction with fellow staff members. Interact with students, teachers, and visitors to provide optimum customer service.
• Maintain condiments, silverware, snack racks and keep serving line items full.
• Must be able to identify critical control points to control or eliminate potential hazards while preparing and serving food.
• Assist manager and cashier in monitoring items being taken by students without payment.
• Acting as cashier and collecting all money for meals served.
• Attend summer workshops
• Attend meetings when instructed by manager or director.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements: To be considered for this position, the candidate must possess the following required education, certification, skills, experience and/or qualifications:

• High School diploma, GED or combination of work experience in food service
• Must be able to read, write, and understand verbal instructions
• Valid Driver’s License

The successful candidate for this position should also possess the following desired skills, experience and/or qualifications:

• Working knowledge of the kitchen equipment, quantity food production, computers and calculators
• Minimum of 1 year cooking experience

Working conditions

Mental demands/Physical demands/Environmental factors

• Maintain emotional control under stress.
• Stand and walk 3.5-7.5 hours per day, push and pull items, moderate lifting and carrying (25-50 pounds), some stooping, bending, and kneeling.
• Regular exposure to excessive hot and or cold temperatures, moisture and humidity, wet floors with some grease, and noise from equipment.
• Work with/around machinery with moving parts. Work with hands in water.

Evaluation

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Proviso Township High Schools District 209 Board’s policy on evaluation of personnel.

Note: This job description is designed to provide guidelines and direction for accomplishing goals and objectives. It covers the essential responsibilities and activities involved in the effective execution of this position. It is not all encompassing or all exhaustive.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. The individual currently holding this position may perform additional duties.

Proviso Township High Schools is an equal opportunity employer