Food Service Worker I - 4 hrs

Baltimore City Public Schools; Baltimore, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Baltimore City Public Schools is seeking a Food and Nutrition Services support staff member to perform basic food preparation, distribution, and related maintenance tasks in the cafeteria environment.

Typical duties include assembling meals, serving customers, maintaining cleanliness, and ensuring compliance with nondiscrimination policies. This full-time position requires physical stamina and good customer service. Affiliated with Local 44 bargaining union.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of basic food preparation.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to lift and carry heavy objects.
• Ability to perform simple arithmetic computations.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with others.

Responsibilities

• Assemble foods such as salads, sandwiches, and box lunches.
• Apply heat and chill foods as directed.
• Mix ingredients following simple instructions.
• Assemble trays for special diets.
• Distribute meals and handle beverages.
• Handle cash, make change, and total meals and cash at end of day.

Skills

Food preparation

Follow instructions

Lifting heavy objects

Basic arithmetic

Team/work relationships

Job description

Support Staff - Position - Food and Nutrition Services

Job Number 8600015702

Start Date

Open Date 12/07/2021

Closing Date

Performs basic food preparation, distribution and related maintenance tasks.

Essential Functions

• Assembles food such as salads, sandwiches and box lunches and slices meats as necessary.
• Applies heat to appropriate foods and/or chills foods.
• Mixes ingredients following simple instructions.
• Assembles trays for special diets.
• Distributes meals such as box lunches or pre-packaged meals and pours beverages.
• Handles small amounts of cash, makes change per transaction, total meal counts and/or cash at the end of the day.
• Maintains work area in a clean and orderly condition by performing such duties as cleaning tables, sweeping and mopping floors; cleaning refrigerators and other equipment and appliances, dishes, steam tables, carts, pots and pans.
• Disposes of garbage.
• Lifts, moves and stores food and food service supplies. Establishes and maintain a positive professional relationship with all stakeholders to include students, staff (cafeteria and school staff), parents and visitors to the site.
• Provides excellent customer service to customers at all times.
• Performs and promotes all activities in compliance with equal employment and nondiscrimination policies; follows federal laws, state laws, school board's policies and the professional standards.

Maximum Salary 21.10

Minimum Salary 18.73

Desired Qualifications

• Knowledge of food preparation preferred.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to lift and carry heavy objects.
• Ability to perform simple arithmetic computations.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with others.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Requires moderate physical exertion.
  • Lift items with and without handles up to 50 lbs. approximately 50% of work time.
  • Carry items up to 150 feet approximately 50% of work time.
  • Grasp slippery, heavy or moving objects approximately 90% of work time.
  • Walk approximately 70% of work time.
  • Stand approximately 100% of work time.
  • Utilize hands (special dexterity, special touch sensitivity, repetitive movements, tapping) approximately 100% of work time.

Full time or Part time Full time

Baltimore City Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry or national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or age in its employment, programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups. For inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies, please contact Equal Opportunity Manager, Title IX Coordinator Equal Employment Opportunity and Title IX Compliance Office 200 E. North Avenue, Room 208 Baltimore, MD 21202; 410-396-8542 (phone); 410-396-2955 (fax).

This position is affiliated with Local 44 (L44) bargaining union.