Intermittent School Cafeteria Helper (As Needed)

FOOD SERVICE; Somerville (MA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Somerville Public Schools Food Service in Somerville, MA is seeking an Intermittent Cafeteria Helper to supervise students and assist staff in the cafeteria. This role operates on an as-needed basis, with shifts potentially on any day or week and no guaranteed daily work.

The position reports to the School Principal/Assistant Principal and Food Service leadership. Duties include food prep, serving, cleaning, cashiering, and basic records, with CORI and fingerprint requirements for

Qualifications

• Ability to serve as a role model for students and promote the use of good manners.
• Training / Professional Development
• Participate in all Food Service Department sponsored training programs.

Responsibilities

• Performs tasks requiring an ordinary degree of skill in the preparation and serving of food as well as other tasks required for the operation and sanitary maintenance of a food service facility or area.
• Prepares vegetables and other foods for cooking.
• Makes soups and other simple hot foods, sandwich fillings, salad dressing, and simple desserts.
• Prepares sandwiches and salads.
• Operates electrical equipment such as mixers, potato peelers, slicing machines, dishwashers, and toasters.
• Sets up serving counters, dishes up and serves food from steam tables, and other foods, including such items as candy and fruit, from the counter.
• Responsible for maintaining general cleanliness of eating area.
• Collects and washes dishes, silver and cooking utensils, and puts them away.
• Sweeps floors, cleans counters and tables, and counter and kitchen equipment, such as food containers, trays, cooking ranges, garbage cans, and refrigerators.
• Receives and checks deliveries of food and other supplies.
• Stores foods properly in refrigerators and storeroom.
• Keeps stores in good order.
• Assists in the taking of inventories of supplies.
• Cashiering
• Keeps simple records.
• Performs tasks in the preparation and packaging of meals as well as other tasks required for the operation and sanitary maintenance of a food processing facility.
• Cleans all food processing equipment and processing areas.
• Performs related work as required by Director of Food and Nutrition Services or his/her designee.

Job description

Somerville Public Schools Food Service in Somerville, MA is seeking an Intermittent Cafeteria Helper to supervise students and assist staff in the cafeteria. This role operates on an as-needed basis, with shifts potentially on any day or week and no guaranteed daily work.

The position reports to the School Principal/Assistant Principal and Food Service leadership. Duties include food prep, serving, cleaning, cashiering, and basic records, with CORI and fingerprint requirements for