School Food Service Technician: Nutritious Meals & Safety

St. Landry Parish School Board; Opelousas (LA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The St. Landry Parish School Board in Opelousas, Louisiana is seeking a School Food Service Technician to support meal service in the cafeteria.

This substitute/temporary role requires providing nutritious meals in a sanitary environment and following district procedures. Responsibilities include using and cleaning equipment, preparing meals from standardized recipes, maintaining holding temperatures, and reporting safety issues.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizen or authorized alien
• Ability to work simple math problems
• High School Diploma or its equivalent but not required
• Ability to read and write
• Satisfactory completion of Red Cross First Aid Course including CPR within 60 days of employment

Responsibilities

• Gives and receives information.
• Determines when an independent decision can be made.
• Follows policies and procedures.
• Uses and cleans equipment.
• Practices regular equipment maintenance.
• Uses standardized recipes.
• Prepares meals using correct food preparation techniques.
• Checks food quality during preparation.
• Stores deliveries.
• Promotes positive feelings about School Food Service in students, faculty, administrators and others.
• Uses safe working procedures; corrects and/or reports unsafe working conditions.
• Adheres to established personal hygiene techniques.
• Uses acceptable sanitation techniques in food handling.
• Uses established sanitation techniques for cleaning the facility.
• Serves correct portions and reports amounts of foods used and leftover.
• Maintains correct holding temperatures of food.
• Utilizes food-merchandising techniques.
• Provides instructions to other technicians or substitutes as instructed by the School Food Service Manager.
• Any other related duties as assigned by Food Service Supervisor, Principal, or Manager.

Skills

Math

Reading & writing

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

The St. Landry Parish School Board in Opelousas, Louisiana is seeking a School Food Service Technician to support meal service in the cafeteria.

This substitute/temporary role requires providing nutritious meals in a sanitary environment and following district procedures. Responsibilities include using and cleaning equipment, preparing meals from standardized recipes, maintaining holding temperatures, and reporting safety issues.