School Nutrition Specialist: Food Service Pro

Applitrack; Decatur (AL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

City Schools of Decatur is seeking a Food Service Worker in School Nutrition Services. The role involves preparing and serving nutritionally adequate meals to students, staff, and visitors in a courteous manner, with daily responsibilities managed by the Food and Nutrition Director.

The position supports 185 school days annually, with non-contract, at-will terms. Candidates must adhere to USDA and local health standards and work as part of a team to ensure smooth meal service.

Responsibilities

• Communicates, collaborates, and cooperates with colleagues, supervisors, and students.
• Assist in the preparation of various foods for cooking and serving.
• Use portion control to evenly portion all foods.
• Implement state/local health codes as they relate to food service.
• Sets up food on serving lines and/or steam tables and serves meals or meal components according to approved standards.
• Stores or disposes of excess food properly.
• Handles money for meals, supplemental foods, and beverages served during the day according to the approved cash collection procedure.
• Washes, sanitizes, and stores dishes, tableware, and kitchen utensils; cleans and sanitizes counters, tables, and chairs; scrubs and mops floors; disposes of wastes properly.
• Operates and cleans all kitchen equipment such as ranges, ovens, mixers, steamers, tilting skillets, choppers, and dishwashing machines.
• Stores foods and supplies in accordance with instructions and assists in taking inventories.
• Assists in keeping food and supplies in an organized manner in storerooms, freezers, and coolers.
• Assists as needed in receiving goods ordered.
• Reports to the manager daily in an approved format for production record purposes, all food pulled from stockrooms/ freezers and refrigerators.
• Demonstrates appropriate interpersonal skills (treats students, parents, employees, and others with dignity by refraining from derogatory, abusive, angry, or offensive remarks; maintains composure in stressful situations)
• Attends scheduled meetings.
• Follow appropriate dress code to represent school food service in a professional manner.
• Participates in training programs to increase skills and proficiency to the assignment.
• Ensures adherence to good safety procedures.

Job description

City Schools of Decatur is seeking a Food Service Worker in School Nutrition Services. The role involves preparing and serving nutritionally adequate meals to students, staff, and visitors in a courteous manner, with daily responsibilities managed by the Food and Nutrition Director.

The position supports 185 school days annually, with non-contract, at-will terms. Candidates must adhere to USDA and local health standards and work as part of a team to ensure smooth meal service.