SY 26-27 Food Services Assistant

PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

The Philadelphia School District is seeking a cafeteria assistant to assist in the preparation and service of food in district facilities. You will clean and maintain food preparation and service areas, cook entrees following standardized recipes, and operate a compliant POS system for lunchroom transactions.

Responsibilities include counting items, serving meals to students and staff, handling money, and ensuring health and sanitation standards are met.

Qualifications

• Education equivalent to 12th grade required.
• Two years of full-time, paid food services experience in a large-scale institutional environment such as a school district.

Responsibilities

• Count items prepared and served.
• Serve food to customers and collect payments.
• Operate a compliant POS and roster system.
• Wash pots, pans, and utensils; maintain kitchen area.
• Cook main entrees or other items following standardized recipes.
• Count and report daily sales; generate end-of-day reports from POS.
• Remove trash from kitchen and cafeteria.
• Prepare food on grill (e.g., hamburgers, hotdogs).
• Assemble sandwiches, slice meat, chop vegetables, and prepare salads and desserts.

Skills

Food preparation

Cash handling & serving

POS system operation

Food safety & sanitation

Math calculations

Education

High school diploma equivalent (12th grade)

Two years of full-time food services experience in large-scale institutional environment

Tools

POS system

Job description

DISCLOSURE: This position requires both a written and an oral exam for consideration. For current employees, please apply through the Employee Portal for consideration.

Job Summary

Assists in the preparation and service of food within School District of Philadelphia facilities. Cleans food preparation and/or service areas. Work may involve cooking the main entrees and/or other items in a full-service cafeteria by following standardized recipes, serving and/or cashiering in a lunchroom or maintaining an accurate count of items produced and sold. Operates a compliant Point of Service (POS) and POS computer system/terminal.

Essential Functions

• Counts the number of items prepared and served.
• Places food on serving counter; serves food to children or adults in a lunchroom; receives money and makes change.
• Operates a compliant POS and POS computer system/terminal.
• Washes pots, pans, trays and other utensils; cleans preparation and/or service areas; may perform heavier cleaning tasks periodically; may sweep and mop floor in kitchen area.
• Cooks the main entrees or other items in a full-service cafeteria following prescribed menus and standardized recipes.
• Collects, sorts and counts bills and coins received from lunchroom sales.
• May count the number of items prepared and sold; may generate end-of-day reports from POS computer system/terminal.
• Removes trash from kitchen and cafeteria.
• May prepare food on grill, including but not limited to hamburgers and hotdogs.
• Assembles sandwiches, slices meat, and chops vegetables, prepares salad and fruit dishes; bakes desserts or breads; prepares desserts and portions into serving containers.

Minimum Requirements

• Education equivalent to the completion of the twelfth school grade.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated knowledge of: food preparation techniques for both hot and cold food entrees and a la carte food items
• the health and sanitation aspects of food handling and preparation
• public health aspects related to food handling and preparation
• the materials, equipment, methods and techniques of preparing food in quantities of three hundred meals or more
• Demonstrated skill in: the use and care of equipment used in food preparation and services
• the preparation of a variety of main dishes from standardized recipes
• Ability to: adhere to established time schedules for food preparation
• perform mathematical calculations
• maintain personal cleanliness
• read, write in English and count accurately
• operate a compliant Point of Service and Point of Service computer system/terminal and/or roster
• understand and follow oral and written instructions in English
• establish and maintain effective working relationships

Minimum Requirements

• Education equivalent to the completion of the twelfth school grade;
• Two years of full-time, paid food services experience in a large-scale institutional environment which has included the School Food Service, Principles of Quantity Food Production, and ServeSafe Sanitation Program.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Additional Information References ADA, 42 U.S.C.S, Section 12113 (d) – Person in job must not have nor contract any disease listed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Such person may be removed from their job pursuant to the American with Disability Act and due process.