SY 26-27 Food Services Worker III (Manager)

The School District of Philadelphia; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The School District of Philadelphia seeks a Food Services Supervisor to oversee a crew in preparing daily meals. Responsibilities include maintaining inventory, managing food orders, and supervising staff.

Applicants should have significant experience in large-scale food service environments and relevant education. Candidates will supervise food preparation and ensure compliance with health and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Three years of full-time, paid cooking experience in a large scale institutional environment.
• One year of experience as a Food Services Worker II with the School District of Philadelphia.

Responsibilities

• Supervises a crew of food services workers and determines work assignments.
• Prepares and cooks daily breakfast and lunch meals.
• Orders food and supplies, checks deliveries, and maintains inventory.

Education

Completion of the twelfth school grade

Coursework in School Food Safety and Food Production

Job description

Disclosure

This position requires both a written and oral exam for consideration. For internal candidates, please apply through the Employee portal.

Job Summary

Supervises a crew of food services workers in a self-contained unit. Maintains records and prepares periodic reports. Prepares breakfast and/or lunch meals following prescribed menus and standardized recipes. Orders supplies and food, receives and checks deliveries for accuracy, takes temperatures of cold and frozen food items and records on HASSP log. Responsible for daily cash receipts, including the sorting and counting of bills and coins and preparing bank deposit slips.

Essential Functions

• Supervises a crew of food services workers; determines work assignments, work methods and production goals; reviews work in progress.
• Prepares and cooks the daily breakfast, lunch and after school meals following prescribed menus and standardized recipes.
• Portions and serves food to children and adults.
• Orders food, produce and supplies using automated ordering system; records market quotations and other ordering information as required; receives deliveries and checks the accuracy of delivery slips; maintains records of deliveries and prepares a weekly invoice record of orders received; takes a monthly inventory of food and supplies on hand and maintains a perpetual inventory system.
• Sorts and counts bills and coins received daily; prepares a daily deposit slip and weekly cash card listing amounts of money deposited and amounts on hand.
• Prepares weekly operations, monthly milk and platter, and time and attendance reports.
• May clean service or preparation areas.
• Removes trash from kitchen area.

Minimum Requirements

• Education equivalent to the completion of the twelfth school grade and three years of full-time, paid cooking experience in a large scale institutional environment using standardized recipes.
• Education equivalent to the completion of the twelfth school grade and one year of full-time, paid experience as a Food Services Worker II with the School District of Philadelphia.
• Education equivalent to the completion of the twelfth school grade and successful completion of the following accredited college level coursework: Introduction to School Food Safety, Principles of Quantity Food Production, Human Resource Management in Food Service operations and ServeSafe Sanitation Program.