SY26-27 Student Climate Staff, Northeast High School 6 Hours

The School District of Philadelphia; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The School District of Philadelphia is seeking a Food Service Worker III to supervise a kitchen crew and support the preparation of daily meals at Northeast High School (8020). The role involves ensuring meals meet menus and standardized recipes, managing orders, inventory, and daily financial records.

Responsibilities include supervis­ing staff, handling food preparation, operating POS and time/attendance reporting, and maintaining sanitation and safety standards in a busy school kitchen.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent (GED) required.
• Three years full-time paid food service experience in large-scale cooking using standardized recipes, or
• One year of full-time paid experience as a Food Service Worker II with the School District of Philadelphia; or
• College-level coursework in introductory school food service, quantity food production, HR in food service ops, and ServeSafe sanitation.

Responsibilities

• Supervises a crew of food services workers, assigns work and reviews progress.
• Prepares and cooks daily breakfast, lunch and after school meals per menus and recipes.
• Portions and serves food to children and adults.
• Orders food, produce and supplies using automated ordering system; maintains delivery records and weekly invoices; conducts monthly inventory.
• Maintains cash handling records including deposits and daily cash totals.
• Prepares weekly operations and monthly milk/platter/time & attendance reports.
• Maintains cleanliness of service and preparation areas; removes trash from kitchen.

Skills

Food safety knowledge

Basic math

Reading & writing

Team supervision

Inventory knowledge

POS system familiarity

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Intro to School Food Service coursework

Principles of Quantity Food Production

Human Resource Management in Food Service Operations

ServeSafe Sanitation Program

Tools

POS / Point of Service Terminal

Job description

Food Service Worker IIIs performs general food preparation work at the supervisory level, under the general direction of a Food Service Field Supervisor.

Typical Job Duties (Illustrative Only):

• 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.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities:

• Knowledge of basic food preparation techniques.
• Knowledge of the health and sanitation aspects of food handling and preparation.
• Ability to learn to use and care for equipment used in food preparation and service.
• Ability to perform simple mathematical calculations.
• Ability to maintain personal cleanliness.
• Ability to read, write and count accurately.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, associates, students and staff.
• Operate Compliant Point of Service and Point of Service Computer Terminal and/or roster.

Minimum Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent (GED);
• Three years full-time, paid food service experience performing large scale cooking using standardized recipes; all relevant information must be listed on your attached resume; OR
• Completion of one year of full-time paid experience as a Food Service Worker II with the School District of Philadelphia; OR
• Completion of the following college-level coursework from an accredited college or university:
• Introduction to School Food Service; and
• Principles of Quantity Food Production; and
• Human Resource Management in Food Service Operations; and
• ServeSafe Sanitation Program.

Primary Location

Northeast High School (8020)

Job

Climate

Organization

The School District of Philadelphia

Schedule

Regular

Employee Status

Entry Level

Union Affiliation

Local 634 UNITE HERE (634)