Food Service Worker

Posting number: 26-27-00075

Department: BOARD OF EDUCATION

Job classification: Food Service Worker

Posting type: Open

Categories: Food Services

Summary

Assists in preparing and serving food and beverages in a school kitchen. Performs routine housekeeping duties to ensure the kitchen and dining areas are sanitary.

Candidates in a substitute role must have a reliable phone in order to be available on short notice to cover posts.

Examples of duties

High School diploma, plus six (6) months of experience in food service.

Qualifications:

Demonstrated knowledge of food preparation, serving techniques, and food service sanitation procedures.

Demonstrated ability to operate kitchen equipment, including but not limited to, a slicer, mixer, convection oven, range, steam cooker, and serving line equipment.

Demonstrated ability to operate a cash register.

Proven ability to follow oral and written instructions.

Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively.

Demonstrated ability to maintain records and reports as required.

Proven ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with other employees, school staff, and students.

Demonstrated ability to perform physical aspects of the position including the ability to lift, stack, bend, and carry up to forty (40) pounds and the ability to stand at an assigned location and work continuously for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

Duties and Responsibilities:

Prepares and portions hot and cold food as directed.

Serves food to students and replenishes related food items on the serving line and surrounding areas.

Assumes certain duties of the Cook in their absence.

Assists in receiving and storing food and supplies.

Maintains food usage and production reports. Prepares daily food orders.

Maintains sanitary health standards in regard to cleaning both tables, equipment, dishes, pots, and utensils as well as kitchen, serving, and assigned dining areas.

Operates the Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal and collects money.

Supports Town policies and philosophies.

Performs related work as assigned.

Supplemental information

All positions may be subject to an interview process. The Town reserves the right to limit the number of qualified candidates who will be invited to participate in the recruitment, or any part thereof.

Must be fingerprinted and pass background check. All new hires at the Board of Education will also be subject to a background check in compliance with CT Public Act 16-67.

All candidates for part-time and full-time jobs will be required to undertake and successfully pass a pre-employment medical examination, which includes a substance abuse test that includes testing for THC (the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana), given at the Town's expense prior to employment if conditionally offered a part time, full time or safety sensitive position.