Food Service Assistant

About the Employer

Job Summary

$15.89 per hour, Summers off! Nine (9) month position, All District Benefits in accordance with Work Agreement. Never take work home with you! Perform general work connected with the operation of food service, which includes food preparation and handling, as assigned.

Job Title

Food Service Assistant

Essential Responsibilities

• Assist with cooking as necessary.
• Assume responsibility of washing and drying pots, pans, trays, and silverware by approved methods.
• Participate in serving good quality food.
• Serve as POS for breakfast and lunch, verifying a reimbursable meal was served.
• Process daily tally counts for claim reimbursement.
• Assist with general clean up duties.
• Maintain open, positive communication with all people served by the Food & Nutrition Department.
• Participate in short courses, meetings, and in-service training, as requested.

Physical Demands/Essential Functions

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle and/or feel objects, tools or controls; talk and hear.
• Squat, stoop or kneel, reach above the head and forward 0 to 24 inches and on occasion up to 36 inches.
• Continuously uses hand strength to grasp items.
• Frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk more than the average person while performing the duties of this job.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds 0 to 12 feet and occasionally up to 20 feet, such as food trays, canned goods and frozen food packages.
• Sometimes push/pull items such as carts and food preparation equipment.

Working Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Noise level in the work environment is consistently above average.
• Employee will frequently work in different areas of the kitchen and cafeteria performing their duties.
• Temperatures in the work area are consistently higher than the average found in the building.
• Employee must be able to work with known food allergens.

Information

The information contained in this job description is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individual holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

Contact Information

HR Support: Michelle Koelling Contact: Jenny Hook Manager of Food and Nutrition jhook@crschools.us 319-558-2305