Nutrition Services Cook​/Assistant Kitchen Manager FTE), Part Time, Perm

Nutrition Services Cook/Assistant Kitchen Manager

Responsible for following day-to-day meal program operations of a school kitchen/cafeteria to high standards, including those related to: food and supply order, receipt, storage, and inventory. Food preparation, cooking, meal presentation; POS meal/sales accounting, site cleanliness/sanitation, and completing production records daily and staff training. Follow meal programming nutritional and food safety guidelines as established by Federal-USDA, and State and District mandates.

Supervise the performance and production of up to six kitchen staff. Assist to ensure kitchen staff is meeting program standards, which include meeting core work-performance standards. Assist in reviewing timecards for accuracy and then send to Nutrition Service Office. Assist to provide on-the-job training to nutrition assistant(s) and substitutes, when necessary. Provide input on kitchen staff work performance.

Incumbents must have successful experience in working with culturally diverse families and communities; or have otherwise demonstrated commitment to strengthening engagement of a diverse community, and skill in communicating with a diverse population. Graduation from high school or equivalent. Two year experience in food/supply order, receipt, storage, inventory, preparation, cooking; nutrition requirements; record-keeping and reporting. Skill in following required production planners for effective food preparation, and service;

reading and comprehending recipes and directions for equipment use. Ability to communicate and maintain good working relations with other employees, students, community representatives, school staff and nutrition services management. Initiative and ability to work with minimal direction; sound judgment and decision making capabilities are essential. Skill in use of technology for control, management and reporting of nutrition services operations. Maintain valid Food Handlers Card.

Must have effective working knowledge of basic computer skills, including: internet navigation, email and folder management. Customer service skills. Ability to pass pre-placement drug and physical examinations.