Student Nutrition Substitute Worker

Position Type:
Student Nutrition/ Student Nutrition Specialist Substitute

Date Posted: 9/5/2025

Location:

933 STUDENT NUTRITION

Student Nutrition Services Substitute Cafeteria Worker

Job Summary:

• Prepare quality food according to a planned menu of tested and uniform recipes.
• Serve food according to meal schedules, departmental policies, and procedures, and practice and promote portion control and proper use of leftovers.
• Store and handle food items and supplies safely and according to established procedures. Maintain a clean and organized storage area.

• Operate tools and equipment according to prescribed safety standards and follow established procedures to meet high standards of cleanliness, health, and safety.
• Keep garbage collection containers and areas neat and sanitary.
• Correct unsafe conditions in work area and promptly report any conditions that are not immediately correctable to supervisor.
• Maintain personal appearance and hygiene.

• Provide professional communication with students, parents, community members, staff, and other professionals always.
• Always use proper phone etiquette, speaking slowly and clearly. Take reliable messages, and route to the appropriate staff.
• Ensure superior customer care skills are used via eye contact, facial expressions, voice inflections, body language, and an attitude of "going the extra mile" for others.
• Ensure all requests for information are dealt with in an appropriate timeframe.
• Create and maintain a welcoming, service-oriented environment toward all internal and extremal customers.

Qualifications:

High School Diploma or GED preferred.

State of Texas Food Handlers Certificate.

Special Knowledge/

Skills:

• Ability to understand written and verbal food preparation and safety instructions.
• Working knowledge of kitchen equipment and food production procedures.
• Ability to operate large and small kitchen equipment and tools.
• Ability to perform basic math.

Working Conditions:

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

• Tools/Equipment Used:
  Standard large and small kitchen equipment and tools including electric slicer, mixer, pressure steamer, sharp cutting tools, stove, oven, dishwasher, and food/utility cart.
• Posture:
  Prolonged standing; frequent kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting.
• Motion:
  Continual walking; frequent climbing (ladder), grasping/squeezing, wrist flexion/extension, reaching/overhead reaching.
• Lifting:
  Frequent moderate lifting and carrying (15-44 pounds).
• Environment:
  Work inside in commercial kitchen environment; exposure to extreme hot and cold temperatures, extreme humidity, noise, vibration, microwaves, biological hazards (bacteria, mold, fungi), chemical hazards (fumes, vapors, gases), electrical hazards; work with hands in water; work around machinery with moving parts; work on slippery surfaces.
• Mental Demands:
  Work with frequent interruptions; maintain emotional control under stress.

Application Procedure:

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