Job Description
Ambition Prep seeks an experienced part-time food service associate who will be responsible for performing a variety of job functions essential to the successful operation of the school cafeteria. Job functions include food production; meal service; food acceptability; customer service; sanitation, safety, and security; receiving, storage, and inventory; program regulations and accountability; equipment use and care; professional excellence. The School Nutrition Program provides an environment that supports healthy food habits while maintaining program integrity and customer satisfaction.
Responsibilities and Duties
Food Production
Prepares school breakfasts (where applicable), lunches, and afternoon snacks
Withdraws and prepares appropriate amounts of food from inventory each day, as directed by the food service coordinator
Adheres to standardized recipes
Meal Service
Sets up the serving line and breakfast carts (where applicable) each day, ensuring:
All items on the menu are placed on the serving line/breakfast carts in the proper order, in the proper amounts, at the proper temperatures, and on time
Correct serving utensils are in place
Condiments and cutlery are provided
Uses serving utensils correctly to ensure correct portions are served
Understands what constitutes a reimbursable meal under Offer Versus Serve (OVS) and ensures that OVS is properly implemented for both breakfast and lunch
Serves students quickly and efficiently to adhere to the school’s meal schedules
Prepares and serves meals of the highest quality that encourages student consumption and participation in the school breakfast and lunch programs.
Provides outstanding customer service to students, parents, staff, visitors, and fellow employees.
Sanitation, Safety & Security
Follows all local health department requirements for food safety
Monitors the temperatures of freezers, refrigerators, and milk coolers daily recording temperatures on the appropriate log and notifies food service coordinator if temperatures are above 10˚F (freezer) or 41˚F (refrigerator/cooler)
Takes and records the temperature of foods to ensure that foods are cooked to the proper internal temperature, chilled to the appropriate temperature, and placed on the serving line at the appropriate temperature
Performs general cleaning tasks and follows cleaning schedule
Follows the wash, rinse and sanitize procedures for ware washing
Assists the food service coordinator in ensuring the security of all food and supplies.
Receiving, Storage and Inventory
Assists the food service coordinator in receiving all incoming food and supply deliveries
Stocks all incoming deliveries and adheres to established food storage procedures
Assists the food service coordinator in taking an accurate monthly inventory of all purchased food and supplies
Program Regulations & Accountability
Maintains integrity and accountability of the School Nutrition Program through compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations
Ensures students receive all required meal components and that all meals served to meet the reimbursable meal requirements
Serves students all required meal components, ensuring students are served reimbursable meals
Assists food service coordinator in maintaining all records and reports to meet local, state, and USDA requirements, including daily production records, temperature logs, etc.
Follows all school policies and procedures
Adheres to work schedule and scheduled hours
Complies with school mission and vision
Equipment Use & Care
Operates and maintains commercial kitchen equipment (convection oven, tilt skillet, steamer, multi-compartment sink, etc.) in a safe and sanitary manner
Follows policies for the use and care of all equipment
Reports any malfunctioning equipment to food service coordinator
Professional Excellence
Communicates effectively with supervisor, school administrators, customers, and fellow employees
Performs other duties as assigned by food service coordinator
Desired and Required Experience
High school graduate or equivalent
Previous volume-feeding experience in an institutional, restaurant or educational environment (school cafeteria experience preferred)
Knowledge involving food preparation, general cooking, food storage, cleaning procedures and meal service
ServSafe certification required
Excellent communication skills
Ability to work harmoniously with fellow employees and as part of a team
Ability to provide friendly and outstanding customer service to students and others
Physical Capabilities
This is a physically demanding job and one where the incumbent is required to stand for extended periods, lift heavy objects on a regular basis, and do repetitive tasks with few breaks. The incumbent must be willing and able to work in a hot environment and be able to take a physical inventory in freezers and refrigerators where temperatures are as low as 0˚F.
Compensation
Ambition Preparatory Charter School offers competitive salary and benefits commensurate with experience. Ambition Preparatory Charter School is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis, of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, pregnancy, or veteran status.
Disclaimer: This job description describes the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals hired into this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required. Ambition Prep reserves the right to change any or all content of this job description based on business needs.