Child Nutrition Worker

Arkansas Department of Education•Gravette, AR

39d•Onsite

About The Position

PURPOSE OF JOB: Prepare and serve food items to students and/or school personnel as well as maintaining food service facilities in a safe and sanitary condition. Further descriptions related to specific content area may apply.

Requirements

handling hazardous materials
using equipment used in a kitchen setting
operating standard office equipment
adhering to safety practices
preparing and maintaining accurate records
performing basic math
reading and following instructions
understanding multi-step written and oral instructions
health standards and hazards
methods of industrial cleaning
quantity cooking
safety practices and procedures
methods of preparation, handling and storage of food in quantity
proper maintenance and operation of modern equipment
schedule activities
compare and analyze data
use job-related equipment
adapt to changing work priorities
communicating with diverse groups
displaying mechanical aptitude
maintaining confidentiality
meeting deadlines and schedules
setting priorities
working as part of a team
working with detailed information/data
working with frequent interruptions
Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance
Tuberculosis Clearance
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general information.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions.
Requires the ability to record and deliver information to supervisors and officials; to explain procedures and policies; and to follow verbal and written instructions, guidelines and objectives.
Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes in using departmentally-related equipment.

Nice To Haves

Job related experience

Responsibilities

Arranges food and beverage items for the purpose of serving them to students and staff in an efficient manner.
Cleans utensils, equipment, storage area, food preparation and serving areas for the purpose of maintaining required sanitary conditions.
Maintains equipment, storage, food preparation and serving areas in a sanitary condition for the purpose of complying with current health standards.
Monitors kitchen and cafeteria areas for the purpose of ensuring a safe and sanitary working environment.
Performs functions of other nutritional service positions, as requested by supervisor for the purpose of ensuring adequate staff coverage within site nutritional service operations.
Prepares ready-to-eat food items and beverages for the purpose of meeting mandated nutritional and projected meal requirements for onsite and/or offsite school kitchens.
Records kitchen and/or food related data (e.g. food temperatures, milk counts, inventories) for the purpose of maintaining accurate records.
Relocates a variety of food and/or kitchen items (e.g. panning items from dish to dish, leftovers, dishes, salad bar items) for the purpose of condensing and/or consolidating appropriate materials, supplies and/or equipment to ensure a safe, well organized working environment.
Reports equipment malfunctions to supervisor for repair and/or replacement.
Serves one or more items.
Unloads food, materials, and/or supplies from delivery trucks.
Participates in unit meetings, in-service training, workshops, etc. as required for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform job functions.
Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.
Balances cash drawer at end of day for the purpose of ensuring the reconciliation with meal counts and payments.
Collects payments for meals at cash register for the purpose of ensuring the appropriate payments are collected at time of purchase.
Inspects food items and/or supplies for the purpose of verifying quantity, quality and specifications of orders and/or complying with mandated health standards.
Inventories food, condiments and supplies for the purpose of ensuring availability of items required for meeting projected menu requirements.