Child Nutrition - Elementary Kitchen Manager
About The Position
The Elementary Kitchen Manager prepares food, sets up for and serves meals, and cleans serving and kitchen areas at Thompson Elementary. The position works on a school-year schedule: 7 hours per day for 169 days, 4 hours per day for 2 days, and 8 hours per day for 11 days. Pay is listed as PSE Level 5, $25.40. The role reports to the Director of Child Nutrition and receives guidance from the Cook Manager. The position operates under strict meal deadlines and requires sequencing tasks appropriately, anticipating quantities, and ordering food efficiently. Work takes place around ovens, burners, steam trays, cutting and slicing equipment, moving machinery, kitchen equipment noise, and students. It requires prolonged standing, moving supplies and full food pans weighing up to 50 pounds, wearing protective clothing, and assisting with meal spills. A district-paid pre-placement physical and testing are required.
Requirements
- SNA (State Nutrition Association) certification.
- Valid Washington state food handler's permit.
- Ability to follow directions and procedures.
- Knowledge of proper food-handling techniques and food-service safety and sanitation.
- Ability to meet offer-versus-serve meal pattern requirements.
- Ability to serve appropriate quantities and present food attractively.
- Ability to order and account for food-service items.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students and staff.
- Fingerprinting and a background check to determine there have been no convictions involving physical molestation, abuse, injury, or neglect of a minor.
- Complete training in and adhere to the district infection-control plan.
- Pass a pre-placement physical and testing; the district assumes the cost.
Nice To Haves
- Experience serving food.
- Experience working with school-age children.
Responsibilities
- Set up serving carts and warming ovens for meal service.
- Fill condiment containers and set out utensils, napkins, trays, and other serving items.
- Prepare, pan, and heat food, maintaining appropriate temperatures and following proper food-handling procedures.
- Serve meals to students and staff in appropriate quantities, present food attractively, and help students assemble meals on trays.
- Clean serving and meal areas between breakfast and lunch and replenish containers and serving items.
- Guide the work of Child Nutrition helpers and/or Point of Service helpers assigned to the location.
- Clean carts, tables, and other food-serving areas after meals and store equipment.
- Regularly clean refrigerators, storage areas, grills, deep fryers, shelves, and other areas.
- Prepare the next day's food and supply order list.
- Collect and possibly launder kitchen linens and other items.
- Perform cashier or point-of-service duties as needed.
- Model appropriate and cooperative behavior, protect confidential information, and follow district ethical guidelines.
- Perform related duties consistent with the scope and intent of the position.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
