Food Service Specialist - IDEA Robinson (Immediate Opening)

IDEA Public Schools • San Antonio, TX

7d • $15 - $17

About The Position

R ole Mission: The Food Service Specialist ensures that appropriate quantities of food are prepared, portioned, and served to IDEA students. Other responsibilities include but are not limited to: cutting/chopping fruits & vegetables, following recipes, adhering to established kitchen processes, monitoring of students during meal periods (i.e. monitoring for appropriate behavior, encouraging students to consume more fresh fruits & vegetables, no sharing of food, etc.) and kitchen cleaning duties (sweeping, mopping, wiping tables, washing dishes, disposing of trash).

Requirements

• Ability to understand food recipes, safe handling of food and sanitation practices
• Working knowledge of kitchen/food production procedures
• Ability to operate kitchen equipment, tools, and utensils
• Ability to perform basic math skill
• Works well under pressure in a team setting
• Ability to lift, bend, pull, push, twist
• 1+ years of experience in a job that shows physical activity or requires you to be on your feet for multiple hours a day is required
• moving of cafeteria tables daily
• disposal of garbage
• Possess an interest or passion for working with food
• Has a basic knowledge or can quickly learn of food production processes
• Can meet the physical demands of the job (lifting, bending,, walking, etc.)
• Has a basic knowledge of providing service to our customers (students)
• Understand how to read and execute recipes
• Must be able to handle working with medium to large equipment (i.e. ovens, slicer, steamer, etc.)
• Have basic math skills that directly relate to portioning food items in small trays
• Takes pride in food that is prepared and served to the students
• Can take direction and feedback well
• Things can change fast, must be able to adapt quickly in being switched from serving food to washing dishes
• Can take feedback well, especially during mid-year and end of year
• Can self-reflect and be honest with own performance, desire to correct mistakes quickly
• Can work around or with an academic calendar
• Extended periods of time where there is not work (i.e. Spring Break, Summer Break, Thanksgiving Break, Winter Break)
• During regular school days, 8 hours per day. Some overtime needed
• Depending on the campus, may need to work on Saturdays
• Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college
• Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them
• Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly
• Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change
• Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization
• Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes
• We believe in education as a profession and hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students

Nice To Haves

• High School Diploma Preferred but Not Required
• Food Handler’s Permit (City of County) preferred

Responsibilities

• preparing, portioning, and serving food
• cutting/chopping fruits & vegetables
• following recipes
• adhering to established kitchen processes
• monitoring of students during meal periods
• kitchen cleaning duties (sweeping, mopping, wiping tables, washing dishes, disposing of trash)
• cooking
• cleaning
• restocking
• resetting the kitchen
• portioning food items in small trays

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits plan, covering the majority of the employee premium for the base medical plan and subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children
• Paid Family Leave: Eligible staff may receive up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, based on their tenure with the organization and caregiver designation.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Staff members may apply for up to 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 maximum per year subject to manager discretion and budget availability.
• Employer-Paid Mental/Behavioral Health: 5 face-to-face counseling sessions within a year, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and other work-life services available at no cost.
• dental and vision plans, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, generous vacation time, referral bonuses and professional development
• IDEA may offer a relocation allowance to defray the cost of moving for this role, if applicable.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees