Food Service Specialist - IDEA Parmer Park (26-27)

IDEA Public Schools • Austin, TX

9d • $16 - $19 • Onsite

About The Position

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 skills.
• 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.
• 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.
• Can take direction and feedback well.
• 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.
• 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.
• Hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students.

Nice To Haves

• High School Diploma
• Food Handler’s Permit (City of County) preferred
• Possess an interest or passion for working with food
• Has a basic knowledge or can quickly learn of food production processes
• Has a basic knowledge of providing service to our customers (students)
• Understand how to read and execute recipes
• Takes pride in food that is prepared and served to the students
• Can meet the physical demands of the job (lifting, bending,, walking, etc.)
• Things can change fast, must be able to adapt quickly in being switched from serving food to washing dishes
• 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)

Responsibilities

• Prepare, portion, and serve food to students.
• Cut and chop fruits and vegetables.
• Follow recipes and established kitchen processes.
• Monitor students during meal periods for appropriate behavior, encourage consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables, and enforce no food sharing policy.
• Perform kitchen cleaning duties including sweeping, mopping, wiping tables, washing dishes, and disposing of trash.
• Move cafeteria tables daily.
• Dispose of garbage.
• Cook, clean, restock, and reset the kitchen for the next day.
• Handle medium to large kitchen equipment such as ovens, slicers, and steamers.
• Perform basic math skills related to portioning food items.
• Take direction and feedback well.
• Adapt quickly to changing tasks, such as switching from serving food to washing dishes.
• Self-reflect on performance and correct mistakes quickly.
• Work around or with an academic calendar, including potential time off during breaks.
• Work 8 hours per day during regular school days.
• Work some overtime as needed.
• Potentially work on Saturdays depending on the campus.

Benefits

• Hourly rate ranging between $16.22 for 0 years of experience and $18.66
• Performance bonus based on team performance and goal attainment
• Comprehensive benefits plan
• Majority of employee premium for the base medical plan covered
• Subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children
• Paid Family Leave: Up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child
• Tuition Reimbursement: Up to 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 maximum per year
• Employer-Paid Mental/Behavioral Health: 5 face-to-face counseling sessions within a year, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and other work-life services
• Dental and vision plans
• Disability
• Life insurance
• Parenting benefits
• Generous vacation time
• Referral bonuses
• Professional development
• Relocation allowance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED