Food Service Specialist - IDEA Toros (Immediate Opening)

IDEA Public Schools•Edinburg, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Food Service Specialist (FSS) assists with operating a food preparation and service establishment, serving customers, stocking supplies, operating equipment and point-of-sale systems, and maintaining clean work areas. The role serves food to large groups, including students, and works under the supervision of the Cafeteria Manager. Duties include preparing food, cutting and chopping fruits and vegetables, following recipes and kitchen processes, monitoring students during meals, and completing kitchen cleaning tasks. This is a full-time, on-site position at IDEA Toros with no travel. The role has no supervisory responsibilities. Compensation is hourly, ranging from $14.38 for employees with zero years of experience to $16.54, and the position is eligible for a performance bonus based on team performance and goal attainment. IDEA offers a benefits plan that covers most of the employee premium for the base medical plan and subsidizes most costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children. Other listed benefits include paid family leave, tuition reimbursement, employer-paid mental and behavioral health services, dental and vision plans, disability and life insurance, parenting benefits, vacation time, referral bonuses, and professional development. A relocation allowance may be offered if applicable.

Requirements

At least 1 year of work experience in a job demonstrating the ability to handle physical activity while on one's feet for multiple hours.
Ability to lift up to 30 pounds alone and up to 50 pounds with a partner.
Ability to bend, pull, push, twist, stand, and walk during a shift.
Ability to obtain a locally recognized manager food safety certification.
Ability to perform intermittent standing, walking, pushing, and pulling.
Ability to perform frequent stooping, bending, kneeling, and climbing a ladder.
Ability to withstand moderate exposure to extreme hot and cold temperatures and move and handle mixed weights, including cafeteria tables, carts, and trash cans or bags.

Responsibilities

Assist with food preparation, food safety, and food quality assurance for students.
Provide customer service and interact daily with staff, students, and families.
Operate food service equipment, maintain food service spaces and equipment, and notify the manager of equipment malfunctions.
Perform cafeteria cleaning duties, including sweeping, mopping, wiping tables, washing dishes, disposing of trash, and moving cafeteria tables and mobile work vending stations.
Load and unload food and non-food products weekly.
Encourage students to participate in the meal program, particularly when they are not eating.
Ensure student meal counts are accurate and performed as meals are delivered.
Ensure reimbursable meals are offered to students.
Ensure meals are ready according to campus schedules for breakfast, lunch, snack, and supper.
Follow recipes and report errors to the Cafeteria Manager.
Follow established processes and procedures and discuss with the Cafeteria Manager situations in which they cannot be fully followed.
Serve food to large groups, including students, and monitor students during meal periods for appropriate behavior, food sharing, and consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables.

Benefits

Base medical plan with most of the employee premium covered and most spouse/domestic partner and child costs subsidized.
Paid family leave, up to 8 weeks for eligible staff following the birth or adoption of a child, based on tenure and caregiver designation.
Tuition reimbursement of up to 50% of tuition for a qualifying degree program, capped at $5,250 per year and subject to manager discretion and budget availability.
Employer-paid mental and behavioral health services, including five face-to-face counseling sessions per year and unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling.
Dental and vision plans.
Disability insurance.
Life insurance.
Parenting benefits.
Vacation time.
Referral bonuses.
Professional development.
Potential relocation allowance, if applicable.
Performance bonus based on team performance and goal attainment.