Food Service Specialist - IDEA Yukon (26-27)

IDEA Public Schools • Odessa, TX

14h • Onsite

About The Position

The Food Service Specialist ensures that appropriate quantities of food are prepared, portioned, and served to IDEA students. This role involves preparing food, adhering to kitchen processes, monitoring students during meal times, and performing kitchen cleaning duties. The position requires the ability to understand food recipes, practice safe food handling and sanitation, operate kitchen equipment, and perform basic math skills. The role also involves moving cafeteria tables and disposing of garbage daily. Extended periods of time where there is not work (i.e. Spring Break, Summer Break, Thanksgiving Break, Winter Break) are expected. During regular school days, the role is 8 hours per day, with potential for overtime and some Saturdays depending on the campus.

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

Nice To Haves

• 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.).
• Takes pride in food that is prepared and served to the students.
• Can take direction and feedback well.
• Can adapt quickly in being switched from serving food to washing dishes.
• Can take feedback well, especially during mid-year and end-of-year reviews.
• Can self-reflect and be honest with own performance, desire to correct mistakes quickly.
• Can work around or with an academic calendar.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Ensures appropriate quantities of food are prepared, portioned, and served to IDEA students.
• Cuts/chops fruits & vegetables.
• Follows recipes.
• Adheres to established kitchen processes.
• Monitors students during meal periods for appropriate behavior, encourages consumption of fresh fruits & vegetables, and enforces no food sharing policy.
• Performs kitchen cleaning duties including sweeping, mopping, wiping tables, washing dishes, and disposing of trash.
• Moves cafeteria tables daily.
• Disposes of garbage daily.

Benefits

• Hourly rate ranging between $15.90 and $18.29.
• Eligible for a performance bonus based on team performance and goal attainment.
• Comprehensive benefits plan.
• Majority of employee premium for the base medical plan paid.
• Subsidized majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children.
• Up to 8 weeks of paid family leave for birth or adoption of a child.
• 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).
• 5 face-to-face mental/behavioral health counseling sessions within a year.
• Unlimited 24/7 telephonic mental/behavioral health counseling.
• Other work-life services available at no cost.
• Dental and vision plans.
• Disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Parenting benefits.
• Generous vacation time.
• Referral bonuses.
• Professional development.
• Potential relocation allowance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees