Food Service Specialist - IDEA Harlingen (Immediate Opening)
About The Position
The Food Service Specialist assists with operating a food preparation and service establishment serving students. The role supports food preparation, food safety, and quality assurance; serves customers; stocks supplies; operates food service equipment and point-of-sale systems; maintains clean work areas; and monitors students during meal periods. Duties include preparing fruits and vegetables, following recipes and kitchen procedures, encouraging students to eat fresh fruits and vegetables and participate in the meal program, and completing kitchen and cafeteria cleaning tasks. The specialist works under the supervision of the Cafeteria Manager and has no supervisory responsibilities. This is a full-time, on-site position at IDEA Harlingen. No travel is required. Compensation ranges from $14.38 to $16.54 per hour based on experience, and the role is eligible for a performance bonus based on team performance and goal attainment.
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 work shift.
- Ability to obtain a locally recognized manager food safety certification.
- Ability to handle intermittent standing, walking, pushing, and pulling; frequent stooping, bending, kneeling, and ladder climbing; and moderate exposure to extreme hot and cold temperatures.
- Ability to 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 daily customer service and interact with staff, students, and families.
- Operate food service equipment and maintain food service areas and equipment; 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.
- Accurately count student meals as they are delivered.
- Ensure reimbursable meals are offered to students.
- Have meals 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 any situations in which they cannot be fully followed.
- Monitor students during meal periods, including encouraging appropriate behavior, consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables, and not sharing food.
- Stock supplies and operate point-of-sale systems.
Benefits
- Performance bonus based on team performance and goal attainment.
- Medical plan with the majority of the employee premium covered and the majority of costs subsidized for a spouse or domestic partner and children.
- Paid family leave of 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 qualifying tuition costs, 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, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and other work-life services.
- Dental and vision plans.
- Disability insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Parenting benefits.
- Vacation time.
- Referral bonuses.
- Professional development.
- Relocation allowance may be offered if applicable.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
