Food Service Specialist - IDEA Alamo (Immediate Opening)

IDEA Public Schools • Alamo, TX

1d • 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, following recipes, adhering to kitchen processes, monitoring students during meal periods, and performing kitchen cleaning duties. The position requires the ability to understand food recipes, practice safe food handling and sanitation, operate kitchen equipment, perform basic math, work under pressure in a team setting, and handle physical demands such as lifting and bending. The role also involves moving cafeteria tables daily and disposing of garbage. Extended periods of time where there is not work (i.e. Spring Break, Summer Break, Thanksgiving Break, Winter Break) are part of the work calendar. During regular school days, the role is 8 hours per day, with some overtime needed and potential Saturday work 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 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.
• Must be able to handle working with medium to large equipment (i.e. ovens, slicer, steamer, etc.).
• Has 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.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• High School Diploma Preferred but Not Required
• 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.
• 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.
• Takes pride in food that is prepared and served to the students.
• 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

• Ensures that 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 (i.e. monitoring for appropriate behavior, encouraging students to consume more fresh fruits & vegetables, no sharing of food, etc.).
• Performs kitchen cleaning duties (sweeping, mopping, wiping tables, washing dishes, disposing of trash).
• Moves cafeteria tables daily.
• Disposes of garbage.

Benefits

• Hourly rate ranging between $13.00 for 0 years of experience and $14.95.
• Eligible for a performance bonus based on team performance and goal attainment.
• Comprehensive benefits plan, covering the majority of the employee premium for the base medical plan.
• Subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children.
• Up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child (Paid Family Leave).
• Up to 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 maximum per year (Tuition Reimbursement).
• 5 face-to-face counseling sessions within a year, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and other work-life services available at no cost (Employer-Paid Mental/Behavioral Health).
• Dental and vision plans.
• Disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Parenting benefits.
• Generous vacation time.
• Referral bonuses.
• Professional development.
• 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