Nutrition Worker

City Schools Of Decatur • Decatur, GA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Food Service Worker is responsible for preparing and serving nutritionally adequate meals to students, staff, and visitors in an efficient and courteous manner. This role involves assisting in food preparation, ensuring proper portion control, adhering to health codes, and maintaining a clean and safe kitchen environment. The position is for 185 days and is considered non-exempt.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent desired.

Responsibilities

• Communicates, collaborates, and cooperates with colleagues, supervisors, and students.
• Assist in the preparation of various foods for cooking and serving.
• Use portion control to equally portion all foods.
• Implement state/local health codes as they relate to food service.
• Sets up food on serving lines and/or steam tables and serves meals or meal components according to approved standards.
• Stores or disposes of excess food properly.
• Handles money for meals, supplemental foods, and beverages served during the day according to the approved cask collection procedure.
• Washes, sanitizes, and stores dishes, tableware, and kitchen utensils; cleans and sanitizes counters, tables, and chairs; scrubs and mops floors; disposes of wastes properly.
• Operates and cleans all kitchen equipment such as ranges, ovens, mixers, steamers, tilting skillets, choppers, and dishwashing machines.
• Stores foods and supplies in accordance with instructions and assists in taking inventories.
• Assists in keeping food and supplies in an organized manner in storerooms, freezers, and coolers.
• Assists as needed in receiving goods ordered.
• Reports to the manager daily in an approved format for production record purposes, all food (USDA and purchased) pulled from stockrooms/freezers and refrigerators.
• Demonstrates appropriate interpersonal skills (treats students, parents, employees, and others with dignity by refraining from derogatory, abusive, angry, or offensive remarks; maintains composure in stressful situations).
• Attends scheduled meetings.
• Follow appropriate dress code to represent school food service in a professional manner.
• Participates in training programs to increase skills and proficiency to the assignment.
• Ensures adherence to good safety procedures.

What This Job Offers

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