Nutrition Service Worker - Vineyard Elementary

Alpine School District•Vineyard, UT

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nutrition Service Worker is responsible for supporting food service activities at Vineyard Elementary. This includes preparing and serving food items to students and school personnel, and maintaining a safe and sanitary food service environment. The role involves tasks such as arranging food and beverages, cleaning equipment and serving areas, cooking food, estimating food preparation amounts, inspecting food items, inventorying supplies, monitoring kitchen and cafeteria areas, and performing other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

age 16+
High school diploma or equivalent.
Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. repeatedly throughout a work day.
Must be able to push/pull up to 150 lbs. repeatedly throughout a work day.
Food Handlers Permit

Nice To Haves

Job related experience is desired.

Responsibilities

Arranges food and beverage items at the request and direction of supervisors for the purpose of serving students and staff in an efficient manner.
Attends unit meetings, in-service training, workshops, etc. (e.g. Food Handler's Permit training, safety meetings, etc.) for the purpose of gathering information required to perform job functions.
Cleans utensils, equipment, and storage, food preparation and serving areas (e.g. oven, refrigerator, etc.) for the purpose of maintaining required sanitary conditions.
Cooks food for the purpose of meeting mandated nutritional and projected meal requirements.
Estimates food preparation amounts and adjusts recipes as needed for the purpose of meeting projected meal requirements and minimizing waste.
Inspects food items and/or supplies (e.g. flour, serving trays, etc.) for the purpose of verifying quantity, quality and specifications of orders and/or complying with mandated health standards.
Inventories food, condiments, supplies and equipment at specified intervals for the purpose of ensuring availability of items required for meeting projected menu requirements.
Maintains equipment, storage, food preparation and serving areas in a sanitary condition for the purpose of complying with current health standards.
Monitors kitchen and cafeteria areas for the purpose of ensuring a safe and sanitary working environment.
Performs functions of other nutritional services positions as requested by supervisor (e.g. account technician, lead cook, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring adequate staff coverage within site nutritional services operations.
Prepares food and beverage items (e.g. breakfast and lunch, etc.) for the purpose of meeting mandated nutritional and projected meal requirements.
Reports equipment malfunctions for the purpose of notifying supervisor of need for repair and/or replacement.
Serves one or more items of food for the purpose of meeting mandated nutritional requirements and/or requests of students and school personnel.
Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.