Operations Assistant

Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit 16•Sunbury, PA

About The Position

The Operations Assistant will be responsible for the overseeing all aspects of the School Nutrition Program (SNP) for students within the 5 Star Program. The Operations Assistant will also be responsible for daily cleaning and summer deep cleaning for the program.

Requirements

A High School Diploma or equivalent General Education Diploma (GED) is required.
Must have an interest in and concern for children and their families.
Must have a willingness to learn.
A demonstrated knowledge of basic food preparation, proper conditions of food storage, and basic math skills for measuring and calculating food portions is required.
Must have the ability to understand and follow special food plans for food allergic children or for children with other food service special needs.
Knowledge sanitary procedures.
Strong organizational and time management skills to prioritize duties based on deadlines and maintain a high level of productivity.
Must have ability to communicate and work effectively with colleagues, co-workers, community agency personnel, and students/trainees.
Requires the ability to develop and maintain positive and collaborative relationships using tact and diplomacy and to remain calm in unpredictable situations.
Current, approved Act 34 (PA State Police), Act 151 (PA Child Abuse Registry) and Act 114-FBI Fingerprint clearances are required and must be renewed at appropriate, specific intervals pursuant to Act 153 of 2014 (revised Act 15 of 2015).
Current, approved Act 126 Mandated Reporter Training certificate showing completion of a minimum of three (3) hours training every five (5) years.
Maintain required annual trainings as per USDA guidelines, including but not limited to Civil Rights, Offer VS Serve, and ServSafe.
Attend and make use of appropriate training and make use of appropriate training as requested by immediate supervisor.

Nice To Haves

Work experience and training with USDA guidelines, including but not limited to Civil Rights, Offer VS Serve, and ServSafe is preferred.

Responsibilities

Communicates with the local school district to arrange breakfast and lunch daily.
Check that all meal components received are following the School Nutrition Program (SNP).
Maintain required documentation as mandated for approved School Nutrition Programs (temperature logs, daily lunch orders, daily meal counts, production records and menu revisions) and submit as indicated on a monthly basis to providing district and/or CSIU SNP designated staff.
Organizes all required school nutrition program documentation and submits to school nutrition program administrator following scheduled due dates.
Follow United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) guidelines, including but not limited to Civil Rights, Officer VS Serve, ServSafe, and follow all regulations.
Oversees and maintains documentation for additional staff required to complete annual trainings as per USDA guidelines, including but not limited to Civil Rights, Offer VS Serve, ServSafe, and follow all guidelines and regulations for staff who have school nutrition program responsibilities.
Works with the USDA for compliance with inspection of food safety twice/year.
Ensure that all current required SNP related notices, menus and current food inspection reports are posted in a publicly visible location.
Work with providing district staff regarding pick-up and delivery of daily meals and any revisions needed to menus.
Serve meals on a daily basis and organize proper cleanup of serving area, cleaning of plates, utensils and serving containers, and lunchroom and ensure that providing district’s items are returned.
Keep an inventory of supplies (paper products) needed for meal service and place orders as needed.
Creates staff schedules for serving meals for the program.
Pick up, transport and/or accept breakfast and lunch daily.
General center clean-up, e.g., sweep floors, empty trash, clean bathroom, fill Clorox bottles, mop floors, scour sinks, clean mirrors, clean garbage cans, etc.
clean horizontal surfaces - classroom desks, conference room tables, staff desks, etc.
vacuum and wet mop cafeteria and kitchen floors with disinfectant
wipe down the stove, refrigerator, sink, and counter area
empty and reline all trash cans on all floors
clean restrooms - all toilets, urinals, sinks
clean horizontal surfaces - window sills, ledges, etc.
disinfect door handles, light switches, and partition handles
vacuum and wet mop all hard surface floors with disinfectant
clean and disinfect sinks, toilet bowls, including base and outside of toilet bowls, urinals, including outside of urinals
clean and sanitize all fixtures
spot clean walls and wipe partitions to include tops and doors
restock all paper products and hand soap
clean mirrors
empty trash and reline cans
clean and sanitize any unexpected spill or accidents following appropriate bloodborne pathogen protocols.
thoroughly dust all horizontal surfaces - window sills, baseboards, partitions, ledges, etc.
vacuum all floors
wet mop tile floor and damp mop wooden floors
check and remove cobwebs
dust mop and wet mop hallways, stairways, and landing (cleaning a set on the opposite night that the classrooms get cleaned)
clean entryway glass
Deep clean of all doors, walls, and windows.
Deep clean of kitchen/cafeteria flooring and stairwells.
Order all cleaning supplies (paper products, soap products, trash can liners, toilet brushes, mops, mop buckets, cleaning rags, and poly dusters) from the office.