Location: District
Reports to: Food & Nutrition Manager

Theory of Action for Middletown Public Schools:

If Middletown believes that every student has the right quality, student-centered
education, THEN adults will cultivate creative, accessible, and innovative
structures and opportunities with students, AND every student will demonstrate
personalized growth and achieve at high levels to thrive in life.

Responsibilities and Duties:

? Prepares kitchen areas for daily operation, rotates food according to safety
standards following the First In First Out Procedures
? Prepares and serves breakfasts and lunches; prepares main line and ala
carte menus according to recipes and regulations and requirements.
? Serves meals to students in accordance to all federal, state and local
guidelines for all Child Nutrition Programs in which the school participates in
? Prepares and processes daily paperwork; prepares deposits of money
collected from sales; prepares weekly itemization of lunch, breakfast and
milk counts;
? Cleans and sanitizes kitchen areas and equipment in accordance with
requirements and regulations.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Current Managers ServSafe Certification preferred but not required;
• Applicable knowledge of all HACCP cafeteria criteria including but not limited to the completion of temperature logs, thermometer calibration, temperature requirements and all sanitation requirements;
• Applicable knowledge of production record completion; Applicable knowledge of the Middletown Public Schools Inventory Control Policy and Procedure;
• Applicable knowledge for operation of the POS cash register and reporting system;
• Ability to follow USDA and CSDE meal pattern requirements for the National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs including required serving sizes;
• Ability to interact with children and adults in a pleasant, professional manner at all times;
• Able to commit their attendance daily throughout the duration of the summer program as assigned;
• Ability to lift multiple objects of 50 pounds for the duration of the scheduled shift;
• Ability to tolerate hot temperatures/weather conditions while performing all required duties.

Salary & Compensation:

? $20 Per Hour 

Physical and Mental Demands / Work Environment:

The physical demands and environmental characteristics described here are
representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform
the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
? Must be mobile with the ability to get from one location in the office or
work site(s) to other locations in the office or work site(s)
? Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time
? Ability to lift or carry objects less than thirty (30) pounds
? Ability to perform manipulative skills such as writing and typing
? Ability to see and read objects closely, as wiring, labels on equipment,
reading/proofreading a report, using a computer monitor, filing and/or
retrieving information from a filing system and verifying the accuracy of
financial information
? Ability to hear normal sounds with background noise, as in using a
telephone or radio, distinguish verbal communication and communicate
through speech, including using a radio
? Ability to learn and acquire an understanding of new information,
methodologies and techniques and how they apply to school goals and
operations
? Memory adequate to perform tasks/assignments given over long periods of
time
? Ability to concentrate on a task for more than 60 minutes

Disclaimers:
• The supplemental job description lists typical examples of work and is not
intended to include every job duty and responsibility specific to a position. An
employee may be required to perform other related duties not listed on the
supplemental job description provided that such duties are characteristic of that
classification. This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential
functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
• Connecticut requires that any person (teachers, administrators, special
service staff members, teachers’ aides, custodians, cafeteria employees, etc.) who
is hired by a local or regional board of education submit to a state and national
criminal history record check within the first 30 days of the date of employment.
The process includes the checking of fingerprints by the State Police Bureau of
Identification and the F.B.I. The results of the criminal history record checks (both
state and federal) are reported to the employing school district. If the district
receives notice of a conviction of a crime by a person holding a certificate,
authorization or permit issued by the State Board of Education, the district shall
notify the Bureau of Certification and Professional Development.

STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION

The Middletown Board of Education is an affirmative action/equal opportunity
employer, and it does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed,
age, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin, ancestry, alienage,
sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability or pregnancy in any
of its education programs, activities, or employment policies. All educational
programs and offerings, including vocational education and extracurricular
activities, subscribe to this policy. Dr. Jada Waters, Director of Diversity, Equity,
and Inclusion, has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the district non-
discrimination policies and may be reached at 372 Hunting Hill Avenue, Middletown,
CT 06457; phone (860) 638-1469; email watersj@mpsct.org.