JOB TITLE: Food Service Worker Lead

STATUS: Full Time (Non-Exempt)

REPORTS TO: Cafeteria Manager

PROGRAM: Food Services (Pre-K - 12th)

Organization Overview

Vaughn Next Century Learning Center (“Vaughn”), located in Pacoima, is a large urban public school within the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Since the early 1970s, low student achievement had been a pattern. In 1993, tired of being helpless and hopeless, Vaughn became the first conversion charter school in the nation and was authorized by LAUSD. The charter was renewed most recently in 2018. Vaughn has over 25 years of experience as a successful independent charter school serving the district’s low-income students. This previously failing elementary public school is now a full-service, community-based, K-12th charter school that assures all students are college/career ready, digitally literate, and globally competent.

Position Overview

Under general supervision, the Lead Service Worker supports the Café Manager with coordinating the operation and maintenance of a Pre-k – 12 school cafeteria; performs skilled functions in preparation; supports with requisitions, receives, and stores supplies; supports Café Manager with record keeping and reports. Performs other related duties as directed.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support Café Manager with employee work schedules
• In the absence of the cafe manager the lead FSW would assume cafe manager responsibilities.
• Plan, schedule, lead and participate in the heating and preparation of a variety of meat and vegetable dishes and baked goods
• May assist in the planning and preparation of catering type meals
• Lead and participate in the serving of foods
• Maintain simple inventory and storeroom records
• Requisition foodstuffs and supplies
• Receive, inspect and confirm the quantity and quality of items delivered
• Assist in the orientation and in-service training of food service personnel
• Maintain the food service facility and equipment in a clean, safe and sanitary condition
• Collect monies and prepare receipts for bank deposits
• Provide technical input into the performance appraisal of food service workers

Essential Tasks - Program and Meal Preparation

• Adhere to Federal Meal Program requirements.
• Support Café Manager with Supervising portion control, wrapping, arranging, and storage of foods to ensure the efficient use of food and supplies.
• Confer with Food Service representatives, principals, custodians, and vendors.
• Support the Café Manager in establishing and ordering proper quantities of food and supplies.
• Meet schedules and timelines.

Essential Tasks – Working conditions and physical demands

• Lift, carry, push, pull up to 50 lbs.
• Bend repeatedly, reach overhead, kneel, stoop, and twist or apply pressure with wrists or hands.
• Work inside an area with changing room temperatures both hot and cold, up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Work with dangerous machinery with moving parts, hot ovens, knives, slicer, mixer and grater
• May be exposed to fumes, chemicals and odors.
• Use protective equipment such as disposable gloves, hair nets, aprons, and support work boots.
• Be in direct contact with students, staff, and public.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Possess a high school diploma or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency.
• Two years of related experience in a commercial, institutional, or school cafeteria setting.
• Posses a SafeServe food safety manager certification (or equivalent alternative).
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions, and effectively communicate with others.
• Must complete at least 10 hours of annual continued education and training per United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) professional standards.
• Establish and maintain cooperative work relationships.

Desirable Skills/Qualifications:

• Experience working in a school cafeteria.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Self-driven individual who can prioritize and multi-task.
• Bilingual, English/Spanish preferred.
• Basic math skills.
• Oral and written communication skills.

Compensation and Benefits

• $23.00 - $27.00 per hour
• 200 Work Days Per Year
• Eligible for competitive health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
• 100% employer covered life insurance
• 100% employer covered long-term disability insurance
• Access to Vaughn Perks, an employee benefits hub with access to discounts and services
• 10 Sick Days per year (accrued on a per payroll basis)

Additional Information

Upon receiving an offer of employment:

• Must pass a criminal background check (Live Scan) with the Department of Justice (DOJ)
• Must provide a Tuberculosis skin test (Mantoux) clearance within 60 days of employment
• Will be assigned mandated state training to be completed prior to the first day of employment
• Vaughn Next Century Learning Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, religious creed, color, ethnic or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, uniformed service member status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected basis under the law. Equal opportunity shall be provided to all employees and applicants in every aspect of personnel policy and practice. Vaughn does not discriminate against persons with disabilities who, with reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the job in question.