Cafeteria Support

Job Title:

Cafeteria Support

FLSA Status:

NonExempt

Reports To:

Cafeteria Manager/Child Nutrition Administrative Supervisor

Date:

June 2023

Purpose of Job:

The Cafeteria Support position is responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of the kitchen including cleanliness of the environment, operation of the dish machine, organization and rotation of all inventory and stock.

Primary Job Duties/Responsibilities:  The following duties are normal for this job.  These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive.  Other duties may be required and assigned as needed.

General Responsibilities/Essential Functions:  

• Responsible for operating, cleaning and disassembling the dish machine
• Keep the dish machine clean and report any functional or mechanical problems immediately
• Monitor dish machine water temperature to ensure sanitary wash cycle
• Maintain adequate levels of dish detergents and cleaning supplies
• Wash and store all pots, pans and equipment
• Keep dish room clean and organized
• Work with front of house cafeteria servers to ensure tray and flatware supply levels are sufficient
• Clean food preparation and production areas as required
• Keep kitchen and serving line clean by ensuring all spills are cleared and floors are kept free of debris
• Bag and haul dish room trash to dumpster
• Empty trash receptacles and properly haul to dumpsters
• Help maintain clean floor areas in kitchen area (including walk-in cooler and freezer)
• Keep all stock dated and rotated using FIFO
• Assist in any or all end of day cleaning duties
• Lift and carry heavy supplies to and from kitchen and storeroom, with assistance as necessary
• Ensure that the use of the district’s resources (time, money, people) are used in the most strategic and effective way possible
• Any and all other cleaning/organizational tasks required
• Attend in-services and training, as required

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Project a positive image of the LSSD at all times and support district goals
• Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of district information
• Support the effective delivery of a high quality of education for all students
• Provide exceptional levels of professional support and service to staff and public
• May operate a motor vehicle to conduct various work activities
• Successful completion of Criminal Justice fingerprint/background process and drug screen
• Please note:  this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.  Employees are expected to fulfill other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Experience and Education

• High School Diploma preferred
• Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities to perform the essential job functions is qualifying.
• Restaurant experience preferred

Knowledge of

• Safe work practices including OSHA regulations, as they relate to the position
• Food service sanitation and safety practices and procedures
• Operation, cleaning, and caring for cooking/baking utensils and food service equipment
• USDA and Tennessee Health Code provisions and guidelines concerning handling of food and food service supplies and equipment

     Skill and Ability to

• Safely use a variety of food service equipment
• Identify workplace hazards and/or unsafe conditions and take appropriate action to correct
• Read and write English at a level sufficient to successfully perform the duties associated with the position
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions
• Establish and maintain cooperative, working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Child Nutrition Administrative Supervisor or Director of Schools may find appropriate and acceptable.

Abilities/Physical Requirements

Employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. On stock delivery days employee will be repetitively lifting 40-60 pound cases while unloading the delivery truck and rotating inventory. 

Significant lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some climbing and balancing; frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching; and significant hand/finger dexterity.  Generally, the job requires , 50% standing, 50% walking. 

The job is performed under some temperature extremes and under conditions with some exposure to risk of injury and/or illness.

The Lebanon Special School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the school system may provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.