What are the responsibilities and job description for the Most Precious Blood, Fort Wayne- Cafeteria Assistant position at DIOCESE OF FORT WAYNE - SOUTH BEND?
Most Precious Blood School
1529 Barthold St.
Fort Wayne IN. 46808
Cafeteria Assistant
Job Description
The job of Cafeteria Worker was established for the purpose/s of providing support to the food service activities at Most Precious Blood School with specific responsibilities for preparing and serving food items to students and/or school personnel and maintaining food service facilities in a safe and sanitary condition.
This job reports to Cafeteria Manager
Essential Functions
• Attends in-service training, workshops, etc. for the purpose of gathering information required to perform job functions.
• Cleans linens, utensils, equipment, and storage, food preparation and serving areas for maintaining required sanitary conditions.
• Evaluates prepared food for flavor, appearance, and temperature for providing items that will be accepted by students and staff.
• Inspects food items and/or supplies for the purpose of verifying quantity, quality, and specifications of orders and/or complying with mandated health standards.
• Inventories food, condiments, and supplies for ensuring availability of items required for meeting projected menu requirements.
• Maintains equipment, storage, food preparation and serving areas in a sanitary condition for complying with current health standards.
• Maintains records and reports (e.g., counting and recording the number of leftovers, number of opened cans, student lunch balances, collection, and reconciliation of money, informing students of their lunch balances, etc.) for the purpose of keeping an accurate record of food used and student accounts.
• Merchandises food and beverage items for serving them to students and staff in an efficient manner.
• Monitors kitchen and cafeteria areas (e.g., proper charging procedures for items taken, employee safety, working procedures, etc.) for ensuring a safe and sanitary working environment.
• Oversees the preparation, cooking, and serving of food (e.g., regular food items, special diets, students with
allergies, etc.) for the purpose of providing students and staff with food of high nutritious quality as well as meeting individual needs.
• Performs functions of other nutritional service positions as requested by manager (e.g., cashiering, etc.) for ensuring adequate staff coverage within site nutritional services operations.
• Prepares food and beverage items according to standardized recipes and established food preparation procedures (e.g., regular food items, deli sandwiches, baked goods, etc.) for the purpose of meeting mandated nutritional and projected meal requirements.
• Receives food items and/or supplies and places them in designated areas utilizing temperature requirements and food spoilage guidelines for the purpose of ensuring availability of items required for meeting projected menu requirements.
• Reports needed supplies and equipment malfunctions for the purpose of notifying cafeteria manager of needed items and repair and/or replacement.
• Serves the appropriate number of food items for the purpose of meeting mandated nutritional requirements and/or requests of students and school personnel.
Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds
Other Functions
• Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.