Kitchen Help

Kitchen Help

Parkview Elementary

Monday - Thursday 3 hours/day

Prepare food for serving in the school lunch program and perform varoious cleaning, maintenance, preparation and stocking duties in the kitchen. Dedicated to learning new skills while assisting the team in all necessary tasks with a positive attitude and open mind.

Maintains High food Safety and Sanitation standards.

• assess for and supply items relative to daily scheduled menus, as well as, for special events and /or activities
• Clean and sterilize utensils, machines and other equipment used during food preparation
• Assist with meal planning
• Ensure that students are served appropriate portion sizes
• Store and handle food in safe ways
• Keep record of and reorder stock
• Assists in the preparation and/or heat up of a variety of foods, such as salad bars, sandwiches, soups, grain and noodle dishes; washes, and prepares foods and vegetables; assembles bag lunches
• Maintains Student Nutrition Program compliance with all federal, state, and local guidelines
• Follows the collection and recording procedures approved for Point of Sale at the school
• Identifies reimbursable meals on the serving line
• Maintains confidentiality of students receiving free or reduced price meals
• Serves food to students and faculty members
• Provides food preparation and customer service needs for reimbursable meal menus, milk sales and all assigned site functions
• Follows prescribed menus and recipes
• Maintains high quality food standards with emphasis on the goal that foods are appetizing, appealing, and high in nutritive value for assigned site
• • Must utilize a first-in-first-out (FIFO) inventory management system
  • Sweeps floor, sanitizes equipment, stoves, work tables, and performs other duties relative to keeping the kitchen and storage rooms sanitized and orderly; sanitizes tabletops
  • Closely monitors computer at meal times to ensure accuracy of all transactions
  • Performs all software procedures, including: powering on the computer; turning on computer/restarting as requested by technical support; opening foodservice software program and logging in; opening till for meal service; ensuring accuracy of all transactions; posting payments to student accounts; enter cash totals into computer; logging out and closing computer programs
  • Maintains and completes required forms and records accurately
  • Attends and participates in meetings as required
  Performs other duties as assigned

• Ability to read, write and speak at a level required for successful job performance
• Valid Colorado Driver's License
• Experience in an institutional food service facility
• Ability to maintain order and safety among students in the lunchroom
• Be familiar with methods of cleaning, safety and caring for kitchen equipment
• Understand the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Pyramid for reference during meal planning
• Ability to follow recipes, make accurate measurements and operate food preparation machinery
• Must pass Background and Criminal Justice Fingerprint Check