Child Nutrition

**CHILD NUTRITION EMPLOYEE**

• Reports to Child Nutrition Director/Manager/Designee
• High school diploma desired. Sufficient education to have basic skills in Reading, Record- keeping and Math.
• Experience in the preparation of foods in large quantities and in the care of commercial kitchen equipment is desirable.
  
  

***NOTE: This job description includes general duties. Other duties for a specific task (cashier, cook, server) may be added as needed.***

**JOB GOALS**

• Prepares or assists in the cooking, serving, cleaning, and collection procedures for variety of foods in the school food service program
  
  

**KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES REQUIRED**

• Skills in efficient methods of preparing and serving a variety of food in large quantities
• Skills in the use and care of commercial equipment
• Knowledge of the proper cleaning and sanitizing methods
• Knowledge of principles of sanitation and kitchen safety
• Ability to convert recipes to quantity needed
• Physical ability to work rapidly and efficiently
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions
• Physical stamina to stand and walk on hard floors and to withstand hot temperatures and humidity.
• Knowledge to work with a variety of chemical cleaning agents
• Strength to lift and carry food items or cases weighing up to thirty (30) pounds. Metal carts are provided for use to prevent excessive lifting
  
  

**PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES**

• Prepares or assists in the preparation of a variety of foods including soups, entrees, salads, sandwiches, fruits, vegetables, breads, desserts, following standardized quantity recipes and menus, price schedules and portion controls, in accordance with departmental work production standards.
• Sets up the steam table serving lines and observes required portion control methods in serving meal components.
• Store or expose of excess food properly
• Washes, sanitizing and stores dishes, tableware and kitchen utensils. Scrub counters, tables, chairs. Mops floors and dispose of waste properly.
• Operates and cleans all kitchen equipment such as ranges, ovens, steamers, mixers, grinders, slicers, mixers, etc.
  
  

**OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS**

• Reports to work at scheduled time with proper uniform & appropriately groomed
• Adheres to all school district, building rules & regulations. (time clocks, leave, breaks, etc.)
• Utilizes proper hand washing techniques
• Participates in meeting, training sessions and seminars as scheduled
• Completes all other tasks as assigned
• Terms of Employment**: To be determined by the School Board of Education in compliance with already established job calendar days.
• Evaluation:** Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the Provisions on the Board's Policy of Evaluation of Non Classified Personnel.