JOB TITLE: Child Nutrition Assistant Manager

LOCATION: Ida Greene Elementary School

SALARY: $13.00/hour-$18.94/hour

WORK DAYS: 184 Days - 10 Month Employee

REPORT TO: Cafeteria Manager/Child Nutrition Director

FLSA STATUS: NON-EXEMPT

POSITION OVERVIEW

Under general supervision, performs semi-skilled work preparing and serving meals and other food in a school cafeteria. Employee in this class serves as a journey level cook with complete knowledge of preparation of common foods. Work involves various facets of the food preparation and serving process. Employee must read recipes, productions sheets and interpret how much food to prepare, document foods prepared and coordinate activities to meet production schedule. Employee is also responsible for assisting in cleaning tasks.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assume responsibility for the operation of the Child Nutrition Program in the absence of the manager. Serves as the Person in Charge (PIC) in the event that the manager is not in the facility. The purpose of the PIC is to be the lead person responsible for the safe production, service and overall handling of all matters related to food. The PIC will be the point person in the event that the Health Department or other public entities visit the school for the purpose of inspections.
• Assist the manager in all aspects of the Child Nutrition Program including training, food production, service, and evaluation of employees.
• Assist the manager in preparing monthly production, accountability, inventory and other records.
• Plan with the manager daily employee work schedules.
• Supervise all workstations and provide assistance as required.
• Supervise and record the storage and future use of leftover food.
• Prepare ghost tray every day.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the manager, or Child Nutrition Director.
• Prepares, cooks, and serves meals; preparing entrees, vegetables, and other side dishes according to standardized recipes; prepares meals for special diets according to recipes or other instructions provided.
• Cooks food using batch cooking methods and replenishes the serving line(s) to maintain properly-cooked food items during the serving period.
• Completes assigned reports including temperature logs, production records. Follows HACCP procedures.
• Responsible for reviewing menu and production records; looking ahead to ensure needed ingredients are available, suggest menu substitutions as necessary, and organize personal work schedule to meet serving schedule.
• Assists manager in ordering correct quantity of foods, maintaining the cleanliness and organization of food storage areas, putting up delivery stock, and counting monthly physical inventory.
• Assists with wrapping, recording, labeling, dating and putting away food at end of serving time; records leftovers in addition to maintaining accurate records of foods used, produced, and served on food production record.
• Assists in cleaning kitchen area, equipment, and utensils to ensure that sanitation codes are maintained; washes pots, pans, and serving utensils by hand or by dishwashing machine, including adding detergent and sanitizing agent, and regulating temperature and water flow to thoroughly clean and sanitize pots, pans, and cooking and serving utensils.
• Assists in counting physical inventory.
• Takes and records temperatures of foods and food holding equipment including but not limited to freezers, coolers and warming cabinets.
• Assists with putting up delivery stock items weighing 50 pounds or less after deliveries. May be assigned to check in deliveries.
• Attends workshops, classes, lectures, etc., as directed, to enhance and maintain knowledge of food services.
• Employee must follow workplace safety procedures including the use of safety and personal protective equipment.
• May occasionally serve as cashier during lunch hour, totaling monies, preparing bank deposit, and delivering deposit to bank or to another school.

JOB EXPECTATIONS:

• Ability to communicate in a pleasant, positive manner with students, staff, parents, and coworkers.
• Ability to read and follow written work schedules.
• Ability to set priorities and allocate time so that tasks are completed and deadlines are met in a timely manner.
• General knowledge of food preparation, standards of sanitation and safety, and HACCP procedures.
• General knowledge of proper storage methods for various foods, supplies, and equipment.
• General knowledge of how to operate and clean kitchen equipment.
• General knowledge of the importance of using standardized recipes and ability to follow them.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment, use initiative to resolve problems, and make improvements in the cafeteria operation.
• Ability to read and follow standardized recipes and written instructions.
• Ability to recognize meal components for meal eligibility.
• Ability to respond to inquiries regarding food content particularly as it relates to food allergies.
• Ability to properly clean and sanitize kitchen area, equipment, and utensils.
• Ability to calculate recipe extensions, foods needed and used, ability to calculate and correct change for a monetary transaction.
• Ability to complete basic records such as temperature logs and production sheets.
• Ability to record time worked using a computerized time management system.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and to use initiative to resolve problems and make improvements in the cafeteria operation.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Graduation from high school or GED preferred and some experience in food service, child care or housekeeping work; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:

Interested individuals who meet minimum requirements should apply online at www.masd.k12.ms.us. Questions concerning this vacancy announcement should be directed to:

Dr. Sametra Brown, Executive Director of Human Capital and Talent Management

Mississippi Achievement School District 

662-746-2125

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

We are accepting applications on a rolling basis. Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted by phone.

***The Mississippi Achievement School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer***

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