KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
KNOWLEDGE OF:
Basic food preparation methods including washing, cutting and assembling food items.
Standard kitchen utensils and equipment.
General kitchen sanitation and safety practices.
Proper lifting techniques.
Basic math and cashiering skills.
Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.
Oral and written communication skills.
Basic record-keeping techniques.
ABILITY TO:
Prepare, produce, heat, package and serve a variety of foods in large quantities.
Complete assignments within the allotted time with minimal supervision.
Maintain standards of cleanliness, sanitation, and personal hygiene.
Operate standard kitchen equipment safely and efficiently.
Learn to operate a Point of Sale (POS) terminal.
Perform cashiering duties, count money, and make change with speed and accuracy.
Wash, cut, slice, grate, mix and assemble food items and ingredients.
Read, write, and communicate at a level required for successful job performance.
Understand and follow verbal and written directions.
Perform basic record-keeping techniques.
Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
Follow directions and prescribed work practices.
LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Valid Food Handler's Card issued by an authorized agency within 10 days of hire.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
ENVIRONMENT:
Food service environment.
Subject to heat from ovens and cold from refrigerators and freezers.
Occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Standing and walking for extended periods of time.
Hearing sound to warn of potential danger and follow verbal direction.
Lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling moderately heavy objects as assigned by position.
Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and food service equipment.
Reaching overhead, above shoulders and horizontally.
Bending at the waist, kneeling or crouching.
Seeing to read a variety of material, count money, and monitor food quality and quantity.
Smelling to distinguish odors and detect spoiled food.
Speaking to communicate by telephone and face-to-face conversations.
Lift up to 50 pounds.
HAZARDS:
Heat from ovens.
Exposure to very hot foods, equipment, and metal objects.
Working around knives, slicers or other sharp objects.
Exposure to cleaning chemicals and fumes.
In accordance with Personnel Commission Rules and Regulations of Classified Service # 70.200.1, new employees to Poway Unified School District will be placed at Step 1 of the official salary range designated for the position. Any variances in initial placement are addressed in, and shall be carried out in agreement with, this rule.
The Poway Unified School District (PUSD) is an equal opportunity employer/program and is committed to an active Nondiscrimination Program. PUSD does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, ethnic group identification, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identification, mental or physical disability.
For more information, please contact the Title IX/Equity Compliance Officer, Associate Superintendent of Personnel Support Services, Poway Unified School District, 15250 Avenue of Science, San Diego, CA 92128-3406
