Job Purpose
As a School Chef, you will prepare and serve meals at the preschool level in an efficient and effective manner to meet the nutritional needs and program acceptability of students and staff in accordance with federal, state and local regulations and guidelines.
How You Will Impact Education
Receives deliveries properly
- - including accuracy of delivery compared to what was ordered, rotating stock, and putting delivery away.
- Stocks the food serving line for that day.
- Ensures proper, safe temperature of foods before serving.
- Prepares and serves meals in a timely manner.
- Cleans up kitchen and serving line.
- Takes trash (including breaking down boxes) to dumpster.
- Stocks for the next day including pulling appropriate food items from freezer.
- Deals courteously with the teachers and students.
- Maintains an effective working relationship with school faculty, staff, and students.
- Maintains high standards of work habits, sanitation, and safety, following DCF rules and regulations.
- Maintains records and reports as required by supervisor.
- Understands, follows, and gives oral and written directions.
- Mentor and train new staff as needed
- Participate in ongoing professional development
Required Qualifications and Skills
- Great Multitasking skills
- Food preparation
- Culinary Experience
Job Requirements
- High School Diploma or the equivalent preferred.
- Two years (2) experience in food service preferred.
- Knowledge of computer, and/or food processing machinery as related to specific job functions preferred.
- Successful completion of background check.
- Commitment to company values.
- Such alternatives to the above requirements as CSUSA may find appropriate and acceptable
- May perform other duties assigned.
Work Environment
While performing the responsibilities of this position, the work environment characteristics listed below are representative of the environment the employee will encounter:
- Usual kitchen working conditions.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force as frequently as needed to move objects.
FLSA Overtime Category
Job is non-exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
