Job Details

180 day contract

6 hours per day

Monday-Friday

7:00am-1:30pm

Simpson County Schools requires that full-time Food Service staff that do not hold the verifiable equivalent of an Associates Degree from an accredited institution (60 college hours) hold Kentucky Career Readiness Certification (KCRC). The Kentucky Career Readiness Certificate is a portable, evidence-based credential that certifies essential skills needed for workplace success.

The KCRC assessment is offered by the Adult Learning Center located at the Kentucky Community & Technical College. You may contact the Center by phoning 270.###.#### or 270.###.#### to schedule an appointment. Upon request, results will be forwarded to Simpson County Schools' Human Resources Dept.

NOTE: Internal candidates whose training and experience have been validated by the District and the Hiring Manager may be exempt from the NCRC.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist, in a timely manner, in determining appropriate quantity of food items for cooking, baking and serving; adjust and extend recipes as needed; maintain food quality standards including appearance and nutritional requirements
• Monitor temperatures of food to assure safety and quality of standards are met; monitor water temperatures to assure proper temperature for sanitizing
• Merchandise and serve food according to established guidelines and replenish as needed
• Clean cafeteria equipment, utensils and appliances and properly store food supplies; assure compliance with kitchen sanitation and safety procedures and regulations; clean refrigerators and storerooms as required
• Assist in storing unused food and supplies; dispose of unusable leftovers; utilize proper methods of handling foods to be stored
• Operate a variety of kitchen equipment, utensils and machines including POS system and any other cafeteria equipment as required
• Assist with inventory and maintain routine records as directed; prepare records of foods cooked and foods leftover
• Attend in-service meetings and workshops related to food service
• Perform related duties and assumes other responsibilities as may be assigned by the Manager, Food Service Director and the Superintendent
• Be clean, neat and professionally dressed at all times
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Add, subtract, multiply and divide quickly and accurately
• Lift heavy objects up to 25 pounds
• Work independently with little direction
• Be consistently responsible, maintaining regular attendance and timely completion of assigned duties, working assigned contract and using sick and personal leave appropriately
• Maintain professional interpersonal skills using tact, patience, courtesy and cooperative effective relationships with others and consistently display self-control, honesty and credibility with students, parents, visitors and school personnel
• Maintain confidentiality and privacy of all school records
• Performs related duties and assumes other responsibilities as may be assigned by the Food Service Cafeteria Manager, the Food Service Director, and the Superintendent.