JobID: 9099

Position Type:
Food Service/Food Service Worker

Date Posted:
3/20/2023

Location:
Gleason Lake Elementary School

Wayzata Cafés Food Service Assistant at Gleason Lake Elementary
Starting Wage: $17.32-$20.48/hour
Hours: 3.75 hours/day

Join our team of School Nutrition Professionals who are dedicated to plan, prepare, and serve delicious meals that nourish our students’ bodies and minds and give them a sense of belonging. Not only are your days filled with variety and fast-paced action, but you also get to build genuine and authentic connections with students.

Position Description:
To perform a variety of basic responsibilities include: selecting, measuring, mixing, finishing and readying products for serving based on standardized recipes or as directed in a manner which contributes to the effective, efficient and safe preparation and delivery of school nutrition products and/or services. To perform duties as assigned to help maintain a coordinated, productive preparation and service operation.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Position:
A. Develops and maintains a good working knowledge of applicable department and District policies and procedures, complying with such policies and procedures as established and communicated.
B. Confers with the immediate supervisor or in-charge individual at the assigned site to ensure a correct and complete understanding of the work to be done, work priorities and any additional important information that should be known.
C. Develops and maintains cooperative, productive workplace relationships in a manner which creates a pleasant environment for all those serving and those being served.
D. Performs a variety of food preparation responsibilities and/or duties of a Food Service Worker as outlined in the position summary per work schedules and according to established procedures / protocols of the department and/or assigned sites.
E. Performs additional, comparable duties related to the preparation, serving and clean up of planned meals for school and/or community special events.
F. Attends designated and approved in-service or out-of-District training classes and workshops to keep current on the field and policies / procedures of the District.
G. Keeps the immediate supervisor or in-charge individual informed of all-important matters to minimize downtime or safety problems.
H. Performs kindred job duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor or in-charge individual.

Qualifications:

• Must have previous related experience working in an institutional kitchen.
• Must have experience with quantity food production.

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Must be able to communicate directions, ideas and concepts.
• Ability to perform computer entry and use of institutional food service equipment.

All new food service employees must pass a pre-placement physical that is arranged through the district.