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SUMMARY:

Responsible for all aspects of food production in assigned school, keeping within HACCP, food cost, and scheduling guidelines.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:   Other duties may be assigned.

• Plans, directs and supervises the preparation and serving of all food in the cafeteria.
• Responsible for security of food and supplies and revenue.
• Oversees and participates in cleaning of kitchen and related areas to ensure compliance with all sanitation codes.
• Schedules employees, maintains time records, addresses employee concern and provides training as needed.
• Ensures that all equipment in the cafeteria area is in safe working condition, and notifies the appropriate authority when repairs are needed.
• Orders food and supplies and maintains accurate records on deliveries and usage.
• Complies with all federal, state, and local guidelines.
• Maintains regular attendance.

JOB SPECIFIC SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Good organization and math skills; ability to lift 50 lbs., ability to perform job and communicate in a noisy environment.
• Ability to complete necessary paperwork in a timely fashion.
• Ability to establish and maintain friendly effective working relationships with co-workers, staff, students and their parents.
• Ability to perform duties in compliance with all district requirements and Board of School Trustees policies.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Work collaboratively with EVSC employees, vendors and community partners in a teamwork-driven environment
• Strive to be innovative in continuously improving processes for district-wide success
• Provide excellent service in all  forms of communication with a results-oriented customer-driven focus
• Successful in working effectively and efficiently in a high pressure, time-sensitive environment
• Ability to internally motivate, think critically, and initiate strategic improvement
• Exude a positive and dependable work ethic
• Highly organized  with attention to detail

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Cafeteria staff.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED).  Three to five years previous experience with quantity food preparation and service. Basic computer skills

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Successful completion of EVSC Food and Nutrition Manager’s Training Program and a food safety certification class.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to students, parents and school staff.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide accurately.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of money, weight and volume measurement.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but basic written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

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.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to talk, hear, walk and stand for long periods.
• The employee will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk while performing the duties of this job.
• The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee continuously uses hand strength to grasp tools.
• The employee often repeats the same hand/arm/finger motion many times as in operating a cash register.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds such as milk crates, frozen foods, canned food, etc.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include depth perception, close, color, distance and peripheral vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:  The work environment characteristics described here are  representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in areas with temperatures above 100 and is often required to go in and out of refrigerators and/or freezers with temperatures ranging from 37 to -10. 
• The employee will occasionally walk on slippery surfaces.
• The employee must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints and interact with public and other workers.
• The employee has direct responsibility for the safety, well-being and work output of others.
• The noise level in the work environment is frequently loud to where you have to raise your voice to be heard.
• The employee has a greater than average risk of sustaining a minor injury such as cut or burn while performing the duties of this job.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  The job description is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position and it does not serve to proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned or changed by management.

It is the policy of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, national origin, age, limited English proficiency, or disability in its programs or employment policies as required by the Indiana Civil Rights Law (I.C.22-9-1), Title IV, and Title VII (Civil Rights Act of 1964), the Equal Pay Act of 1973, Title IX (Educational Amendments), the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act and Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973).

Questions concerning compliance with these laws should be directed to the Title IX Coordinator of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, 951 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN 47713, phone number 435-8508.

The interview committee will give preference to candidates who, through the interview process, past experience, and references have demonstrated the ability to interact with students, staff, and the community.

Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans and veterans with service-connected disabilities, are encouraged to apply.