PURPOSE STATEMENT

The job of Child Nutrition Assistant was established for the purpose/s of providing support to the food service activities at assigned locations with specific responsibilities for cooking food items that meet mandated nutritional requirements and/or requests of students and/or school personnel, verifying quantities and specifications of orders, and maintaining facilities in a safe and sanitary condition.
This job reports to the Food Service Manager.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Attends unit meetings, in-service training, and workshops, for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform job functions.
• Cleans and maintains utensils, equipment, storage, food preparation, and eating and serving areas for the purpose of maintaining required sanitary conditions in accordance with applicable health standards.
• Cooks food, prepared and/or from scratch, and/or bakes one or more food items for the purpose of meeting mandated nutritional and projected meal requirements.
• Estimates food preparation amounts and adjusts recipes, if required, for the purpose of meeting projected meal requirements and minimizing waste of food items.
• Evaluates prepared foods for flavor, appearance, and temperature for the purpose of providing items that will be accepted by students and/or staff and meets nutritional guidelines.
• Inspects food items for the purpose of verifying quantity, quality, and specifications of orders to meet preparation requirements and/or complying with mandated health standards.
• Inventories food, condiments, and supplies for the purpose of ensuring availability of items required for meeting projected menu requirements.
• Monitors kitchen and cafeteria areas for the purpose of ensuring a safe and sanitary working environment.
• Performs functions of other nutritional services positions, as requested by the supervisor, for the purpose of ensuring adequate staff coverage within site nutritional services operations.
• Reports equipment malfunctions for the purpose of maintaining equipment in safe working order.
• Serves one or more items of food for the purpose of meeting mandated nutritional requirements and/or requests of students and school personnel.
• Stocks food, condiments, and supplies for the purpose of maintaining adequate quantities and security of items.
• Assists with loading and unloading delivery vans and transports food to assigned school sites for the purpose of serving meals in a safe and sanitary condition.