FOOD SERVICE ASSISTANT

Basic Functions: To perform responsible food service work by coordinating the activities and operations of a snack bar facility, school site food program, food vending cart, or assisting a cook with cooking and baking tasks, and to assist in the preparation and serving of food. Employees in this classification receive general supervision from the assigned Food Service Supervisor within a framework of standard policies and established procedures. Employees in this classification may coordinate the work of student helpers. This job class is responsible for providing specialized technical skills and functions quite independently

Typical Duties:

• Maintains and prepares records related to food program at kitchen facility or assigned school site
• Sets up lunch area organizing cold racks, hot racks and beverages and cleaning up area after use
• Arranges and sets up snack bar, serving area and lunch carts with appropriate food items, beverages and cash box
• Assists in preparing a wide variety of foods in small or large quantities
• Bakes or assists in baking large quantities of breads and pastry items
• Assists with preparing special foods requested at catering events
• Counts a variety of food items for snack bar/lunch carts and maintains accurate records of quantities received, sold, leftover,
• Assists in planning and ordering necessary food and non-food items for kitchen or school facility operations and proper leftover utilization and storage
• Assists in preparation of daily sales reports, work production worksheets, and other record keeping; collecting necessary information
• Assists in maintaining inventory control records, and keeping kitchen facility/work area clean and orderly
• Operates and cleans a variety of kitchen/snack bar equipment including food warmers, ovens, slicers and mixers
• Sells meal/food tickets making appropriate change and maintaining accurate records related to free/reduced meal program tickets
• May sell food items from snack bar, vending cart or food line
• Reviews applications for free/reduced meal program, checking accuracy and completeness of information and determining eligibility within the established guidelines
• Assists in collecting and accounting for money received and preparing bank deposits
• Performs related duties consistent with job description

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Skill to read and write at a sufficient level to perform required duties successfully
• Skill to maintain simple records and prepare routine reports
• Skill to perform basic mathematical computations accurately
• Skill to operate and maintain assigned food service equipment and appliances in a safe and sanitary manner

• Maintains and prepares records related to food program at kitchen facility or assigned school site
• Sets up lunch area organizing cold racks, hot racks and beverages and cleaning up area after use
• Arranges and sets up snack bar, serving area and lunch carts with appropriate food items, beverages and cash box
• Assists in preparing a wide variety of foods in small or large quantities
• Bakes or assists in baking large quantities of breads and pastry items
• Assists with preparing special foods requested at catering events
• Counts a variety of food items for snack bar/lunch carts and maintains accurate records of quantities received, sold, leftover,
• Assists in planning and ordering necessary food and non-food items for kitchen or school facility operations and proper leftover utilization and storage
• Assists in preparation of daily sales reports, work production worksheets, and other record keeping; collecting necessary information
• Assists in maintaining inventory control records, and keeping kitchen facility/work area clean and orderly
• Operates and cleans a variety of kitchen/snack bar equipment including food warmers, ovens, slicers and mixers
• Sells meal/food tickets making appropriate change and maintaining accurate records related to free/reduced meal program tickets
• May sell food items from snack bar, vending cart or food line
• Reviews applications for free/reduced meal program, checking accuracy and completeness of information and determining eligibility within the established guidelines
• Assists in collecting and accounting for money received and preparing bank deposits
• Performs related duties consistent with job descriptio