Description
Poplarville School District |
Operations Team / Child Nutrition
Mission Statement: The mission of the Poplarville School District is to serve all students by providing a high-quality education in a safe learning environment.
Title: |
Cafeteria Worker |
Qualifications: |
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Reports to: |
Cafeteria Manager |
Job Goal: |
The Cafeteria Worker is responsible to assist in preparing and serving attractive, nutritious meals to students and staff in a clean, cheerful atmosphere. |
Essential |
Functions:
Follow supervisor’s instructions in producing, portioning and serving food
Organize food in an attractive manner for presentation and fast service
Serve correct portions of food to students and staff in a friendly manner
Ensure that during meal service periods the supply of food offered is replenished
Store all food products to assure freshness and safety
Clean and sanitize kitchen and service work areas daily utilizing all sanitary guidelines
Perform major cleaning of all equipment and storerooms at regularly scheduled intervals as determined by the manager
Assist with physical count of inventory, receiving of inventory and record keeping of inventory
Maintains storeroom in orderly manner
If cashiering, records all school lunch monetary transactions and checks/verifies lunch information
Removes trash to pick-up area, maintains area in sanitary manner
Must wear approved uniforms and appropriate non-skid shoes
Any other related job duties as assigned by the Superintendent and/or their designee.
Demonstrates a commitment to professional growth
Demonstrates effective interpersonal and communication skills.
Maintains appropriate professional appearance.
Demonstrates regular attendance and punctuality.
Is available for team communications by email/text/voice or any other means as directed by the DNC or Designee.
Agrees to, understands, and operates under the procedures as outlined in the Child Nutrition Team’s operations manual.
Additional
Responsibilities:
Participates in and completes the approved district Staff Development Program.
Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as the immediate supervisor may from time to time assign
Evaluation:
Performance of the individual holding this job will be evaluated by this position’s immediate supervisor .
Evaluations will be performed annually for means of determining the re-hiring/termination at this position.
Evaluations may be done several times throughout the year at the discretion of this position’s immediate supervisor.
Job Specifics for Cafeteria Worker
Office/Room Location:
Assigned Campus Cafeteria
Scope of Work:
Assigned Cafeteria’s operations, preparations, distribution.
Works closely with the cafeteria manager.
Smartphone:
Smartphone for use in communicating with the Child Nutrition Team. Personal use is prohibited unless an emergency.
Payscale:
This position is based on a 9 month agreement. Compensation to be established by the Superintendent and approved by the Board of Trustees on an annual basis. This position is “At Will.”
FLSA:
Yes
ADA Checklist for Cafeteria Worker
1. The general physical requirements of this position. (Please mark only one)
___ A. Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
_X_ B. Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work.
___ C. Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
___ D. Heavy work. Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
___ E. Very heavy work. Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
2. The physical activity of this position. (Please mark all that apply)
___ A. Climbing. Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.
___ B. Balancing. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
_X_ C. Stooping. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
_X_ D. Kneeling. Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
_X_ E. Crouching. Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
___ F. Crawling. Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
_X_ G. Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
_X_ H. Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time.
_X_ I. Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
_X_ J. Pushing. Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
_X_ K. Pulling. Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
_X_ L. Lifting. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
___ M. Fingering. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
_X_ N. Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
___ O. Feeling. Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
_X_ P. Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
_X_ Q. Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
___ R. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
3. The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision. (Please mark only one)
___ A. The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.
___ B. The worker is required to have visual acuity to perform an activity such as: operates machines, such as lathes, drill presses, power saws, and mills where the seeing job is at or within arm's reach; performs mechanical or skilled trades tasks of a non-repetitive nature, such as carpenter, technicians, service people, plumbers, painters, mechanics, etc.
___ C. The worker is required to have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment.
_X_ D. The worker is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned (i.e., custodial, food services, general laborer, etc.) or to make general observations of facilities or structures (i.e., security guard, inspection, etc.).
4. The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position. (Please check all that apply)
_X_ A. The worker is subject to environmental conditions. Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.
___ B. The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions. No effective protection from the weather.
___ C. The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.
___ D. The worker is subject to extreme cold. Temperatures typically below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions, such as wind and humidity.
___ E. The worker is subject to extreme heat. Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions, such as wind and humidity.
___ F. The worker is subject to noise. There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level.
___ G. The worker is subject to vibration. Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body.
___ H. The worker is subject to hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
___ I. The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions. One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.
___ J. The worker is frequently in close quarters, crawl spaces, shafts, manholes, small enclosed rooms, small sewage and line pipes, and other areas that could cause claustrophobia.
_X_ K. The worker is required to function in narrow aisles or passageways.
___ L. None. The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work.)
My signature on this document affirms that I have been provided with a copy of this document and that I understand the general physical requirements for this position.
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Poplarville Separate School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Poplarville Separate School District ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, creed, gender, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or disability. Poplarville Separate School District has a policy of active recruitment of qualified minority teachers and non-certified employees. Any individual needing assistance in making application for any opening should contact the Department of Human Resources.