This position is for the 2024-2025 school year

 

LOCAL DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION PLAN
Class Code: 7241
CLASS TITLE: School Nutrition Aide
BASIC FUNCTION:
Prepare, cook, bake and serve a variety of foods in quantity at an
assigned school site; assist in other food preparation duties as directed;
maintain facilities in a clean and sanitary condition; train and provide work
direction to others. Will report to Site Manager. Treat all children's and
other information with utmost confi~entiality,
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:
Complete daily preparation / production assignment per site manager.
Assist in determining appropriate quantity of food items for cooking and
baking; adjust and extend recipes as needed; maintain food quality standards
including appearance, and nutritional requirements.
Monitor temperatures of food to assure safety and quality standards are
met; monitor water temperatures to assure proper temperature for sanitizing.
Serve food according to established guidelines and replenish serving
containers as needed. Record numbers of servings prepared.
Clean kitchen and meal service equipment, utensils and appliances and
store food supplies; assure compliance with kitchen sanitation and safety
procedures and regulations; clean refrigerators and storerooms as required.
Assist in storing and recording unused food, supplies and dispose and
recording of unusable leftovers; utilize proper methods of handling foods to be
stored.
Operate a variety of commercial kitchen equipment. Operate
computerized cashiering system.
Assist with inventory and maintain routine records as directed.
Prepare and bake food for special events as needed; assist at banquets or
special events as required.
Assist in other food service areas as needed. May be required to
perform position of Food Service Monitor. Perform related duties as assigned
and deemed necessary by supervisor.
KNOWLEDGE OF:
~ Principles and methods of quantity food service preparation, serving
and storage.
~ Sanitation and safety practices related to handling, cooking, baking
and serving food.
~ Methods of preparing and serving food in large quantities.
~ Methods of adjusting and extending recipes and proper substitutions.
~ Proper methods of storing equipment, materials and suppl ies.
~ Standard kitchen equipment, utensils and measurements.
~ Health and safety regulations.
~ Basic record-keeping.
~ Basic math and computer skills.
RESPONSIBILITIE S:
~ Prepare, cook, bake and serve a variety of foods in quantity at an
assigned food service facility.
~ Prepare and serve food in accordance with health and sanitation
regulations.
~ Operate and maintain standard machines and equipment found in
school cafeterias and kitchens: Dish machine, slicer; garbage disposal,
mixer, ovens, microwave, cash register or point-of-sale and any other
equipment in kitchen.
~ Prepare attractive, appetizing and nutritious meals for students and
staff.
~ Lift, bend, reach and stand.
~ Follow, adjust and extend recipes.
~ Understand and follow oral and written directions.
~ Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
~ Lift heavy objects. Must be able to lift 35 Ibs. Occasionally lifts up to
501bs.
~ Walk and stand continually on a variety of surfaces, stoop, push and
lift trays and pans of food.
~ Maintain routine records.
~ Meet schedules and time lines.
~ Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships
with others.
~ Plan and organize work.
~ Observe health and safety regulations.
~ Read and write at a level required for successful job performance.
~ Assumes responsibility for seeing to it that during meal service
periods, the supply of foods offered is replenished regularly
~ Assists in the daily clean-up of the kitchen and service area and
performs major cleaning of refrigerators and storerooms, and all .
other equipment at regularly scheduled intervals as designated by the
manager.
~ Takes initiative in assuming extra tasks without being instructed.
~ Completes all tasks in shortest time possible.
~ May by responsible for handling money.
EDUCA TION & EXPERIENCE:
Must have completed training course for certification of beginning school
food personnel as prescribed in 702 KAR 6:045. On job training No experience
is necessary, it will be provided on job.
EVALUA TION: Annually by Nutrition Site Manager