This position is for the 2024/2025 school year.

BASIC FUNCTION:

Perform routine food service activities related to the setting up of serving areas and the serving of food to students and staff; perform cashiering duties in the sale of food items to students and staff; maintain cleanliness of food service facilities.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:

Food Service Assistant I incumbents perform basic and routine food service and cashiering activities related to the serving of food. Food Service Assistant II incumbents assist in the preparation of food in a production kitchen, food serving and cashiering duties and incumbents may be assigned lead duties.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:

• Prepare food service facilities for the serving of food; count and set out an appropriate number of food trays; prepare the steam table for serving hot
  • Wash and prepare eating and serving areas; set out food, trays and beverages according to established
• Maintain work areas and serving areas in a clean, sanitary and safe condition; wash and clean counters and steam tables; wash and store pots, pans, trays and kitchen
• Heat, portion and serve food to students and staff according to established

• Count money and prepare moneyboxes or cash registers with appropriate amount and denominations of
  • Sell a variety of foods and beverages and make proper change; operate point of service system to ensure accurate meal counting and claiming of meals.
  • Assist in storing unused food and supplies; dispose of unusable leftovers and
  • Operate a variety of standard kitchen equipment such as a cash register, dishwasher, and ovens; report faulty equipment as
    • Perform related duties as

NOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Standard kitchen equipment, utensils and measurements .
  • Basic math and cashiering
  • Sanitation practices related to handling and serving
  • Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and
  • Proper lifting

ABILITY TO:

• Serve food in accordance with health and sanitation
• Learn and follow health and sanitation
• Maintain food service equipment and areas in a clean and sanitary
• Operate a cash register and make change
• Learn, apply and explain policies, procedures, rules and regulations.
  • Meet schedules and time

• Understand and follow oral and written directions .
• Work cooperatively with others .
• Lift heavy objects.

Any combination equivalent to: high school diploma, G.E.D. Certificate or demonstrated Progress toward obtaining a G.E.D. as required by Kentucky law and one year experience in cooking and baking food in large quantities.

LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Must complete training course for certification of beginning school food service personnel as prescribed in 702 KAR 6:045. Pursuant to 7 CFR parts 210 and 235, employee must complete mandatory annual training requirements.