Cook (6.5 hr)

LOUISVILLE CITY SCHOOLS

JOB DESCRIPTION

Start Date:  2025/2026 School Year

Position: Cook 

Supervisor: Cafeteria Manager/Nutritional Services Director 

Description: Helps in breakfast/lunch preparation, assists in serving foods at lunchtime and helps with general cleanup duties. Bake/cook and assist in all stock room cleaning/stock rotation.  Serve on the line. Clean all cooking areas.  Assist as needed.

NOTE: The below lists are not ranked in order of importance

Essential Functions:

• Ensure safety of students
• Adhere to prescribed standardized recipes
• Able to follow recipes and make adjustments as needed
• Assist in the daily cleaning of all kitchen equipment
• Assist with meal preparation
• Assist with regular inventories of raw food, materials and equipment
• Attend meetings and in-services as required
• Ensure safety of students
• Fill out daily usage papers
• Follow rules, regulations, and policies of the school lunch program
• Follow the school district menu and see that all necessary foods and supplies are on hand in accordance with the menu
• Interact in a positive manner with staff, students, parents and community 
• Maintain orderly and clean work areas
• Maintain respect at all times for confidential information, e.g., free and reduced lunch students
• Prepare and serve food in an attractive manner
• Prepare and serve quality food to the students in a quick and pleasant manner
• Report the inferior quality of food or faulty equipment to the appropriate supervisor
• Schedule and plan in advance foods that need to be defrosted
• Scrape trays during lunch periods when necessary
• Serve food to students or run point of sale as needed/assigned
• Straighten and put away stock in storage areas
• Compile daily milk order
• Assist with inventory of deliveries
• Responsible for baked items on menu and assists with other food items as time permits and assigned 
• Record all leftover food on the daily work sheet and food report as assigned by Cafeteria Manager
• Promote good public relations 
• Knowledge of computers skills, emails, and spreadsheets 
• Serve as a role model for students in how to conduct themselves as responsible citizens

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Adhere to rigid sanitary standards in work and attire
• Complete and submit food orders according to menu and forward to cafeteria manager weekly
• Prepare main dishes
• Respond to routine questions and requests in an appropriate manner
• Performs routine housekeeping duties such as mopping up water and spills, cleanup of serving counters, etc.
• Perform other duties as assigned 

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• One to two years related experience
• CPR preferred
• ServSafe Manager or equivalent
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent and/or Board of Education may find appropriate

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively both orally and in writing
• Ability to estimate the amount of food needed for one day’s menu
• Ability to follow recipes
• Ability to read and understand verbal and written instructions, written warnings, and labels
• Ability to work effectively with others
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently during lunch periods
• Effective, active listening skills
• Experience cooking in large quantities
• Experience in preparing school lunches
• Knowledge of various cooking procedures
• Organizational and problem solving skills
• Must have formal food service training or equivalent in experience
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to supervise others performing semi-skilled and general cafeteria duties

Equipment Operated:

• Can opener
• Conventional oven/stove
• Dishwasher
• Food processor
• Grinder
• Knives
• Microwave
• Mixer
• Slicer
• Steamer

Additional Working Conditions:

• Frequent excessive standing during assigned workday
• Occasional exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and tissue
• Occasional interaction with unruly children
• Occasional requirement to lift, carry, push, and pull various items up to a maximum of 50 pounds, 300 pounds (on wheels)
• Frequent requirement to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, see, read, speak, reach, stretch with hands and arms, crouch, kneel, climb, stoop, and balance
• Frequent repetitive hand motion, e.g., cutting and grinding
• Occasional requirement to travel, i.e., to pick up food and/or materials
• Occasional overtime work will be requested and expected of the employee
• Complies with all Louisville Board of Education policies and procedures

This job description is subject to change and in no manner states or implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed by the incumbent. The incumbent will be required to follow the instructions and perform the duties required by the incumbent’s supervisor, appointing authority.