Substitute Cook/Baker

QUALIFICATIONS: High school diploma or G.E.D. Successful experience in food

service industry preferred.

REPORTS TO: Director of School Nutrition

JOB GOAL: Prepares, cooks, bakes and serves a variety of foods in

quantity at an assigned school site and maintains

facilities in a clean and sanitary condition.

EVALUATION: Performance will be evaluated in accordance with

provisions of the district evaluation plan.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary and terms of employment according to approved

salary schedules.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepares a wide variety of baked goods and other food dishes.
• Assists in determining appropriate quantity of food items for cooking and baking; adjusts and extend recipes as needed; maintains food quality standards including appearance, and nutritional requirements.
• Monitors temperatures of food to assure safety and quality standards are met; monitors water temperatures to assure proper temperature for sanitizing.
• Serves food according to established guidelines and replenishes serving containers as needed; serves and sells lunch items to faculty.
• Cleans cafeteria equipment, utensils and appliances and stores food supplies; assures compliance with kitchen sanitation and safety procedures and regulations; cleans refrigerators and storerooms as required.
• Assists in storing unused food and supplies; disposes of unusable leftovers; utilizes proper methods of handling foods to be stored.
• Operates a variety of standard kitchen utensils and equipment including slicer, chopper, mixer, steamer, fryer, dishwasher, electric warmer, range, oven, pressure cooker, cash register, dishwasher and other cafeteria equipment as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical requirements indicated below are examples of the physical aspects that this position classification must perform in carrying out essential job functions.

• Work is performed with standing, sitting, and/or walking.
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision, and hearing.
• Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
• Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching.
• Requires the ability to lift, carry, push, or pull heavy weight up to approximately 75 pounds.
• Requires activities involving exposure to marked changes in temperature and humidity, and exposure to dust, fumes and gases.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable the person with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job.