Kitchen Assistant

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Our Kitchen Assistants work in a fast-paced environment preparing and serving nutritious meals to students to support student learning. The Food Service department works school days only - no nights, weekends, or holidays! This position works 3.5 hours per day.

A Day In The Life

• Prepare healthy and appealing food
• Utilize sound sanitation standards to meet district, state, and federal guidelines
• Serve food so that students and staff receive their food in a timely and friendly manner
• Assist in tasks necessary for efficient functioning of the food service program (washing dishes, scanning tickets, cleaning, organizing)
• Track inventory and communicate with the manager
• Monitor temperatures of foods, dishwasher, etc ensuring HACCP compliance
• Maintain confidentiality
• Performs other duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the food service program
• Perform deep cleaning/defrosting tasks
• Must maintain regular and acceptable attendance/punctuality as required by the Board of Education policies and regulations

Profile of a Successful Candidates

• Pass a background check
• Have a current TB test
• Team player
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Basic math and computer skills
• Knowledge of state health regulations
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Food Safety Basics-State Department of Education
• Kitchen experience recommended
• Can spend the day standing (80%) and walking (20%), lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling
• Fine finger dexterity used

Environment

• Each school has a commercial kitchen
• Temperatures vary from extremely hot to extremely cold (freezer)
• Can be noisy and crowded

Perks of Working for Maize USD 266

• School schedule work when students are in session
• Holidays off enjoy a week at Thanksgiving, two weeks around Christmas, and Spring Break
• Paid Leave12 sick days and 4 personal days a year
• Benefits working more than 25 hours per week makes you eligible for subsidized health benefits along with a variety of other benefits
• Retirement- employees working more than 630 hours a year participate in the KPERS retirement plan