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Food Service Worker III

Under the direction of the Food Service Director, coordinate the operation of a Middle school lunch serving area and snack bar. Positions allocated to this class are assigned responsibility for the efficient operation of the lunch serving facilities and snack bar at a Middle school. In addition, incumbents direct one subordinate worker and 8-12 student workers; and perform additional food preparation, serving, and cleaning duties.

Representative duties include setting up snack bar and student and faculty lunch serving facilities for operation each day, heating and assembling hamburgers, corndogs, pizzas, spaghetti, chili, nacho cheese, garlic bread, hot dogs, and burritos, preparing salads, fruit and other items for boxed lunches for cafeteria, heating and serving lunches transported from Central Kitchen, receiving cash and lunch tickets and keeping required records, ordering, inventorying and storing snack bar and cafeteria supplies, determining combination of food items for boxed lunches; assembling boxed lunches, reviewing snack bar inventory and completing cash accounting forms, supervising and participating in cleaning of utensils, dishes, trays, and cafeteria and snack bar equipment, completing student worker payroll forms monthly, counting cash or verifying count and preparing bank deposit forms daily; taking bank deposit to bank, maintaining records and preparing reports, communicating with parents and staff as necessary, hiring student workers and supervising completion of all required employment records, and performing related duties as assigned.

Skills, knowledge, and abilities include knowledge of basic principles of supervision and training; basic methods of preparing, packaging, and serving foods in large quantities; kitchen utensils and equipment; food handling techniques and kitchen sanitation; methods of cleaning and maintaining food service areas, utensils, and equipment; basic arithmetic. Ability to operate appliances and equipment found in school cafeterias; and snack bars; prepare and maintain records; understand and carry out oral and written instructions; read and write at the level necessary to perform the above duties; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships; supervise others; count money and supplies accurately; work according to a schedule; work under deadlines and time pressures.

Education and experience: any combination equivalent to two years of experience in preparing and serving large quantities of food. Courses in food service preparation, sanitation and safety desirable.

Working conditions: food preparation environment subject to heat, lifting, stooping and standing.