Job Goal:

Leads the work of Food Service Workers and performs food service operations for the purpose of

serving a variety of quality foods to students at school food service sites under optimal sanitary

conditions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Leads Food Service workers one or more food serving sites.

Assists in planning menus.

Plans, directs and participates in the preparation of food.

Supervises and instructs in production of portion control.

Store or direct the storage and proper disposal of excess foods

Assist in the directing and training of general helpers assigned under you for the day.

Attend meetings and participate on committees within area of specific responsibility as

required.

Work cooperatively and maintain professional relationships with Deming Public Schools’

employees and other professionals within specific area of responsibility.

Maintain professional competency through in-service education activities and/or self-

selected professional growth activities.

Maintains food production record book.

Leads and participates in food service operations including overseeing cafeteria serving,

general kitchen help, cafeteria serving, cashiering, food cart operation, salad bar service,

concession stand operation, assisting in food preparation, or other related duties.

Maintains personal hygiene and hygienic serving conditions in accordance with codes,

standards and regulations and instructs food service workers in personal hygiene

requirements.

Operates a variety of food preparation and service equipment.

Supervises and sets up & breaks down steam tables, serving lines for breakfast and lunch,

tables and chairs.

Performs daily cleaning of all kitchen equipment to ensure cleanliness and sanitary

conditions are met.

Maintains order and safety in the kitchen and cafeteria.

Washes dishes and trays, cleans, sweeps and mops food service areas.

Completes and maintains records such as production books, inventories and temperature

logs.

Oversees students assisting with food service.

Performs cash collection and recording duties at a food-serving site.

Observes student behavior in the eating areas and maintains order.

May operate food delivery vehicles.

Performs related duties as required.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential

duty satisfactorily. 

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability

required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to

perform the essential functions.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

Leading a food service worker staff in preparing and serving food.

Directing workers in food service activities.

Food serving rules and regulations and procedures.

Personal hygiene and maintaining hygienic food serving conditions.

Safety procedures.

Basics of food service preparation, serving and cleanliness.

Modern office equipment including PCs and related software.

Modern food service equipment.

ABILITY TO:

Lead a food service worker crew in preparing and serving food.

Operate variety of food preparation and service equipment.

Perform food service and cleaning operations.

Maintain personal hygiene and a clean, safe working and serving area.

Maintain records and prepare reports

Work in a friendly manner with co-workers and students.

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the community.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Demonstrated knowledge and ability required to perform the work is acceptable as education and

experience for food service positions; one year previous experience with cooking and food

preparation/serving is required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance

instructions, and procedure manuals. 

Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. 

Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions,

proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. 

Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in

written, oral, or diagram form. 

Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized

situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Food handling health certifications as required.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met

by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use

hands to finger, handle, or feel, and talk or hear. 

The employee is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. 

The employee must lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. 

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color

vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to

perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIORMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an

employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to

perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in inside

environmental conditions, regularly works with a video display terminal for

prolonged periods, may be required to attend evening meetings and travel, and may

be required to work evenings or weekends. 

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Revised September 2009