Cafeteria Assistant

California Department of Education - Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Aliso Viejo, CA

Part-time - Entry Level

Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Aliso Viejo, CA

Administration of Human Resource Programs

About the position

Oxford Preparatory Academy is seeking a part-time Cafeteria Assistant to support the operation of the elementary school food service program. The position is scheduled from Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 1:30 pm, under the general supervision of the site administrator. The Cafeteria Assistant will be responsible for organizing and participating in the selling and serving of a variety of foods, ensuring safety and sanitation requirements are met, and maintaining food service facilities and equipment in a clean and sanitary condition. The role includes preparing daily cash and sales reports and managing food inventory and supplies.

Responsibilities

• Organizes and participates in the selling and serving of a variety of foods.
• Heats trays of foods to sufficient temperatures to ensure safety and sanitation requirements.
• Estimates sales and orders daily meals and snacks.
• Counts money and makes change.
• Inventories, orders, receives, stores, and rotates foods and supplies; maintains the flow of lunches to serving areas to ensure timely service.
• Reviews free and reduced lunch applications for completeness; sets up and monitors temporary free and reduced lunch account pending approval; prepares notification on the status of prepaid accounts.
• Sets up and takes down serving tables; organizes serving areas; fills condiment and utensil trays.
• May operate an automated sales and record-keeping system; counts and records daily cash receipts; totals daily sales; prepares manual or automated daily cash, sales, and ordering reports.
• Cleans tables, serving areas, refrigerators, and kitchen equipment; sweeps and mops spills on floors.
• Encourages students to develop good nutrition habits.
• Delivers supplies to various areas within the school; prepares required reports as necessary; participates in staff development activities and professional learning communities as appropriate; performs other related duties.

Requirements

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• 3 Professional References
• Copy of California Food Handler Permit
• Food Handler's Certificate
• Letter of Introduction