The Natick Public Schools Seek a

Food Service Worker, Junior (.4 FTE, Part-Time)

Start date: 11/12/2024

We invite you to explore a career with Natick Public Schools. 

The Natick Public Schools educate approximately 5,300 students from Pre-K through age 22. We are an innovative, supportive, and high-performing district whose outstanding staff provides high quality services for our diverse students and their families from Natick and Boston. Natick Public Schools is a community dedicated to all students achieving high standards in a safe, trusting, respectful environment where learning is exciting, dynamic, and engaging, and where connectedness and belonging are valued and actively cultivated. We are home to families that speak almost 60 different languages and our student population is approximately 29% Students of Color and 71% White students. With a graduation rate of 97% and 90% of our students attending post-secondary schools, we are proud of our commitment to excellence in educating students to be informed and successful citizens of a global world. 

We enthusiastically welcome staff to our district who seek and thrive in a diverse environment that focuses on the whole child in a strengths-based approach. Please partner with us in our mission to support the diversity of our school community, promote and deliver equitable practices for all of our staff, students, and families, and create meaningful connections that enable everyone to feel included and thrive.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Basic mathematical skills
• Ability to communicate with supervisors, coworkers, and clientele
• ServSafe certification strongly preferred, but will train the right candidate

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Assist Cook Supervisor with any preparation needs
• Set up serving lines: place pans in hot steam table, pushing or pulling cart with food items, and lift hot empty pans out of steam table
• Follow standardized recipes and count portions
• Ensure that food is labeled and dated appropriately by standards
• Ensure that time and temperature logs are up-to-date and accurate
• Comply with and complete food safety documentation requirements
• Handle cash and make change accurately
• Serve food to students and other customers, fulfilling customer needs with a positive attitude
• Restock food and other items such as condiments and paper goods, maintaining adequate levels at all times
• Clean and sanitize work and serving areas using cleaning chemicals in small amounts
• All other duties deemed necessary by Cook Supervisor, Manager, or Foodservice Director

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Communicate any shortages of food or equipment repair needs to Cook Supervisor or Manager in a timely manner
• Adhere to uniform policy and proper sanitary procedures, including appropriate footwear, proper hair coverage, good personal hygiene and proper hand-washing
• Follow safe food handling procedures according to HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) policies
• Contribute to the smooth operation of the school cafeteria via customer service, a “team” attitude, and positive interaction with one’s supervisor, coworkers, and clientele
• Make reasonable efforts to monitor and reduce food waste
• Maintain compliance with federal and state guidelines, including but not limited to continuing education, as directed by foodservice director

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the job satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

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

• move about the kitchen, cafeteria, school, school grounds, office, and/or off-site locations; on some occasions, it may be necessary to move quickly across even or uneven surfaces; 
• remain in a stationary position for periods of time; 
• hold knife steadily; 
• reach supplies and equipment;
• use tools or operate controls;
• operate a school/kitchen productivity machinery;
• read material from a computer monitor as well as handwritten or printed matter with or without visual aids; 
• communicate with others so that information received and given is understood and accurately communicated;
• observe details at close range;
• in the school setting, ensure the safety of students;
• multitask and meet multiple demands from several people;
• lift and reach overhead up to 20 pounds;
• lift and/or move up to 35 pounds without assistance;
• lift and/or move up to 50 pounds waist high with assistance;
• the noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud.

• Formal application
• Rating of education and experience
• Oral interviews 
• Reference check
• Strong record of work performance in current and previous roles required
• Successful completion of Criminal Records Check (C.O.R.I.), Sexual Offender Record Check (S.O.R.I.), and fingerprints.

The Natick Public Schools do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, color, religion, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, physical and intellectual differences, immigration status, homeless status, or any other class protected by law. 

6/21/23