School Nutrition Assistant

Job Description
KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools seeks an experienced full-time School Nutrition Assistant who will be responsible for performing a variety of job functions essential to the successful operation of the school cafeteria. Job functions include food production;
meal service;
foodacceptability;
customer service;
sanitation, safety, and security;
receiving, storage, andinventory;
program regulations andaccountability;
equipment use and care;
professional excellence. The School Nutrition Program provides an environment that supports healthy food habits while maintaining program integrity and customer satisfaction.
As a Cafeteria Manager, your core responsibilities include:
Food Production
Prepares school breakfasts (where applicable), lunches, and afternoon snacks
Withdraws and prepares appropriate amounts of food from inventory each day, as directed by the Cafeteria Manager
Adheres to standardized recipes
Meal Service
Sets up the serving line and breakfast carts (where applicable) each day, ensuring:
All items on the menu are placed on the serving line/breakfast carts in the proper order, in the proper amounts, at the proper temperatures, and on time
Correct serving utensils are in place
Condiments and cutlery are provided
Uses serving utensils correctly to ensure correct portions are served
Understands what constitutes a reimbursable meal under Offer Versus Serve (OVS) and ensures that OVS is properly implemented for both breakfast and lunch
Serves students quickly and efficiently to adhere to the school’s meal schedules
Prepares and serves meals of the highest quality that encourages student consumption and participation in the school breakfast and lunch programs.
Provides outstanding customer service to students, parents, staff, visitors, and fellow employees.
Sanitation, Safety &
Security
Follows all local health department requirements for food safety
Monitors the temperatures of freezers, refrigerators, and milk coolers daily recording temperatures on the appropriate log and notifies Cafeteria Manager if temperatures are above 10˚F (freezer) or 41˚F (refrigerator/cooler)
Takes and records the temperature of foods to ensure that foods are cooked to the proper internal temperature, chilled to the appropriate temperature, and placed on the serving line at the appropriate temperature
Performs general cleaning tasks and follows cleaning schedule
Follows the wash, rinse and sanitize procedures for ware washing
Assists the Cafeteria Manager in ensuring the security of all food and supplies.
Receiving, Storage and Inventory
Assists the Cafeteria Manager in receiving all incoming food and supply deliveries
Stocks all incoming deliveries and adheres to established food storage procedures
Assists the Cafeteria Manager in taking an accurate monthly inventory of all purchased food and supplies
Program Regulations &
Accountability
Maintains integrity and accountability of the School Nutrition Program through compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations
Ensures students receive all required meal components and that all meals served to meet the reimbursable meal requirements
Serves students all required meal components, ensuring students are served reimbursable meals
Assists Cafeteria Manager in maintaining all records and reports to meet local, state, and USDA requirements, including daily production records, temperature logs, etc.
Follows all school policies and procedures
Adheres to work schedule and scheduled hours
Complies with school mission and vision
Equipment Use &
Care
Operates and maintains commercial kitchen equipment (convection oven, tilt skillet, steamer, multi-compartment sink, etc.) in a safe and sanitary manner
Follows policies for the use and care of all equipment
Reports any malfunctioning equipment to Cafeteria Manager
Professional Excellence
Communicates effectively with supervisor, school administrators, customers, and fellow employees
Performs other duties as assigned by Cafeteria Manager