Job Title: Food Service Technician
Opening Date: Monday, September 23, 2024
Closing Date: 5:00PM on Monday, September 30th
Reports To: Program Center Director & Assistant Director
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt/Part-time
Location: Lockport Area
Two (2) positions available
Job Summary: Responsible for picking up, transporting, and serving meals from food vendor to Head Start classrooms/centers. Meals include breakfast, lunch, and snack. The duties also include recording food temperatures, cleaning kitchens, and maintaining necessary paper work.
Essential Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty at a high level. Not all possible tasks are included. Other additional departmental duties may be assigned by Center Director, a manager, or Director of the department.
• Check and respond to emails daily.
• Clocking in/out as scheduled on NOVAtime.
• Meet all deadlines set in place.
• Responsible for transporting, delivering, and serving breakfast, lunch, and snack meals from various vendors to Head Start classrooms/centers.
• Responsible for cleaning meal containers and returning to the various vendors when picking-up breakfast or lunch as per the vendors requests.
• Responsible for ensuring that the proper meal components are received from the vendor.
• Responsible for ensuring that appropriate sanitary practices are enforced while transporting, delivering, and serving meals.
• Responsible for checking food temperatures at every meal.
• Responsible for ensuring that all meals are provided with Head Start regulations and guidelines.
• Responsible for preparing and serving meals with assistance from the teachers as needed.
• Responsible for ensuring that daily meal counts correspond with the number of meals served and the number of meals on daily menu in KidKare.
• Responsible for completing attendance and daily menu in KidKare daily.
• Responsible for completing vendor count and daily totals on the “Meal Tech” SharePoint file daily.
• Responsible for communicating with Nutrition Assistant on children’s enrollment status including: children needing to be activated in KidKare, drops, transfers, and reentering children.
• Responsible for checking accuracy of paperwork and submitting report in KidKare at the end of the month. This includes:
o Mileage Reimbursement Forms
o Inventory of Supplies
o Classroom Sign-In Sheets
o Vendor Count Form
o Daily Totals Form
o Copy of Corrected Menu from vendor
• Performs other related duties as assigned by Supervisors.
• Ensures absolute confidentiality with respect to information and records concerning children and staff.
• Sanitation:
o Must clean and sanitize the entire kitchen area, counters, tables, floors, etc. after every meal.
o Must clean all serving utensils and equipment after every meal.
o Must prepare garbage cans where the food is disposed of in kitchens and/or classrooms after every meal.
o Must rotate liquids in the refrigerators daily.
o Must clean and sanitize refrigerators daily and as needed.
o Must sanitize mops after use at the end of the day.
Peripheral Duties
• Attends all professional development related to Louisiana Licensing Regulations, Louisiana Board of Health, Head Start, CACFP, etc.
• Serves as necessary at school sites.
NOTE: All parish government employees in a declared emergency shall be considered essential personnel.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
• High school graduate or GED equivalent.
Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, other agencies, program participants, and the general public; ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; ability to coordinate activities, and ability to handle stressful situations.
Special Requirements
• A valid Louisiana Driver’s License or the ability to obtain one within 30 days of hire.
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Must maintain valid and up to date automobile insurance.
Tools and Equipment Used
• Computer skills including ChildPlus, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel; copy machine; fax machine; telephone; automobile.
Physical Demands
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The employee is required to lift and carry 25 pounds or more during the working day.
Selection Guidelines
• Formal application, rating of education and experience; oral interview and criminal background clearance, and reference check; job related tests may be required.
EEOC Statement
Lafourche Parish Government is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, genetic information, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, lawful alien status, national origin, age, marital status, and non-job related physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status.
The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.
This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.
