Assistant to Head Cook ~ Food Service RSD#7

REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 7 BARKHAMSTED, COLEBROOK, NEW HARTFORD, NORFOLK Post Office Box 656, Winsted, Connecticut 06098 (860) 379-1084 TITLE: ASSISTANT to HEAD COOK JOB GOAL: To be a contributing member of a team at RSD#7 that provides a quality food service operation to students and staff. RATE: $20.69- $21.69 per hour per contractual agreement START DATE: A.

S.A.P. REPORTS TO: Cafeteria Manager and Food Service Director Major Responsibilities: -Tasks include preparing food, which includes basic cooking, serving food to students, cleaning kitchen equipment, using essential food preparation equipment, and assisting in putting away stock/deliveries

• Plan with head cook to determine priorities of the day -Ensure high standards of service and food quality, serve students/staff appetizing food in adequate portions
• Ensure that foods are maintained at the proper temperature for storing and serving
• Monitor all foods for quality of taste, texture, and appearance; test new recipes
• Review the planned menu and thaw food products accordingly
• Essential duties include moving heavy packages, boxes, and/or other food-related items as needed. -Essential duties of this position include twisting, lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ensure that established health and safety procedures are followed. Keep abreast of changing requirements
• Assist the Head Cook in ordering of food for lunches; knowledge and skills in large quantities of food preparation, cooking, and food handling
• Follows all sanitation and health codes governing food preparation and personal appearance
• Communicate with all staff to ensure there is enough food for all lunch waves
• Maintains, cleans, and sanitizes workstations
• Cleans/sanitizes dishes, utensils, pots, pans, and other containers, and returns to the appropriate location in the kitchen area
• Works with hot ovens, sharp tools, slippery floors, and heavy lifting
• General knowledge of food and nutrition preferred -Attend all staff meetings called by the Food Service Director/Manager
• Follow all district policies and procedures
• Clean and inventory all equipment and supplies at the end of the school year
• Other duties as may be assigned
• Comply with State Sanitation Guidelines requirements stating that all employees shall keep clean and wear clean clothes (including an apron) while engaging in handling food, drink, utensils or equipment. -The use of caps, hairnets, headbands, pins, or other hair restraints is required for all food handlers
• Monthly Inventory
• Plan and execute the use of leftover food in alternative recipes for food service The Assistant Cook/Kitchen Utility employee will cook in the cafeteria cook's absence. POSITION REQUIREMENTS: Essential -Must work with hot ovens, sharp tools, occasionally slippery floors, and heavy objects (up to 50 pounds). Must wear required uniforms and hair restraints at all times on the job. Must give regular and consistent attendance.

Qualifications

-High School Diploma or equivalent -Previous food service or catering experience, Culinary Arts, plus one or two years of relevant cooking experience, including some supervisory/leadership experience.

• Ability to operate and care for institutional/industrial equipment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate courteously, efficiently, and effectively with a variety of individuals/coworkers/ students, staff, administrators, parents, and representatives outside of RSD#7
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills
• Good team player able to assist wherever help is needed
• Possess good judgment
• Requires working independently and as a team
• Regular and consistent attendance is considered an essential function of this position
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide currency, recipes and production records
• Ability to understand and carry out detailed but uninvolved written and oral instructions Essential Requirements:
• Twist, lift, push, and pull items weighing up to 50 pounds
• Regularly required to talk and hear
• Frequently required to reach with hands, arms, stoop, kneel, and crouch and twist
• Frequently required to taste and smell
• Moves throughout the school kitchen to prepare food and perform other duties
• Must be able to push and pull carts
• Prolonged periods of standing and/or walking
• May be required to work in excessive heat or cold associated with the kitchen environment Ten-month year and wage rate as established by the Board per RSD#7 Food Service Contract. Send cover letter, resume, and credentials to: Kristin La Mesa-Hamzy (klamesa-hamzy@nwr7.org) Regional School District No. 7 100 Battistoni Drive Winsted, CT 06098 QUESTIONS: Interested applicants can contact kitchen manager Kristin La Mesa-Hamzy at (860) 379-6998 or email klamesa-hamzy@nwr7.org. Regional School District No. 7 is an Equal Opportunity Employer and by policy, does not discriminate against a person because of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, or gender identity.