Substitute Cafeteria Worker - Cook - Lincoln Public Schools

Substitute Cafeteria Cook

Applicants selected will be subject to security background investigation and must meet and maintain eligibility and suitability requirements.

This position reports to the Food Services Director.

Six & One Half Hour Shift - ~ 7:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Location may vary between Lincoln and Hanscom Campus

This position reports directly to the Food Service Director and Cafeteria manager.

Primary Purpose

Responsible for the assisting cafeteria staff with the preparation, cooking, serving, and clean up of hot and cold food items served to students, faculty and staff.  Food preparation is in accordance with established district menus.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and actively participate in food preparation, ensuring high standards in flavor, appearance, and presentation.
• Understand and comply with guidelines for a reimbursable meal.
• Prepare food according to the planned daily menu and standardized recipes as directed by the Food Service Director.
• Clean kitchen equipment and work areas, provide instructions related to serving portions, and train personnel in equipment use and care.
• Operate all kitchen equipment properly.
• Wash dishes, trays, flatware, pots, etc.
• Adhere to all Food Service Department policies and Kitchen Manager instructions regarding safety measures, sanitation practices, personnel standards, cash handling, and work techniques.
• Follow HACCP regulations for sanitation, food handling, and storage.
• Maintain accurate production sheets and temperature logs daily
• Unpack supplies and assist with stocking and organizing dry storage shelves, refrigerator, and freezer, utilizing the first in first out method.

• Substitutes on either Lincoln/Hanscom Campus, as necessary.

• Performs other related duties as required by the Food Service Director or Kitchen Manager

Qualifications

• Knowledge of food preparation.

• Ability to work cooperatively with others.

• Ability to do tasks with several steps and to follow established sequence of tasks with minimal supervision.

• Ability to lift a minimum of 40 lbs.

• Prolonged standing, reaching, and crouching.
• Tolerance for variations in temperature, including working in cold or hot environments.

Lincoln, Massachusetts

Lincoln is a residential suburb located 12 miles northwest of Boston.  The community is rich in history with a strong tradition of citizen participation.  The school district serves students in grades pre-kindergarten through eight.  In addition to the K-8 Lincoln School, the district operates the Primary School and Middle School at Hanscom Air Force Base as well as an integrated Preschool.  Lincoln has a long tradition of educational excellence and strives to offer innovative, student-centered instruction in an inclusive setting with small class sizes.  As a founding member of the METCO Program, Lincoln has maintained its commitment to diversity and multi-cultural education.  

Lincoln Public Schools Mission Statement

The Lincoln Public Schools seek to unite our communities in challenging and equipping our students to acquire essential skills and knowledge, think creatively and independently, exhibit academic excellence, appreciate and respect diversity, display creativity, value reflection, and demonstrate social and emotional competencies.

The School Committee subscribes to the fullest extent to the principle of the dignity of all people and of their labors and will take action to ensure that any individual within the District who is responsible for hiring and/or personnel supervision understands that applicants are employed, assigned, and promoted without regard to theirage, color, active military/veteran status, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, or housing status.  Every available opportunity will be taken in order to assure that each applicant for a position is selected on the basis of qualifications, merit and ability.