Food Services - Baker/Cook

Position : Food Services Staff - Cook/Baker (5 positions)

Location: The district has several openings across the district, the positions are located in Stow, Lancaster and Bolton

Schedule: The position's shifts vary, the earliest shift begins at 8:30am and the latest shifts conclude no later than 2pm.

Pay: In accordance with the Unit C Bargained Scale

The Cook/Baker is employed without regard to age, physical, mental or psychiatric disability, genetics, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, or military status.

NRSD welcomes employees with diverse racial, cultural, religious, class, and/or gender background and experiences.

Organizational Scope :

The Food Services program is overseen by the Assistant Superintendent, Finance, Operations and Safety. Food Services staff will be indireclty supervised by the building principal; direct supervision will be provided by the Cafeteria Manager and Whitson's Food Services Manager. The Cook/Baker works collaboratively with school food services staff to perform food preparation, service, and clean up tasks in the assigned school.

*We are seeking a primary cook for the Nashoba Regional High School. Please make note on your resume or application if interested in the primary cook position. (1 position)

The other vacancies are responsible for providing overall services as notated in the job description below. (4 positions)

Position Responsibilities:

1. Prepares nutritionally sound and safe meals for students and staff;
2. Performs food preparation, service, and clean up duties in one or more functional areas (snack, salad bar, cashiering, food preparation, baking, cooking, set up, clean up);
3. Performs set up activities (assembling recipe/menu items, washing and cutting fruits and vegetables, slicing breads and meats, opening canned goods, mixing ingredients);
4. Performs serving activities (filling line serving units, measuring and monitoring quantities to ensure sufficient amounts, maintaining temperatures);
5. Performs cooking activities (baking breads and desserts, steaming vegetables, baking meats and main dishes);
6. Performs accounting and record keeping activities;
7. Performs clean up/closing activities; and
8. Operates preparation equipment.
9. The omission of specific duties here does not exclude them from the position’s responsibilities if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

Job Qualifications:

1. Skill or experience in the field of food preparation and service.
2. Ability to perform food preparation, proper food storage, and cleaning procedures.
3. Must obtain and maintain ServSafe, Food Allergy and Choke certifications, the district will provide training if needed.
4. Ability to perform simple mathematical computations in taking inventory, preparing food and accounting for meals.
5. Must be able to assist in the protection of students and school property, and assist in fire and other emergencies or emergency drills as required by law and School Committee policy.
6. The ability to work onsite in district schools and buildings is an essential function of this job.

Physical Demands:

1. Must be able to work in a confined, noisy, crowded, busy kitchen environment.
2. May require wearing gloves or other protective items such as hair nets or caps.
3. Ability to identify colors, to bend, crouch, grip with hands and fingers, and kneel.
4. Ability to occasionally lift/carry up to 60 pounds, pull, push, reach, sit, stoop, twist body and walk, and the ability to stand for long periods.
5. Ability to communicate with students and staff.
6. The work setting may include exposure to cleaners, dust, solvents, grease, water, pollen, and fumes.

Terms of Employment, Evaluation of Performance, and Salary:

The Cook/Baker is a Nashoba Regional School District Unit C position. Terms of employment, including evaluation and salary, are covered by the provisions of the Unit C collective bargaining agreement currently in effect.