Substitute Cook

Delaware Area Career Center

Title: SUBSTITUTE COOK

Reports to: Cafeteria Manager

Work Schedule: As Needed

Primary Job Function:

• The Delaware Area Career Center Substitute Cook is responsible preparing and serving meals on a temporary, as needed basis while maintaining the highest standards to ensure quality service and customer satisfaction. This job description is a comprehensive list of essential functions. Essential functions are job duties a staff member must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or its equivalent

• Food production skills and the ability to use commercial kitchen equipment preferred

• Ability to obtain a ServSafe License

Cook/Kitchen Responsibilities:

• Responsible for consulting with the cafeteria manager for assignments and/or instructions
• Responsible for the careful use of products and supplies to control costs and reduce waste
• Responsible for advising the cafeteria manager when additional inventory is needed
• Responsible for following the published menus
• Responsible for using standardized recipes to maintain quality control
• Responsible for monitoring production sheets and assisting other staff in meeting established schedules
• Responsible for recommending menu modifications in response to customer requests
• Responsible for preparing special meals for students with dietary needs
• Responsible for setting up serving lines. This can include but is not limited to:
• Attractive presentation of food
• Replenishing supplies to maintain customer flow
• Monitoring portion size to ensure compliance with district specifications
• Providing substitute menu items as needed
• Assisting with sale of food items using the cash register
• Responsible for properly storing or disposing of leftover food
• Responsible for helping the cafeteria manager account for all lunches
• Responsible for maintaining accurate records as requested. This includes but is not limited to:
• Using cafeteria receipts to prepare bank deposits when directed
• Making deposits when directed
• Submitting daily records to the treasurer’s office as directed
• Meeting all deadlines for required paperwork
• Responsible for assisting with special events as directed
• Responsible for assisting rental groups as directed. This includes securing the kitchen and storage areas as directed
• Responsible for supporting the custodial staff with maintaining cleanliness of the cafeteria area including the commons and staff dining room

Safety & Security:

• Responsible for following approved receiving and storage procedures to ensure food safety. This includes but is not limited to:
• Assisting with the receipt of deliveries
• Verifying delivery quantities
• Reporting shortages, spoilage or inferior products
• Organizing, storing, dating and rotating stock as directed
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with all food preparation regulations such as hazard analysis critical control points and sanitation procedures
• Responsible for monitoring kitchen safety. This includes but is not limited to:
• Ensuring kitchen supplies and equipment are properly stored
• Identifying maintenance needs
• Notifying the cafeteria manager regarding equipment that needs attention
• Responsible for documenting all injuries that require medical attention
• Responsible for cleaning, sanitizing, and washing equipment and food preparation areas. This includes:
• Work surfaces
• Cooking equipment
• Serving lines
• Floors
• Responsible for operating the fire suppression equipment when necessary
• Responsible for helping prepare for fire, health and safety inspections

Professional Responsibilities:

• Responsible for upholding board policies and following administrative procedures
• Responsible for maintaining visibility in the community and promoting a professional image of the school district
• Responsible for developing a strategy to accomplish personal performance objectives within specified timelines
• Responsible for observing established school hours
• Responsible for enforcing applicable Ohio Revised Codes
• Responsible for participating in professional growth opportunities.
• Responsible for accepting personal responsibility for decisions and conduct.
• Responsible for striving to develop rapport and serve as a positive role model for others
• Responsible for keeping current with advances in technology and how it relates to specific job responsibilities
• Responsible for respecting personal privacy and maintaining confidentiality.
• Responsible for watching for student behavior that may include a problem and reporting those concerns to the appropriate administrator. This includes but is not limited to:
• Profanity
• Excessive teasing
• Bullying
• Distress
• Responsible for wearing appropriate work attire and maintaining a neat appearance

Ensuring Student Safety:

• Employees shall be expected to exercise reasonable care with respect to the safety of students and student property. Employees shall discharge their duties and responsibilities to students and property according to the applicable Laws, State guidelines and Board policies.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of federal, state, and local policies related to students
• Knowledge of FERPA, IDEA and HIPPA
• Knowledge of principles and methods of quantity food preparation, distribution and storage
• Knowledge of institutional kitchen equipment and utensils
• Knowledge of safe food handling practices and procedures in accordance with HACCP guidelines
• Knowledge of cooking techniques, food preparation and ability to follow recipes
• Knowledge of all DACC adopted software
• Knowledge of English grammar, spelling and punctuation
• Skilled at effective verbal and written communication
• Skilled in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Skilled in collaboration and decision-making, seeking consensus whenever possible
• Skilled in conflict resolution
• Skilled at developing rapport and interacting effectively with students and staff
• Ability to operate a variety of cafeteria and kitchen equipment, utensils, measuring devices and machines
• Ability to perform simple mathematic calculations, count money and make change
• Ability to understand, apply and use personal computers and software applications (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to work with students to provide feedback, maintain an orderly atmosphere, and foster a safe and healthy school environment
• Ability to handle behavioral and emotionally charged situations in a calm and effective manner
• Ability to demonstrate sound judgment and emotional stability
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to assist students with various physical and intellectual needs
• Ability to maintain accurate records and write reports and logs
• Ability to “think outside the box”
• Ability to analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action
• Ability to interpret, apply and explain rules, regulations, policies and procedures
• Ability to promote positive staff morale
• Ability to organize multiple tasks and conflicting time constraints
• Ability to engage in self-evaluation with regards to leadership, performance and professional growth
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others

Working Conditions:

• The district offers equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), economic status, age, disability or military status.
• Working Conditions – While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak and hear. The employee is required to have dexterity of hands and fingers. The employee is required to sit or stand for extended periods of time. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job the incumbent is seated or walking at will and must be able to push, pull, lift and carry over 25 pounds on occasion. Generally acceptable working environment with limited exposure to unpleasant conditions. Exposure to such conditions may make the working environment unpleasant or cause discomfort occasionally but has minor impact on personal safety and/or mental well-being. Safety is essential to job performance. All employees are required to comply with workplace health/safety regulations and district policies when duties entail any of the following situations:
• Encounters with aggressive, angry, rude or unpleasant individuals
• Exposure to air-borne particulates, chemicals, combustible materials, electrical hazards, loud noises, moving mechanical parts, odors, slippery/uneven surfaces, etc.
• Exposure to blood-borne pathogens or contagious diseases.
• Exposure to severe weather conditions or temperature extremes.
• Movements that require balancing, bending, climbing, crouching, kneeling, or reaching.
• Operating or riding in a vehicle. Working in or near vehicular traffic.
• Performing tasks that require complex sequencing, dexterity, strength, stamina, etc.
• Traveling to meetings and work assignments.
• Working at heights, in confined spaces, or under diminished/variable lighting.
• Drug and Alcohol-Free Environment – The district maintains a drug and alcohol-free work environment to prevent the adverse impact of substance abuse on employee performance and protect the rights of co-workers and the public.
• Flexible Work Environments - are important to many individuals. Remote work opportunities may exist for this position when it is appropriate and feasible.
• Driving Requirement – This job description may require driving. Any employee who chooses or is asked to drive a DACC vehicle for work related community business must receive written annual authorization to do so

The working conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Delaware Area Career Center Board of Education is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), economic status, age, disability or military status. This job description summary does not imply that these are the only duties to be performed. This job description is subject to change in response to funding variables, emerging technologies, improved operating procedures, productivity factors, and unforeseen events.