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Job Description
Tacoma Public Schools
Expected Start Date: One week or less after job posting closes
FTE: 1.0
Hours per day: 8.0
Salary Level: FS/4A/2, $23.61hr
Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 6:30am - 3:00pm
Benefits: This job has the full range of benefits offered by Tacoma Public Schools
This position is responsible for on-site food preparation and service in an elementary school. This position organizes work, supervises kitchen staff and student helpers, and is responsible for operating the kitchen with a positive fiscal balance.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
1. Plans and prepares meals for students and staff in accordance with menus set by Food Services.
2. Assigns duties and makes written weekly work schedules; gives verbal instructions and demonstrations to all kitchen employees.
3. Responsible for and monitors recordkeeping and daily meal tickets.
4. Maintains a clean working environment; follows good safety and sanitation rules and procedures.
5. Maintains Menu Planning Workbook; estimates food quantities for following months to ensure all requirements are met.
6. Prepares weekly orders for bread, dairy, meat and related products, and monthly orders for groceries and commodities; sends orders to Food Services office.
7. Signs food and equipment invoices, time slips and reports as requested and returns to Food Services office.
OTHER JOB DUTIES
1. Performs related duties as assigned.
CONDITIONS
Confined to work area for prolonged periods; required to occasionally move heavy objects; required to be precise; required to work with kitchen machinery with moving parts; exposed to infectious disease.
Education and Experience
High school graduation or equivalent with two years of successful food service experience with the district; recent satisfactory experience in performing cashier and cook manager duties in the district; or any combination of experience and training which provides the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and ability required to perform the work.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of safety and sanitation rules and procedures.
Knowledge of basic arithmetic.
Knowledge of program requirements regarding nutrition.
Ability to produce high quality meals and facilitate work within time schedules.
Ability to adjust recipes accurately. Ability to obtain, clarify and exchange information.
Ability to follow instructions and comply with USDA, state and district rules and policies.
Ability to score at the 80% level or higher on the arithmetic test required for the position.
Ability to move up to 20 pounds.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of people in a multi-cultural, diverse socio-economic setting.
Licenses/Special Requirements
Current Food and Beverage Handler’s Permit.
This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. District administration has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice. The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the primary functions of this job, the level of knowledge and skill typically required and the scope of responsibility but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned including work in other functional areas to cover absences or relief, to equalize peak work periods or otherwise balance the workload.
Tacoma Public Schools does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:- Civil Rights Coordinator: Renee Trueblood, 253-571-1252, civilrights@tacoma.k12.wa.us
- Title IX Coordinator: Wayne Greer, 253-571-1191, wgreer@tacoma.k12.wa.us
- 504 Coordinator: Elise Friedrich-Nielsen, 253-571-1065, efriedr@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Mailing address: P.O. Box 1357, Tacoma, WA 98401-1357.
Closing Date/Time: Sun, 20 Apr 2025 -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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Tacoma Public Schools
Show moreTacoma Public Schools (TPS) is one of the largest districts in Washington State serving approximately 30,000 children in preschool through grade 12. The district has 35 elementary schools, 11 middle schools, 10 high schools and 4 early learning centers. 19 schools are designated as innovative. TPS has nearly 5,000 employees and is one of the largest employers in Tacoma.
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