Position: Cafeteria Manager (4C)
Reports to: Principal/Food Service Coordinator
Employment Status: Regular/Full-time
Status: Classified
Description: We are seeking a dynamic cafeteria manager who is passionate about food service and working with students. The Cafeteria Manager isresponsible for the daily operations of a cafeteria, including managing staff, food preparation, and customer service. They may also have administrative duties, such as ordering supplies, tracking finances, and maintaining cleanliness of the kitchen. Additionally, ensure food is at correct temperature; ensure staff is doing prep work, restocking and clean-up; see that students are served in a polite, friendly and safe atmosphere.
NOTE: The below lists are not ranked in order of importance
Essential Functions:
• Supervise and participate in the preparation of the kitchen for opening and closing of school
• Prepare and order food for the lunch/breakfast programs
• Maintain a cafeteria environment which is safe, sanitary, clean, organized, and attractive
• Itemize inventory of food on a monthly basis or as needed basis
• Provide an annual inventory of food and materials at the completion of the school year
• Provide training to cooks, bakers and general cafeteria staff
• Supervise and control the purchase of food and supplies
• Set sanitation standards and ensure all food service staff are aware of these standards
• Maintain food service department banking records that comply with the Treasurer’s office, state auditor and Board of Education policies
• Prepare purchase summaries, weekly operating report
• Enforce health department regulations and those directed by administrative and Board policy
• Cooperate with building principal(s) in making schedules regarding the general operation of the kitchen
• Provide training to cooks, bakers and general cafeteria staff on the correct procedures of quality cookery, efficient serving, portion control, sanitation, maintenance of equipment and orderly housekeeping
• Monitor food production and service to assure that planned menus are followed and those substitutions comply with meal requirements
• Make contact with the public with tact and diplomacy
• Maintain respect at all times for confidential information, e.g., free and reduced meal program participants
• Interact in a positive manner with staff, students and parents
• Promote good public relations by personal appearance, attitude and conversation
• Attend meetings and in-services as required
• Prepare all food and supplies for their school's Child Nutrition Program for Food Service Coordinator (FSC)
• Maintain accurate records of all food requisitions from the storeroom, current food inventory, meals served and milk distribution
• Conduct monthly inventory of food and supplies within the cafeteria kitchen and ensure stock is rotated
• Instruct food service employees in proper sanitation techniques, safety practices and equipment usage
• Coordinate serving of food and adhere to planned menus
• Count and prepare deposits for all daily receipts
• Supervise and evaluate with principal the school food service employees working at the school site
• Keep accurate record of sales, production, and stock
• Work with the school administration to maintain efficiency in the Child Nutrition Program
• Maintain a pleasant, cooperative working atmosphere
• Assist as needed on assignments in kitchen and cafeteria
• Work with the Food Service Coordinator to implement the regulations and Child Nutrition Program guidelines
• Operate cash register and point of sale technology for breakfast and lunch
• Fill out daily usage forms and assume accountability for money collected and deposits made
• Complete end of day reports
• Enter all names and the lunch status of each student into the computer
• Send charge letters home to families
• Lock storage room freezers, refrigerators, etc. prior to departure
• Accurately read a thermometer and record temperature for safe food temperature (cooked or frozen)
• Communicate with health inspector and state inspector
• Record data for production records and inventory
• Performs other related duties and assignments as assigned
Other Duties and Responsibilities:
• Recommend employees for possible disciplinary action when needed to principal
• Attend regional and district food service meetings
• Establish repair or maintenance procedures of cafeteria equipment
• Hold meetings with staff on job expectancies and program operation
• Provide on-the-job training to staff in areas of food production, sanitation, etc.
• Be available before and after the normal school day for emergencies
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Food Service Coordinator or Principal
Qualifications:
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• One to two years related experience
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent and/or Board of Education may find appropriate
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Ability to work effectively with others
• Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively both orally and in writing
• Effective, active listening skills
• Organizational and problem solving skills
• Ability to work independently
• Training in the proper care and storage of chemicals, e.g., OSHA/PERRAC training
Additional Working Conditions:
• Frequent requirement to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, see (ability to see color), read, speak, reach, stretch with hands and arms, crouch, climb, kneel, and stoop
• Frequent requirement to lift, carry, push, and pull various items up to a maximum of 50 pounds
• Occasional exposure to fumes, airborne particles or dangerous chemicals
• Occasional operation of a vehicle under inclement weather conditions
• Occasional requirement to travel, e.g., to deliver food and supplies
• Occasional evening/weekend/summer work
• Occasional requirement to work overtime
• Occasional exposure to extreme heat and cold, e.g., ovens, walk-in freezer
• Frequent repetitive hand motion, e.g., calculator, cash register, computer
About Our District:
The Garfield Heights City Schools collaboratively and cooperatively serve students and families of the City of Garfield Heights. Located in Cuyahoga County and bordered on the north by the City of Cleveland proper, and on all other sides by the first ring communities of Northeast Ohio. Our District proudly serves approximately 3,500 students in three Kindergarten through Grade 5 schools, one middle school, and one high school. The district also provides an award-winning Preschool program to educate the youngest students in our community at William Foster Elementary. All those who seek academic, co-curricular, student leadership, diversity, and community engagement success, can find these things and more in the Garfield Heights City Schools.
As a product of our community-based strategic planning process completed in 2021, our district’s mission is: As the heart of the community, Garfield Heights City Schools fully prepares students to pursue their dreams and give back as engaged citizens and future leaders. Our vision is: to become a premier educational institution, recognized throughout Ohio as fully preparing students to be leaders equipped with real-world skills to contribute to a global society.
The Garfield Heights City School prides itself on providing a rigorous and comprehensive pre-k through 12th-grade educational curriculum that clearly focuses on student success through college and career readiness. To that end, Garfield Heights High School offers a variety of Advanced Placement courses, including AP English, AP Government, AP American History, Honors Chemistry, Honors Calculus, Honors Physical Science, and more. While the District offers these high-level academic courses, the GHCS also proudly sends more than 225 students on an annual basis to the Cuyahoga Valley Career Center for those individuals deeply interested in learning a skilled profession or hands-on expertise in one of the trades. Middle School students have increasingly greater opportunities to prepare themselves for high school and parents are readily encouraged to be involved. Elementary School students in the GHCS also participate in such valuable literacy programs as LETRs and social/emotional initiatives as the Zones of Regulation. The GHCS places a great deal of emphasis at all levels of education on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (P.B.I.S.) and each school has won awards from the State of Ohio for encouraging and promoting positive behavior.
A wide variety of co-curricular offerings are available to students of all ages in the Garfield Heights City Schools as well. Such opportunities include more than 18 varsity sports, the district’s show choir, Music Express, Marching Band, Theater, A ‘Capella Choir, National Honor Society, Student Council, Glass Ceiling, Future Engineers, and more. These co-curricular offerings are award-winning on the state, regional and local levels. Students can expect success when they become involved in the various academic, co-curricular, and student leadership organizations in this District.
Garfield Heights City Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, genetic information, race, color, age, religion, disabilities, military status, sexual orientation, or national origin in its programs and activities, including employment opportunities.
Application Deadline: Until position has been filled.
To Apply: On-line