Senior Food Service Worker

SALARY DETAILS

Minimum: $22.90/hourly

Maximum: $25.00/hourly

APPLICATION FILING DATES

November 8th, 2024 - December 5th, 2024

INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD

We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.

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BENEFITS

Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.

Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).

Vacation: Full-time employees earn up to two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five years of year-round paid service.

Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.

NOTE: Positions in this job classification may be offered on a 10 or 11 month basis - salary and paid time off for 10 or 11 month positions will be adjusted accordingly.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Assists a School Food Service Manager or Satellite Food Service Manager by performing duties such as:

• Planning production schedules based on serving needs.
• Reviewing work schedules and providing work direction to food service employees.
• Completing reports and keeping records.
• Planning menus, ordering foods and supplies, and checking goods received against requisitions and invoices.
• Conducting on-the-job training of food service personnel.
• Following principles of Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) to ensure safe and sanitary conditions.
• Determining student eligibility for free and reduced price meals by applying established criteria.
• Tracking meals served by eligibility category.
• Performs any or all of the typical duties of a Food Service Worker such as: Preparing and serving breakfasts, nutrition, and lunches, including breakfasts and lunches prepared for other sites.
• Conducting daily and monthly inventories.
• Receiving money and tickets for foods and beverages.
• Counts cash receipts.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

The full class description can be found at: https://bit.ly/3AC0ub1

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency preferably supplemented by courses in nutrition, record keeping, and bookkeeping. Successful completion of a minimum of three semester units or equivalent of adult school or college-level courses in supervision, or completion of a corporate-sponsored training course in supervision, or the completion of the District’s supervision course is preferable. One year of experience in the coordination of the production of 500 meals a day or the coordination of the work of five food service workers may be substituted for the courses in supervision.

Experience: One year of part-time experience or equivalent in preparing and serving at least 300 meals a day or one year of general clerical experience preferably in the area of Food Service.

Special: A valid “ServSafe Certificate” issued by the National Restaurant Association or equivalent certificate.

PLEASE NOTE: All entrance requirements must be met by the end of the filing period in order to move forward with the assessment process. To verify the education requirement, transcripts, diplomas, and/or certifications, it must be presented at the time applications are screened. As such, please be sure to upload it as an attachment to your candidate profile. Candidates who have completed college or university course work at an institution in a country other than the United States, must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts and degrees. Please be sure to request a DETAILED report. For a list of approved evaluation organizations visit: https://www.lausd.org/Page/7876

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for customer-oriented individuals with strong initiative and leadership skills, who possess the experience necessary to take on a lead role in an elementary or secondary school cafeteria responsible for preparing and serving a high volume of meals. Experience working in a commercial kitchen and assisting with large quantity food preparation and service is highly desirable

EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS

The Senior Food Service Worker assessment tentatively consists of an application screening and technical interview. Applicants who meet the minimum requirements and have uploaded a valid Food Protection Manager Certificate (e.g., ServSafe, National Restaurant Association, Learn2Serve Food Protection Manager Certification (CFPM), or Prometric Certified Professional Food Manager (CPFM)) will be invited to participate in the interview, which will account for 100% of the overall assessment score. Please upload a copy of your certificate to your candidate profile. All applicants will be informed via e-mail of the status of their application. Thus, it is highly recommended that applicants check their email on a regular basis. If you are unable to attend your interview appointment on the scheduled date, please note that we recruit for this position on a regular basis. We encourage you to visit our website, http://www.lausdjobs.org periodically to check for the next recruitment and we encourage you to apply again. Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net and @sucessfactors.com as an approved sender so that messages aren't accidentally placed into your spam/junk e-mail folder.

Application materials (your candidate profile, resume, and supplemental questionnaire) will be evaluated in relation to the background, experience, and competencies identified for successful performance in this job. For this reason, it is highly recommended that your application materials clearly show all of your relevant background and specialized skills, knowledge, and abilities.

The testing may be conducted remotely and/or in-person, and all applicants will be required to submit a Candidate Confidentiality From prior to testing. Failure to submit these forms before the given deadline will result in the withdrawal of your application from the selection process. Candidates who receive a failing score on any test module will NOT be eligible to move forward in the selection process.

APPLICATION PROCESS

IMPORTANT NOTE: Once you submit your application, you should receive an email message confirming that you successfully submitted your application. If you DO NOT receive this message on the same day you apply, it is likely that you did not submit your application.

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The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion. Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing are available to individuals with disabilities. Please call (213) 241-3455 for more information.

ADDITIONAL POSTING INFORMATION

The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability (including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart disease), medical condition (cancer related and genetic characteristics), military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or affiliation (unless union related), a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides significant assistance. For inquiries or complaints contact our Equal Opportunity Section, (213) 241-7685.

Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open positions in related job classifications.

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