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Cafeteria Helper Positions

This posting will be used to fill various Cafeteria Helper positions at the specified location. Salary Range: Cafeteria Helper, BC-02: $4,368.00 per month.

Examples of duties include:

1. Coordinates and works closely with other food service employees to ensure menu items are prepared in a timely manner to meet meal service times and/or satellite delivery schedule.
2. Reviews daily production records and secures necessary ingredients/food items and equipment for preparation purposes.
3. Cleans and prepares fresh fruits and vegetables; prepares simple meal items such as toast, rice, and cereals; assembles items such as salads, sandwiches, and baked goods; and may assist with the preparation of meal items for students with dietary needs.
4. Portions and packs menu items for satellite feeding.
5. Sets-up serving counters for meal service, serves students and staff, and replenishes food and other supplementary items as needed.
6. Washes pots, pans, plates, and other kitchen equipment and utensils; washes dish towels, aprons, caps, etc.
7. Cleans and maintains work areas, serving counters, dining areas, and washrooms in a neat, clean, sanitary, and orderly manner; thoroughly cleans and sanitizes utensils and equipment after use; and sweeps, scrubs, and mops kitchen and dining room floors.
8. Properly labels, stores, and/or disposes leftover foods.
9. Receives provisions ordered, documents product temperature if applicable, and reports discrepancies to School Food Services Manager; dates and stores goods in proper manner and place; records supplies and ingredients used; and assists in completing monthly inventory and maintaining routine records as directed.
10. Oversees the work of student helper(s) assigned to the school kitchen.
11. Attends and participates in staff meetings, workshops, and in-service training; achieves the annual minimum required training hours as outlined by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Minimum qualifications include the ability to read, write, and understand oral and written English, follow oral and written instructions, and perform simple arithmetic. Such abilities may be demonstrated by graduation from high school or work experience which required the cited abilities.

Salary is based on full-time employment and includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable. Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified. Temporary assignment experience must be verified and attached to the application.

The Hawaii State Department of Education does not discriminate in its educational policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability. The Department does not discriminate in its employment policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sexual orientation, arrest and court record, and National Guard participation, as well as on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability.

New employees can expect their first paycheck within the first 3 pay periods of their start date. Payday is on the 5th and 20th (or previous business day) of every month.

12-month civil service and SSP employees enjoy a range of competitive benefits including paid holidays, vacation, sick leave, health insurance, group life insurance, premium conversion plan, flexible spending accounts, retirement plan, tax shelter annuity, deferred compensation, temporary disability insurance, social security, and workers' compensation. Employees have the right to join the union for collective bargaining with the State and employee representation.