Food Service Worker II, USDB

Full Job Description

The Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (USDB) invites you to consider challenging yet gratifying employment opportunity with our school.. We are looking for responsible and self-motivated individual to fill the position of Foodservice Worker II at our campus in Salt Lake City.

**The working schedule for this position is 182 days a year in conjunction with the school year, 5:00 AM to 1:00 PM, five days a week.**

Roles and Responsibilities
The job duties of a Food Service Worker are as follows:

• Bakes, cooks, prepares, or heats components of a well-rounded meal from recipes or instructions.
• Assembles dishes for serving including gathering ingredients, opening, washing, cutting, mixing, or otherwise combining ingredients.
• Prepares serving area as planned for breakfast and lunch meal services.
• Serves food for school breakfast and lunch meal service and/or maintains point of service count of each student served.
• Breaks down serving line, cleans dishes and kitchen space and appropriately stores items.
• Properly restocks food, condiments, and supplies.
• Communicates with kitchen staff, students, and others to provide a pleasant meal service.
• Ensures that food is maintained at appropriate temperatures, surfaces are properly sanitized, and products are properly stored and labeled among other safety measures.
• Assists others as may be required in the completion of their work activities.

Minimum Requirements
The Ideal Candidate will possess:

• Have a current food handlers permit or be able to acquire one within two weeks of hire.
• Have at least one year prior food service experience, preferably preparing and/or serving food in a cafeteria type setting.
• Understand how to consider special dietary needs and food allergies in a foodservice environment.
• Know how to safely operate commercial kitchen equipment and correctly use chemical cleansers and sanitizing agents.
• Be sensitive and professional in interacting with individuals who are low vision, blind, hearing impaired, deaf, or deaf blind.
• Able to occasionally lift and carry up to 40 lb and push or pull wheeled carts up to 80 lb. Able to stand for long periods of time.

Why You Should Join Our Agency
Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind employees make a positive difference to the lives of USDB students and for their families and enjoy seeing the difference they make every day.

The State offers a desirable benefits package and retirement plan as well as many other benefits.

• Health Insurance - Public Employee Health Program (PEHP):

  • 3 medical plan options. Choose a Traditional or High Deductible Health Plan. There is an Opt-Out Cash Benefit option for those that have other medical insurance coverage.

  • 5 dental plan options, with an Opt-Out Cash Benefit option for those that have other dental insurance coverage.

  • 4 vision plan options under EyeMed or OptiCare

• Retirement - Utah Retirement Systems (URS):

  • Employees who have any service credit with an employer covered by the Utah Retirement Systems prior to 7/1/2011 are in the Tier I Public Employees System.

  • Employees hired on or after 7/1/2011 and who have never been in the URS retirement system have two options for retirement in the Tier II System.

    • Tier 2 Hybrid Retirement System. Employer contributes an amount equal to 10% of your salary between both plans (pension and 401(k))

    • Tier 2 Defined Contribution Plan. Employer contributes an amount equal to 10% of your salary to a 401(k) plan only.

  • Employer contributions to your 401(k) are vested after four years.

• Paid Time Off:

  • Annual leave and sick leave are accrued at 4 hours per pay period each (4 hours annual, 4 hours sick).

  • Annual leave amounts increase with years of service.

  • We have 12 paid holidays.

There are many other voluntary/miscellaneous benefits available. To learn more please click here.

The Agency
To learn more about the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, please click here.

Additional Information

• This position requires moderate physical exertion such as long periods of standing, walking, recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching or similar activities and recurring lifting. Must be able to lift and carry up to fifty (50) pounds.
• Risks which require the use of special safety precautions and/or equipment, e.g., working around operating machines, working with hazardous chemicals, etc.
• Successful completion of a criminal background check.
• This is a full-time position, 182 days a year in coordination with the school year. Work schedule Monday through Friday 5:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.