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The CYP Food Service Worker performs various tasks in food service preparation. These tasks are summarized below.

Food Preparation and Service Tasks such as peeling potatoes, cutting, sorting and washing vegetables and fruits, assembling sandwiches, measuring and weighing ingredients. Stocks food service carts with utensils, plates, bowls, food and beverages, as required for dining in the classrooms or activity areas. Wraps, arranges, and/or packages items for serving children and youth. Transport and return carts, dishes, and leftover food to the kitchen and dispose all waste.

Kitchen Maintenance

• Ware washing: Cleaning all dishes, glassware, and utensils by hand or with a dishwasher.

• General Cleaning: Sanitizing food preparation and storage areas, including carts, cupboards, and dishwashing stations.

• Equipment Maintenance: Operating, cleaning, and performing preventative maintenance on mechanical dishwashers and other electrical kitchen equipment.

• Heavy-Duty Cleaning: Performing deep cleaning tasks such as scrubbing heavy cookware, and cleaning ceilings, exhaust hoods, walls, floors, and walk-in refrigerators/freezers.

• Compliance: Adhering to sanitation standards as required by NAVMED P-5010 and other local policies to ensure the work area is clean and orderly.

Food Storage Label and date items in refrigerators and freezers. Store leftovers in accordance with sanitation and health standards. Store canned, boxed, and/or frozen items in food storage area. Unload food and supplies from delivery trucks. Move heavy garbage cans when collecting and transferring trash from the work area to the disposal area.

Additional Responsibilities Responsible for complying with security, fire and sanitation rules, policies, procedures, and regulations. Ensure compliance with U.S. Agriculture (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and all pertaining standards, policies, and regulations. Serves as a mandatory reporter to Family Advocacy and Child Protective Services as prescribed by local policy in the case of suspected incidences of child abuse and neglect. Performs other duties as assigned.

Classification Factors

1. Knowledge Required Knowledge and understanding of food handling techniques, personal hygiene standards, and safe work procedures. Knowledge for measuring ingredients and basic understanding of recipe construction and basic arithmetic in order to count the number of servings a container will yield. Aware of diet principles. Knowledge of sanitation standards and procedures to prevent contamination, such as clean equipment previously used for raw food before further use and the need to use a chemical sanitizer or maintain proper water temperature when cleaning dishes. Skill to perform tasks involving several procedures. Skill to overcome practical production problems, evaluate final food products, and initiate corrective action when an item does not meet established quality standards. Skill to develop standardized recipes for quantity cooking; able to expand and modify recipes according to the capacity of the equipment in the kitchen as well and in response to adjustments in the number of servings required. Ability to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing, and possess strong interpersonal communication skill.
2. Responsibility The incumbent works under general supervision. Assignments are made orally or in writing. Detailed instructions may be given on new or special projects. Routine tasks are performed independently in accordance with written guide of established policy. Judgment is used to plan and organize duties. Work is spot checked by the supervisor. Some judgment is used in maintaining established standards of sanitation, safety, and service. Responsible for the correct operation and care of equipment in assigned area such as mechanical dishwasher. The supervisor is available to resolve problems and answer questions.
3. Physical Effort Primarily performs work requiring light to moderate physical effort. Incumbent is subject to continuous standing and walking, and frequent stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, and bending. Frequently lifts or moves objects weighing up to 40 pounds. May be required to perform heavy work, such as scouring and scrubbing large size cooking utensils and pushing heavy carts in unloading, storing, and delivering supplies. May be required to work on ladders and use powered cleaning equipment.
4. Working Conditions The work is performed in kitchen areas where the steam and heat from cooking and dishwashing equipment often cause uncomfortably high temperatures and humidity. The work area is well lighted but usually noisy from food service activities, and there is a danger of slipping on floors where food or beverages have been dropped. Food service workers are regularly exposed to hot liquids, sharp cutting blades, hot working services and extreme temperature changes when entering walk-in refrigeration or freezing units.

Conditions of employment

• Must be 18 years of age or older and have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Complete required training certificates, and maintain certifications or credentials required by Federal, State, and/or national accreditation institutions used as part of DoD's Child and Youth Programs.
• Undergo pre-employment and random drug testing. A positive drug test, or failure to submit for testing, is a basis for removal from this position.
• Pass a pre-employment physical, provide evidence of immunization, be free of all communicable diseases, and obtain appropriate immunization against communicable diseases.
• Employment contingent upon proof of education if not provided at time of application.
• Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of employment.
• Must meet federal suitability requirements including successful completion of background investigation.
• Position is subject to special inoculation and immunization requirements as a condition of employment for working with children.
• Employee is required to obtain appropriate immunization against communicable diseases in accordance with recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which includes the influenza vaccine.
• Must obtain and maintain a valid food handlers' card.
• Must pass a pre-employment physical, provide evidence of immunization and be free from communicable disease. Satisfactorily complete all background checks in accordance with PL 101-647 to include National Agency Check with Written Inquiries (NACI).
• Must satisfactorily obtain or complete required training certificates and maintain certifications or credentials required by federal, state or National Accreditation institutions utilized as part of DOD's Child and Youth Programs.

Qualifications

Minimum 18 years of age.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

All resumes will be reviewed to determine if they meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. Resumes will be rated based on the information provided to determine the level of knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) related to the job requirements. Using the qualifications of the position, a predetermined rating criterion of KSAs will be used for each resume.