Cook, 6 hours- Open to the Public

Cook

ABOUT CPS:

Cincinnati Public Schools serves 35,000 students preschool to 12th grade in over 62 schools across a 90-square-mile district in Southwest Ohio. Cincinnati Public Schools is the best-performing large urban district in Ohio and ranks among the top 2 percent of Ohio districts for students’ learning and growth and offers families high-quality school choices and academic programs.

The district's innovative approach to education, its investment in effective and caring educators and employees, and vast array of collaborative partnerships have accelerated school performance to the highest level in decades - ensuring that students in preschool to 12th grade thrive and graduate prepared for successful lives in the 21st century.

Cincinnati Public is looking for creative, innovative, passionate, problem-solvers to join our team. We seek to have a positive impact on our children and families every day and are looking for staff members who want to not only do an excellent job with their career field but also serve as a role model for the children in CPS. We invite you to become a member of our CPS work family.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Assisting in the preparation of menu items at Preschool, Elementary, High Schools, K-12/ 3-12 buildings; preparation of vegetables; making sandwiches, salads, entrees etc (i.e. cooking).
• Performs a variety of tasks as assigned by the Senior Lunchroom Manager, related to the safe handling, preparation and service of food in a secondary lunchroom.
• Handle cash exchange in the form of the a la carte, vending machines, or point of sale.
• Operating kitchen and serving equipment such as ovens, warmers, hot and cold serving lines, dish machines, etc. Setting up serving counters and serving food; washing dishes and utensils; and cleaning equipment and areas.
• This person may act as cashier and may perform more responsible work, such as being in charge of a food serving unit or acting as a temporary substitute for higher level work. This employee also does related work as required.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Working steadily in a kitchen where food is prepared in quantity to meet exacting schedules;
• Operating kitchen and serving equipment;

• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing;
• Participate in food production;
• Keep work environment neat and orderly;
• Maintain good physical condition and personal cleanliness;
• Work professionally with teams;
• Read, interpret, and follow recipes and instructions;
• Write legibly;
• Work a minimum of one day per work week;
• Lift 40 pounds

Education and Experience

• Minimum High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Employment Provisions

Type of Contract: 189 days

Salary: AFSCME

Application Procedure:

All interested applicants are encouraged to apply at www.cps-k12.org Only online applications and resumes will be considered.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Certain jobs at Cincinnati Public Schools may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation are available upon request from Human Resources.

Note: A lead teacher in a position may not be appointed to an administrative position while serving as a lead teacher. A lead teacher may apply for an administrative position if the lead teacher resigns the lead teacher position prior to submitting an application, however, selection is not guaranteed. A consulting teacher may not be appointed to an administrative position while serving as a consulting teacher and for one full school year after serving as a consulting teacher.

Cincinnati Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and is subject to federal regulations pertaining to employment. The district has a continuing non-discrimination policy which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or veteran status. We hire only United States citizens and aliens lawfully authorized to work in the United States.