Austin Achieve Public Schools is a tuition-free, open-enrollment, public charter school preparing Austin youth to attend and excel at top universities.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Produce and maintain daily production records that ensure the safety and quality of food according to policies, procedures, and department requirements
- Assist and update menu forecasts daily
- Ability to maintain oversight of campus child nutrition operations in the absence of the campus supervisor.
- Fundamental understanding and working knowledge of NSLP and CACFP programs.
- Ability to work with other departments regarding attendance data
- Demonstrate the ability to collect and record daily meal service data.
- Ensure that food items are stored in an organized, safe, and hazard-free environment
- Ability to update frozen, refrigerated, and dry foods inventory according to meal items served and food item deliveries
- Provide ongoing support for meal services in order to ensure operations run smoothly
- Support all efforts to recycle and compost.
- Ensure that campus does not have excessive leftovers or waste.
- Working knowledge of PrimeroEdge.
- Working knowledge of Skyward
- Attend professional development training, staff meetings, and school events before the beginning of the school year and throughout the year.
- Work with frequent interruptions; maintain emotional control under stress
- Perform other duties as directed by the Campus Supervisor and CN office.
Qualifications:
- Spanish fluency - Preferred
- Excellent communication skills
- Basic computer proficiency, including Microsoft Word/Google Docs, Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets, and Microsoft PowerPoint/Google Slides. Experience with G Suite is a plus
- Candidate must have a satisfactory outcome of background check
- Unwavering commitment to AAPS mission, scholars, families, and community
- Humbly acknowledge one's strengths and weaknesses in an effort to grow professionally and push the mission of AAPS forward
- Drivers license and ability to drive CN Van.
- Ability to join a team that has aggressive goals and professional expectations and is willing to receive and implement feedback to effectively contribute and achieve these organizational goals either independently, collaboratively, and/or under the direction and accountability of a senior staff member
- Effectively uses qualitative and quantitative data to identify problems and can work with and/or lead a team to problem-solve using persistence and dedication in an effort to achieve personal, department, and/or organizational goals
- Willingness to engage in collegial debate with teammates regarding important decisions and rally behind decisions once they are made
- RELIABILITY: On time to work every day. Absences are very rare and communicated in advance to supervisors.
- ENERGY: Motivated to work hard during shift.
- RESPONSIBILITY: Ability to work independently, but also demonstrate flexibility.
- TEAM PLAYER: Maintain a positive attitude and respect other points of view.
- EXPERIENCE: Previous success working in food service at school or public settings
- Have food manager certification or the ability to obtain it in the first 30 days o employment.
- Have six hours in Child Nutrition training or have the ability to complete six hours within the first year of work.
- Ability to deal with the physical aspects of the job, including hours on your feet, maneuvering all child nutrition equipment, and lifting a maximum of 50 lbs objects.
- Experience in receiving and food preparation preferred
- Ability to comprehend the English language
Please visit austinachieve.org/careers to submit your application, including a letter of intent and resume.
Statement of Non-Discrimination: In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination/harassment based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or veteran status. People of diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.