Kitchen Assistant & Driver

Summary:

The Kitchen Assistant & Driver supports the daily operations of the school’s food service program by helping prepare, serve, and clean up meals in a safe, efficient, and sanitary environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Runs trays, silverware, and meal prep items through dishwasher after breakfast and lunch service.

Assists in the preparation of weekly snack menu so food and supplies can be ordered timely by Kitchen Lead

Assists in daily breakfast, lunch and snack preparation in accordance with Positive Tomorrows nutritional guidelines; Serves snack.

Maintains compliance with Oklahoma State Department of Health standards for safety, sanitation, and cleanliness for the kitchen; Follows safe food-handling practices, including consistent glove use.

Assists with inspecting, unpacking, labeling and properly storing food & supply deliveries.

Cleans family room tables after meals, wiping down and disinfecting surfaces, as well as sweeping floors. Remove trash to dumpsters as needed.

Assists with cleaning of kitchen including surfaces, appliances, and floor.

Serves as back-up driver for transportation team; making sure all children are picked up and dropped off safely; manages behavior issues that arise and report as necessary, following Positive Tomorrows incident report procedures.

Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Ability to assist with basic meal prep such as chopping, portioning, assembling, and following simple recipes, as well as operating kitchen equipment.

Knowledge of proper food handling, cleaning procedures and compliance with health & safety standards.

Collaborates well with kitchen lead, follows directions and communicates clearly.

Ability to stand for long periods of time and perform repetitive tasks.

Knowledge of city streets.

Ability to keep a busload of children under control, and safe.

Personal Characteristics:

Person of exemplary character who is deeply committed to Positive Tomorrows’ mission.

Possesses good written and oral communication skills.

Flexible, well organized and able to deal with frequent changes in daily schedules. Able to reorder priorities in response to needs or unexpected obstacles. Takes initiative.

Collaborative, open and inclusive.

Able to establish and maintain effective internal and external working relationships.

Works cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions that enhance organizational effectiveness.

Think critically and analyze situations.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Current CDL class A, B with passenger and school endorsements or willing to obtain CDL within 6 months of employment, while driving van

An individual must possess a Commercial Driver License (“CDL”) to legally drive and operate a school bus. CDL holders are regulated by state and federal law. While medical marijuana has been legalized in Oklahoma, federal law does not make an exception for possession or use of medicinal marijuana by an individual with a CDL. In fact, CDL holders are prohibited from failing a drug and alcohol test due to the fact they are in a “safety-sensitive” position. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s drug and alcohol testing regulations do not authorize medical marijuana use under a state law to be a valid medical explanation for a transportation employee’s positive drug test result.

Further, while Oklahoma employers may not make adverse hiring decisions based solely on an individual’s status as a medical marijuana license holder, an employer may make a hiring decision based on the fact that an applicant is not qualified for a certain position (i.e., school bus drivers must possess a valid CDL and provide a negative drug screening in order to be qualified). Finally, drivers who are required to have a CDL could be subject to random drug testing.

Clean driving record

Must possess a valid Oklahoma Driver’s license, have reliable transportation and the ability to drive.

25 years of age or older

CPR/First Aid certified (certification can be obtained while employed)

Valid ServSafe certification (certification can be obtained while employed)

Education/Experience: High school diploma or G.E.D. and two years of work experience.

Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Outlook and basic computer operations.

Pay: $20.88 - $21.88 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

License/Certification:

• ServSafe (Preferred)
• CDL (Preferred)
• Passenger Endorsement (Preferred)
• School Bus Endorsement (Preferred)

Work Location: In person