Ignite your desire to be the best!

Imagine an energy so positive, so powerful, it ignites your desire to be the best, inspires you to bring out the best in others, and fuels your aspiration to do the best work of your career.

At Legacy Traditional Schools we do things a special way, in a way that ignites our desire to be the best, illuminates our educators’ best talents, lights up the minds of our students, and fuels our school spirit. We shine the brightest when we raise our hands and rise to the challenge of changing lives through education, cultivating bright curious minds, achieving award-winning results, upholding our values, and engaging positively with our students, parents and communities.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Assistant Kitchen Manager is responsible for supporting the Kitchen Manager in overseeing the daily operations of the kitchen. The Assistant Manager helps in managing staff, inventory, and compliance with health and safety regulations. This position requires you to be able to cover all positions at any given time. The position works alongside the Food Service Team to ensure that food quality standards, inventory levels, food safety guidelines and customer service expectations are met.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Note: The essential functions below describe the general requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or most of the primary accountabilities listed below. Specific tasks, responsibilities or competencies may be documented in the incumbent’s performance objectives as outlined by the incumbent’s immediate supervisor or manager.

• Ability to work in a multifaceted role that requires you to change roles as needed day to day from food service worker, cook, cashier and manager.

• Monitor inventory usage and report discrepancies to the Kitchen Manager.

• Assist in managing inventory levels, including ordering and receiving food and supplies.

• Ensure that meals are prepared and served according to the planned menu, taking into account any special dietary needs or restrictions.

• Ability to perform all duties in the kitchen as it pertains to every role.

• Support the Kitchen Team as needed, to ensure all opening and closing tasks are completed.

• Ability to work under minimal supervision.

• May assist with the operational oversight and training as needed. 

• Assists in the day-to-day activities of the site kitchen, which includes preparing, serving, and replenishing food and drink.

• Assists in preparing and cooking foods, which may include: panning frozen food; cupping fruit; washing and bagging fruits and vegetables; baking foods; chopping salad items; monitoring food temperatures; preparing sandwiches; removing hot items from ovens; and/or performing other related activities.

• Set up and stock work areas with all necessary ingredients and equipment

• Serves and replenishes food supply as needed. 

• Ensure that meals are prepared and served according to the planned menu, taking into account any special dietary needs or restrictions.

• Monitor inventory levels, order food and supply items at appropriate times, ensure food and supplies are rotated and stored in a safe and sanitary location.

• May be required to order and receive food products.

• Verify and monitor HACCP procedures including temperature, sanitizer and storage logs.

• Maintain courteous, respectful relationships with students, staff, and parents.

• Know and comply with all company policies and procedures regarding safety, security, emergencies and energy.

• Be flexible with performing other duties relating to general job functions as assigned by the Kitchen Manager or Principal.

• Perform related work as required.

• Work closely with school administrators, parents, and children to resolve issues; communicate procedures and policies, and provide customer service to all cafeteria users. 

• Assist with supervision of all kitchen team members.

• Participate in meetings and training sessions as needed.

• Perform all other duties of a similar nature or level.

SUPERVISORY AND MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY

• Self-motivated, eager to grow and learn

• Communicative, customer service based

• Ability to coach and celebrate in the moment 

• Work Schedule: 

  • 10 month or school year round employee 

  • 40 hours a week 

  • Hours: 6:30AM-3:00PM, including a 30 minute lunch 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

Education, Licensure, or Certification

• High School Diploma/GED required

• ServSafe Manager Certification or Certified Food Protection Manager certification from the county

Work Experience or Related Experience

• Four years of food handling service/preparation experience

• Two years of lead/supervisory experience

Specialized Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Ensuring that all Food Service Employees are properly monitoring control measures and Critical Control Points (CCPs) at the required frequency and are documenting required records.

• Monitoring the overall performance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to include food temping, hand washing, sanitizing buckets, etc.

• Monitoring is a constant consideration. Implementing and enforcing policies and procedures.

• Professional appearance per the employee handbook.

• Cooking/Prepping/Serving meals as required and necessary. 

• Operating all kitchen equipment.

• Providing training to kitchen staff in all aspects of food service operations including operation of kitchen equipment.

• Assigning job responsibilities and developing work schedules with approval of your Principal and Regional Food Service Manager.

• Maintains a cooperative relationship with school administration.

• Prepare daily production sheets. 

• Place weekly orders with the food supplier on designated days; check in order after delivery, follow all processes as set in place by the district.

• Assure team is working together to prep menu items and keep the kitchen clean and orderly throughout the day.

• Operates the cash register/POS system/Daily Reconciliation – closing out end of day.

• Implements financial controls to maintain profitability. 

• Accounts for all funds and handles as required. 

• Takes daily deposits to the front office for deposit as per district policy.

• Handles and delivers food orders for Food Service sponsored catering events (Patriot’s Day, Veteran’s Day, Volunteer Breakfast).

• Helps provide meals for LKC and/or Preschool during Fall/Winter/Spring/Summer Break - if requested.

• Weekly & Monthly Inventory. 

• Organize/manage all storage areas of the kitchen, including dry storage, freezer, coolers, and office areas.

• Assure employees fill out all necessary HR & Payroll paperwork per policy.  

• Attend campus staff meetings, special functions and in-services as required.

• Lead the kitchen team in completing mandatory deep cleaning of kitchen 4 times a year.

BACKGROUND CHECKS

• The incumbent in this position will be required to pass a criminal history background check

• Must be able to obtain and hold a valid IVP Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card at all times.

PHYSICAL AND TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Positions in this classification typically require: stooping, kneeling, crouching, standing, walking, sitting, finger or manual dexterity, repetitive finger motion, speaking, hearing, seeing (with correction), focusing ability, or other factors applicable for job.

• Employee must be able to stand and walk constantly on various floor surfaces while performing various duties, including but not limited to using push/pull force of up to 100 pounds for various machines.

• Employee must stand constantly and walk frequently lifting items of various sizes, up to 50 pounds. Items over 50 pounds require a second staff member to lift. 

• Employee may rarely be required to climb ladders to perform various cleaning or maintenance tasks.

• Employees may be subject to travel, fumes, odors, chemicals, blood borne pathogens, workspace restrictions, and loud noises.

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

Enjoy the benefits of being the best

Education is not a spectator sport, so we encourage you work hard, learn, have fun and always do your best. If you raise your hand to accept the challenge of changing lives through education and give your very best to contribute to our students’ success, you’ll experience:

A. our colorful school spirit

B. a fulfilling career

C. a culture of connection

D. our spirit of tradition

E. the benefits of being the best.

Hint: If asked in your interview how we ignite your desire to be the best, the answer is “All of the above”

Enjoy industry-leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses and paid time-off. Care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits, discounted onsite childcare and student enrollment priority, even for part-time roles. Invest in your future with retirement plans - Arizona has 401(k) plans with 6% employer matching, Nevada participates in the Nevada State Retirement PERS and Texas participate in the Texas retirement TRS. Enhance your growth with promotion opportunities, training, mentoring and tuition reimbursement. Thrive in a welcoming, supportive and inclusive environment where we celebrate the diversity of our team and our communities and uphold our values to treat others with fairness, equality and respect as an equal opportunity employer.

Come be an educator with LTS

Every team member, from our support staff to our leadership team has knowledge to share, skills to teach, inspiration to offer, and a passion for helping others learn and perform their best, which is why we are proud to call all our employees educators.

Our smart, talented, diverse educators across Arizona, Nevada and Texas are working together to change lives through education and make our charter schools the best place learn, grow and work. Come be an educator at Legacy Traditional Schools and experience a positive collective energy so powerful, it ignites your desire to be the best! Ignite your career. Apply Today!