The job of the Lunch Clerk is to support student learning through maintaining meal accounts, daily deposits, timely meal service and financial reporting that meet the Child Nutrition Program requirements with efficiency, organization, accuracy, and good internal and external customer service.

A Day in the Life

Supports the kitchen team by being punctual and ready to work.
Assist in daily inventory, restocking supplies, and communication related to ensuring the necessary resources to function efficiently.
Assist other kitchen staff with any task that needs to be completed in order to meet deadlines.
Inspect, sanitize, and clean kitchen and equipment to meet district, state, and federal health standards.
Maintain confidentiality as appropriate in order to comply with district, state and federal laws.
Accurately identifies reimbursable meals and coaches students on building a reimbursable meal.
Demonstrate effective communication and flexibility with the peers.
Respond to questions/concerns of parents and students.
Collect money and credit student/staff accounts.
Maintain accurate records of accounts, money collected, and meals served in order to meet program requirements.
Maintain collected money to ensure safekeeping of funds.
Contact families to collect negative balances in accordance with the Unpaid Meal Balance Policy.
Complete monthly state reports and submit them in a timely manner.
Assist with food preparation according to the Kitchen Manager’s instructions to ensure meals are served on time.
Train kitchen staff to perform duties when the clerk is absent.
Assist with training of new cashiers or clerks district wide.
Attend Cerk’s meetings. Complete annual training requirements. Attend inservice, meetings and training as assigned.
Demonstrate a working knowledge to efficiently and accurately operate the point-of-sale system.
Investigate and correct errors in cash-register drawers, daily deposits and transactions.
Demonstrate accuracy identifying reimbursable meals and coaches students on building a reimbursable meal.
Use good communication and customer service skills in working with team members, school staff, students, and parents.
Secondary Lunch Clerk: Ensures Kitchen Assistant serving as Cashiers are correct in identifying reimbursable meals and have accurate deposits and transactions.
Perform other duties as assigned including but not limited to dish washing, cleaning, organizing, and serving for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the food service program.

Environment

Each school has a commercial kitchen
Temperatures vary from extremely hot to extremely cold (freezer)
Can be noisy and crowded

Perks of Working for Maize USD 266

School schedule – work when students are in session
Holidays off – enjoy a week at Thanksgiving, two weeks around Christmas, and Spring Break
Benefits - paid leave, subsidized health insurance, and KPERS retirement

Food Service Clerk (MSHS)