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2615-School Lunchroom Helper

Recruitment: REF39995I

Published: April 05, 2024

Contact:

Luis Ramos Escobar - ramosescobarl@sfusd.edu

Apply using SmartRecruiters, the City and County of San Francisco's application portal.

Department: Unified School District
Job class: 2615-School Lunchroom Helper
Pay range: See job ad text below
Role type: Permanent Civil Service What does this mean?
Hours: Full-time
Exam type: Class Based Test
Rule: Rule of the List
List type: Entrance
 

About:

About: 

THIS IS A CITYWIDE EXAM 

San Francisco is a vibrant and dynamic city, on the forefront of economic growth & innovation, urban development, arts & entertainment, as well as social issues & change. This rich tapestry of culture and ideas is sustained by our City's commitment to heighten the quality of life for San Franciscans and residents of the greater Bay Area. Our employees play an important role not only in making our City what it is today, but also in shaping the future of San Francisco. The City & County of San Francisco employs more than 28,000 individuals in various professional jobs and diverse array of services such as maintaining city streets and parks, driving buses and cable cars, providing public health services, keeping the streets safe and firefighting. If you ever wondered what it is like to work for the San Francisco Unified School District, check out our core values video https://www.youtube.com/watchv=pPAmEkJdEB4 and follow us on social media!

Application Opening:  April 5th, 2024

Application Deadline: April 10th, 2024

Compensation:  $47,089.74 – $65,834.91

Recruitment ID: X00066

Under general supervision, assists in the preparation of a variety of foods served in a school lunchroom; performs routine duties in the cleaning of kitchen areas and serving utensils; and performs related duties as required. 

Requires following established methods and procedures relating to the preparation and serving of food in school lunchrooms; preparing simple records relative to purchase and sale of food in lunchrooms; maintaining cleanliness of kitchen areas and serving utensils; following simple oral or written instructions; making frequent contacts with students, faculty and other employees on routine matters. Nature of work requires considerable physical and manual effort with some exposure to accident and injury hazards and somewhat disagreeable elements. 

Role description

Distinguishing Features:

The Student Nutrition Worker classification is the entry-level class of the series performing routine duties in preparation and serving of food; maintaining point of sales; maintaining cleanliness of kitchen areas and serving utensils.  This class is distinguished from 2616 Lead Student Nutrition Worker classification in that the latter classification performs duties of a more difficult and complex nature, including supervision.

Supervision Exercised:

This class does not supervise. This class receives guidance and oversight from the 2616 Lead Student Nutrition Worker or a higher level classification.

Major, Important, and Essential Duties:

According to Civil Service Commission Rule 109, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive list.

  • Maintains high food safety and sanitation standards. Must utilize a first-in-first-out (FIFO) inventory management system.
  • Maintains Student Nutrition Program compliance with all federal, state, and local guidelines.
  • Follows the collection and recording procedures approved for Point of Sale at the school.
  • Identifies reimbursable meals on the serving line.
  • Maintains confidentiality of students receiving free or reduced price meals  Maintains confidentiality of students receiving free or reduced price meals.
  • Assists in the preparation and/or heat up of a variety of foods, such as salad bars, sandwiches, soups, grain and noodle dishes; washes, and prepares foods and vegetables; assembles bag lunches.
  • Serves food to students and faculty members. 
  • Provides food preparation and customer service needs for reimbursable meal menus, milk sales and all assigned site functions, following prescribed menus and recipes.  
  • Washes, scrubs and otherwise cleans, pots, pans, trays and other items as directed    
  • Sweeps floor, sanitizes equipment, stoves, work tables, and performs other duties relative to keeping the kitchen and storage rooms sanitized and orderly; sanitizes tabletops.
  • Closely monitors computers at meal times to ensure accuracy of all transactions. 
  • Performs all software procedures, including: powering on the computer; turning on computer/restarting as requested by technical support; opening foodservice software program and logging in; opening till for meal service; ensuring accuracy of all transactions; posting payments to student accounts; enter cash totals into computer; logging out and closing computer programs. 
  • Maintains and completes required forms and records accurately, as assigned by the supervisor.
  • Attends and participates in meetings as required. 
  • Performs related duties as assigned. 

Important and Essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of: Approved food handling practices, food preparation and use of cafeteria equipment; and food and supply ordering, receiving and inventory control.

Skills to operate: Basic office equipment including computer, peripherals, telephone

Ability to: Do the various tasks of a kitchen; meet work schedules and timelines, and work under pressure of deadlines and interruptions; keep records as required; add, subtract, multiply, and divide accurately; work cooperatively with others; understand and carry out oral and written directions; operate a Point of Sale system independently.

How to qualify

How to Qualify: 

Minimum Qualifications: 

  • Education: Requires possession of high school diploma or equivalent 
  • Experience: Requires six (6) months of routine kitchen work experience including use of a computer and point of sale software.
  • License or Certificate: Requires possession and maintenance of a current Food Safety certification 
  • Must be able to lift 50 pounds.

**Note: One year of full-time employment is equivalent to 2000 hours. (2000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week.) Any overtime hours that you work above forty (40) hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time employment.

Verification: 

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at https://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements.

**Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco. 

All work experience, education, training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application. Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.

Selection Procedures:

After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following:

Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ): Candidates will be required to complete a MQSQ as part of the employment application. This MQSQ is designed to obtain specific information regarding an applicant's experience in relation to the Minimum Qualifications (MQ) for this position. The MQSQ will be used to evaluate if the applicant possesses the required minimum qualifications.

Performance Based Examination: (Weight 100%)

Candidates deemed eligible and admitted to the examination process will be administered a performance based test designed to measure knowledge, skills and/or abilities in job-related areas which may include but not limited to: 

  • Knowledge of: Approved food handling practices, food preparation and use of cafeteria equipment; and food and supply ordering, receiving and inventory control.
  • Ability to: Do the various tasks of a kitchen; meet work schedules and timelines, and work under pressure of deadlines and interruptions; keep records as required; add, subtract, multiply, and divide accurately; work cooperatively with others; understand and carry out oral and written directions; operate a Point of Sale system independently.

What else should I know?

What else should I know?: 

Eligible List/Score Report: A confidential eligible list of applicant names that have passed the civil service examination process will be created, and used for certification purposes only. An examination score report will be established, so applicants can view the ranks, final scores and number of eligible candidates. Applicant information, including names of applicants on the eligible list, shall not be made public unless required by law. However, an eligible list shall be made available for public inspection, upon request, once the eligible list is exhausted or expired and referrals resolved. The eligible list/score report resulting from this civil service examination process is subject to change after adoption (e.g., as a result of appeals), as directed by the Human Resources Director or the Civil Service Commission. 

The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be of 12 months, and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director. (When requesting cert rule, check with union to let them know of how long the duration of list will be)

Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights: 

Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. [Note: The correction of clerical errors in an announcement may be posted on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/. The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 110.4. Such appeals must be submitted in writing to the Department of Human Resources, 1 S Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103-5413 by close of business on the 5th business day following the issuance date of this examination announcement. Information concerning other Civil Service Commission Rules involving announcements, applications and examination policies, including applicant appeal rights, can be found on the Civil Service Commission website at http://sfgov.org/civilservice/rules

Background:

As a finalist for a job, you will be fingerprinted, and your fingerprints will be sent to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The resulting report of your conviction history (if any) will be used to determine whether the nature of your conviction (or arrest, in limited circumstances) conflicts with the specific duties and responsibilities of the job for which you are a finalist. If a conflict exists, you will be asked to present any evidence of rehabilitation that may mitigate the conflict, except when federal or state regulations bar employment in specific circumstances, such as:

  • Candidates for positions with the Unified School District and the Community College
  • Candidates may be disqualified from consideration should their conviction history not meet the standards established under the California Education Code.
  • Candidates for positions with the Recreation and Park Department may be disqualified from consideration should their conviction history not meet the standards established under California Public Resources Code 5164.

General Information:

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

Information About the Hiring Process 

Conviction History 

Employee Benefits Overview 

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Disaster Service Worker 

ADA Accommodation 

Veterans Preference 

Seniority Credit in Promotional Exams [required for Combined, Promotive, Entrance (CPE) Exams only] 

Right to Work 

Copies of Application Documents 

Diversity Statement 

How to Apply

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ and begin the application process. 

Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow instructions on the screen 

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com). 

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received. 

Exam Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the exam analyst Luis Ramos Escobar, at ramosescobarl@sfusd.edu

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.