Assistant, Kitchen (Hourly)

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester.  We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement.  We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching

• Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities

• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.

• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes

• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others

• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:

Assistant, Kitchen (Hourly)

Job Description Summary:

To provide services to support the nutrition and health areas of the child care program.

Job Description:

Description of Duties and Tasks

• Prepare morning and afternoon snacks.
• Wash, dry and fold clothes to the classrooms.
• Wash, sort and return to dishes to classrooms.
• Clean, sanitize and return educational materials to the classrooms.
• Clean and sanitize kitchen area.
• Buy groceries weekly.
• Maintain equipment (for example, de-lime dishwasher).
• Assure food safety (for example, check refrigerator temperatures).

Additional Job Specific Duties

• Communicate positively with family members, co-workers, students and community members.
• Protect the health and safety of children by following food handling and food establishment guidelines.
• Behave professionally and ethically (for example, wear nametag, dress appropriately, arrive on time ready to work, inform supervisor when absent).
• Assist with keeping hallways and storage areas organized.
• Complete training as required by the City/County Health Department.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

• Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Maintaining an established work schedule.
• Effectively using interpersonal and communication skills.
• Effectively using organizational and planning skills.
• Effective customer-orientation when working with a multicultural population.

Required Work Experience

• As required.

Preferred Work Experience

• Food Service

Required Education

• High school diploma or equivalency.

Special Requirements

• 18 years of age.
• Willingness to participate in orientation and training prior to placement.
• Willingness to participate in required training.
• Meet criminal history requirements for HHS Child Care Regulation.

Other Preferred Qualifications

• Completion of some Culinary Arts or Nutrition college coursework.
• Familiarity with USDA guidelines.
• Work experience in a food establishment or related field work or internships.

Physical Requirements

• Work is routinely performed in a standard office or similar environment.
• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing, and pulling.
• Occasional lifting of objects up to 10 pounds.