Job Description

The 2604 Food Service Worker supports food preparation, service, and cleanliness in institutional and food service environments. This position performs a variety of tasks to ensure the efficient operation of food service facilities and adherence to safety and sanitation standards.

Essential Duties:

1. Set up food counters and tables; prepare simple foods such as toast, cereal, sandwiches, salads, and boiled eggs; portion and dish food for customers and patients, including special diet preparations.
2. Wash, clean, and peel vegetables and other ingredients for cooking.
3. Operate kitchen equipment and tools used in preparing liquid and solid foods.
4. Serve food to customers and patients in cafeterias, dining halls, or hospital wards.
5. Clean and sanitize dishes, utensils, storage spaces, equipment, containers, tables, floors, and other work areas as required.
6. Perform auxiliary tasks such as transporting supplies, managing meal cards, and distributing linens.
7. Assist in preparing special diet foods as needed.

The 2604 Food Service Worker may also perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

1. Education: * Possession of a high school diploma or equivalent (e.g., GED or High School Proficiency Examination); AND
2. Experience: * At least six (6) months of food handling experience in the food service industry, such as working as a food service worker, kitchen helper, waiter, or busboy (or a similar position).

Substitution:
Completion of twelve (12) semester units or equivalent credits in Food Service, Culinary Arts, Dietetics, and/or Nutrition may substitute for the required experience.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

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.

Important Note: Please make sure it is absolutely clear in your application exactly how you meet the minimum qualifications. Only the information entered in your application will be considered when determining whether you meet minimum qualifications. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application. Applications that do not appear to meet the minimum qualifications will not move forward in the recruitment process. Please upload certificates, transcripts, employment verifications, performance appraisals, etc. that you feel will help demonstrate that you meet the minimum qualifications.

Additional Information

How to apply:

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit careers.sf.gov and begin the application process.

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Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment therefore, it is their responsibility to contact the Analyst if they update their email address.

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.

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 Workers
• Reasonable Accommodation
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst, Elaine Adams atelaine.adams@sfdph.org or (628) 271-6974.

We may use text messaging to communicate with you on the phone number provided in your application. The first message will ask you to opt in to text messaging.

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.