Penn State Job Catalog

Culinary Support Specialists contribute to the wellness, growth, and development of children attending University-managed childcare centers. Responsibilities include maintaining a safe and healthy food service operation; monitoring, examining, and analyzing kitchen expenses and costs; maintaining food, supply, and equipment inventories; ensuring menus meet regulatory and nutritional requirements.

• Maintain a safe and healthy food service operation; uphold food quality control procedures; follow public health and welfare directives; ensure compliance with governmental mandates and University policies; address and correct discrepancies; prepare reports
• Oversee kitchen budget; examine expenses; identify cost containment; compile, analyze and report data
• Maintain inventories; anticipate requisition needs and place orders; negotiate prices; resolve quality and quantity issues
• Plan meal and snack menus meeting proper nutritional requirements and child-care food guidelines; supervise preparation; manage food substitutions to meet special dietary needs
• Organize and conduct part-time worker training programs

Level:

– Intermediate Support

Base Description:

– Completes administrative activities and tasks of a technical or functional nature.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates ability to perform intermediate tasks in defined skill areas. Demonstrates intermediate knowledge of internal procedures. Works under general supervision, performing assignments that may be varied and sometimes difficult. Supports team decisions and follows through with team responsibilities. Interprets and communicates information clearly and accurately. Demonstrates intermediate problem–solving skills.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– May provide basic direction to lower level support staff

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Handles routine financial transactions
– May validate and pay invoices

Problem Solving:

– Encounters generally routine problems; occasionally faces more complex and/or varied problems
– Typically follows recommended course of action and procedures to resolve problems
– Applies knowledge of institutional policies and procedures in determining course of action

Independence of Action:

– Work is generally monitored by supervisor
– Detailed instructions and procedures are generally provided
– Uses available guidelines to make appropriate adaptations to routine situations and refers other situations to supervisor

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates internally within working unit and/or the University
– May communicate with external audiences for scheduling/coordination
– Collaborates closely with team members
– Interprets and communicates information, ideas and instructions clearly and accurately both verbally and in written materials that may be intended for distribution

• Comp Grade – 4
• Minimum – $34,800.00
• MidPoint – $42,600.00
• Maximum – $50,500.00