Volunteer Canteen Coordinator Job Description

The Canteen Coordinator is responsible for the management of the day-to-day operations of the school
canteen.

Responsibilities

This includes the following responsibilities:

Providing leadership to school volunteers to ensure the delivery of lunch by 11am each Monday and Friday
Planning, organising and monitoring the day to day operations of the canteen, including:
1. Management of online orders
2. Weekly stocktake
3. Ordering
4. Menu Updates
5. Fresh food shopping
6. Helping out when a shift is short staffed or not coping

Managing the Our Online Canteen online ordering system EACH Monday and Friday by 9am
Printing labels and online tally sheets and updating Online system whenever necessary
Communicate with parent and children over the counter or via email regarding questions and problems they might have about canteen orders
Communicating with volunteers regards questions and issues they might have regarding their shift
Being very aware of all children with allergies and making sure the canteen is a safe food environment
Creating new ideas for the menu
Orientation for new volunteers in the food preparation and other procedures
Being present and provide a report to P&C on canteen each month for the P&C Meeting
Ensure that stock is kept at appropriate levels and a stock take is undertaken at the end of each school term
Ensuring the health, safety and welfare of others in the canteen including undertaking a canteen risk assessment for hazards every term according WH&S legislation
Security in the canteen such as money, keys, locking all doors and windows, switching off all appliances (except refrigeration units) and restricting entry to the canteen to only those who are authorised to be there
Ensuring that the cleaning is carried out properly
Organise a large clean out at the end of each term
Organise Meal Deal to benefit the school community. This includes sourcing food, ordering, processing and preparing the event