Job Description

School Nutrition AssistantDivision/Department: School Leadership and OperationsPay Grade: $18/HourPay Type: HourlyRetirement: NAContract Work Year: 183 DaysReports To: School Nutrition Manager and PrincipalEvaluation Instrument: NAMinimum Qualifications: Standard high school diploma or satisfactory completion of any General Education Development (GED) Testing Program preferred, or satisfactory completion of Foodservice basic skills test. Food service experience preferred, but not mandatory.Goal: Prepare and serve nutritionally adequate meals to students, staff and visitors in an efficient and courteous manner.Representative Duties & Responsibilities:Assist in the preparation of various foods for cooking and serving.Follow recipes to ensure the menus are low-fat and healthy.Use portion control to equally portion all foods.Implement state/local health codes as they relate to food service.Follow all safety regulations.Wash dishes, and store them properly.Sweep and clean kitchen floors.Serve on the serving line.Know the procedures for operating large and small food service equipment.Follow appropriate dress codes to represent school nutrition in a professional manner.Clean equipment, kitchen and dining tables, as needed.Report faulty equipment to School Nutrition Manager.Help to check in USDA commodities and purchased foods.Help with the unloading and storage of all foods and supplies.Maintain a positive attitude toward the job, fellow workers, school staff and students.Participate in and attend all in-service training programs.Perform necessary average lifting up to 50 pounds.Possess and maintain valid and appropriate license, certificate and/or credential as may be required for this position.Follow work scheduling and attendance requirements in a regular, predictable and punctual manner.Participate in training programs to increase skills and proficiency related to the assignment.Review current developments, literature and technical source information related to job responsibilities.Ensure adherence to good safety procedures.Follow federal and state laws, as well as Board policies.Perform other duties as assigned.Important Notes:Essential Duties: Job descriptions are designed and intended only to summarize the essential duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and requirements for the purpose of clarifying the general nature and scope of a position's role as part of the overall organization. Job descriptions do not list all tasks an employee might be expected to perform, and they do not limit the right of the employer/supervisor to assign additional tasks or otherwise to modify duties to be performed – even if seemingly unrelated to the basic job. Every employee has a duty to perform all assigned tasks. (An employee who is assigned a duty or task believed to be unlawful should report the assignment to the Chief Human Resources Officer.) It should also be noted the order of duties/ responsibilities as listed in the job description is not designed or intended to rank the duties in any order of importance relative to each other.Minimum Requirements: In filling a vacant position, preferred or required credentials regarding education, training, experience, and other bona fide occupational qualifications may be established. The credentials shown in this job description may be interpreted only as the minimum criteria existing at the time the description was developed. Other bona fide occupational qualifications and criteria may be utilized as needed in the selection process.Fringe Benefits: FICA is paid by the employee and matched by the School District. Temporary workers do not qualify for employee benefits.

Job Tags

Similar Jobs