Breakfast/Lunchroom Clerk

Location: Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School
Estimated start date: August 26, 2026

About the role

Performs monitoring and clerical duties to maintain a clean and safe environment for elementary cafeteria services. The district reserves the right to modify or change the duties or essential functions of this job at any time.

Responsibilities

• Reports consistently for work as scheduled
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Attains proficient or higher evaluations on established Performance Standards
• Completes daily paperwork for the school and food service vendor (e.g., lunch reports and deposits)
• Sells and tracks lunch purchases in Point of Service (POS) system (Infinite Campus) in accordance with Colorado Department of Education (CDE) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) meal count regulations
• Ensures all components of reimbursable meal are present in accordance with USDA and CDE meal count regulations
• Attends mandatory training events on meal count procedures

Skills

• Ability to adapt to changing technologies and learn functionality of new equipment and systems
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Ability to create, access, input, retrieve, and manipulate information in various software systems
• Ability to establish and maintain accurate record keeping, document management, and filing systems
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with individuals from diverse backgrounds and professions
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions
• Ability to greet and interact with the public in a courteous and professional manner
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to manage simultaneous demands and set clear priorities
• Ability to perform routine bookkeeping and clerical accounting tasks effectively and efficiently
• Ability to work days, hours, locations, and assignments as directed by the supervisor
• Ability to work independently without direct supervision
• Commitment to the education of students as a primary responsibility
• Effective communication with students and adults in a wide variety of settings
• Computer proficiency including office productivity applications
• Considerable knowledge of policies, procedures, and overall district functions
• Demonstrated ability to manage simultaneous demands and set clear priorities
• Demonstrated ability to work well with others in a team setting
• Demonstrates citizenship, compassion, courage, discernment, excellence, honesty, hope, integrity, patience, perseverance, reliability, respect, responsibility, and trustworthiness
• Demonstrates effective organizational and time management skills
• Detail-oriented
• Energetic, creative, innovative, flexible
• Excellent cooperative, collaborative, and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of office methods and procedures including appropriate telephone etiquette
• Knowledge of Special Education, other educational programming, and associated legal requirements
• Promotes a positive climate, culture, and community
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, written, listening, and verbal communication skills
• Student-centered and relationship-focused
• Understanding of data privacy laws and their implications for the educational community
• Willingness to participate in ongoing training as required

Work Environment

• The noise level may alternate among quiet, moderate, and loud
• Frequently required to interact in person and through communication methods with students, public, and/or other staff
• Required to work scheduled school/work hours and/or days
• May be required to work extended school/work hours and/or days as directed
• Work is generally performed in a cafeteria
• May experience exposure to high noise levels

Physical Demands

• Sits, stands, walks, stoops, kneels, and crouches/squats while performing duties
• Oral and auditory capacity enabling interaction interpersonally and/or through communication devices
• Uses eyes, hands, and finger coordination enabling the use of equipment and writing utensils
• Typical demands require lifting and carrying up to 20 pounds; may be higher for some assignments depending on position and student need
• May require climbing stairs, ladders, and/or stools; reach, hold, grasp and turn objects
• Uses fingers to operate computer keyboards
• Feels the shape, size, and temperature of objects

Cognitive Functions

• Analyze, communicate, compare, compile, compute, coordinate, copy, evaluate, instruct, negotiate, synthesize, reason, and use interpersonal skills

Qualifications

• First Aid/CPR certification (American Heart Association, Red Cross, or equivalent)
• High school graduate (high school diploma or equivalent)

Pay

Compensation range: $17.97–$18.87 per hour

Schedule

• Scheduled weekly hours: 21.25
• Hours per day: 4.25
• Days per year: 162 (Monday–Friday)

Benefits

Eligibility for part-time regular benefits. For more information, visit Employee Benefits | Academy District 20.