Central Kitchen Coordinator

Assist in preparing and serving meals, clean up, and related food service duties in a K-12 educational environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of duties in the preparation, serving, transporting, and cleaning up after meals.
• Operate cash register for meals and snack bar.
• Prepare food service receipts as required.
• Support the District’s mission, vision, and Strategic Plan through appropriate and cooperative behavior.
• Foster and maintain strong relationships with District employees, community members, and stakeholders.
• Participate in professional growth activities and respond to suggestions for improvement.
• Attend meetings, workshops, and seminars to gather or convey information related to job duties.
• Recommend solutions to address short and long-term needs of the District.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Previous school food service experience in quantity cooking preferred.
• Possess a current food handlers card.
• May be required to have a valid State of Washington Driver’s license.
• Ability to lift up to fifty pounds (50 lb).
• Experience handling money and operating a cash register preferred.
• Ability to stoop, climb, and perform physical tasks as necessary.
• Ability to relate effectively to students, staff, and parents.
• Ability to operate computers and copiers.
• Achieve minimum acceptable levels/scores in reading, writing, math, and technology assessments.

Schedule

• 201-day work year (including paid holidays that fall within the school year).
• 8.0 paid hours per day, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute duty-free lunch.
• Schedule: 5:30 AM - 2:00 PM, Monday - Friday.

Pay

Salary range: $25.86 - $28.95 per hour (DOE), based on the 2025-26 PSE Salary Schedule A. Will be paid at the 2026-27 rate.

Benefits

Regular employees anticipated to work 630 hours or more in a year are eligible for the following benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retirement benefits.
• Life insurance and long-term disability.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Option to participate in deferred compensation/403B plans.
• Dependent care flexible spending/health savings accounts.
• Additional life insurance and/or long-term disability coverage through employee contributions.
• Sick leave, vacation, personal leave, and paid holidays (aligned with bargaining agreements).
• VEBA (Health Reimbursement Account) for out-of-pocket medical expenses (availability based on annual employee voting).

Eligibility for benefits for on-call positions is determined by hours worked during the last two school years.

Work Environment

• Job duties involve sitting, walking, standing, stooping, crouching, and climbing.
• May be exposed to high noise levels.
• May be required to interact with distraught students.
• Work is performed in a generally clean and healthy environment.