Food Service Assistant - Geiger Elementary School

About the role

Responsible to assist the School Dining Services program as needed.

Responsibilities

• Assists in maintaining high standard of nutrition for school dining service program.
• Assists in preparing, cooking and serving the meals at assigned school (Breakfast & Lunch).
• Responsible for following all established sanitation procedures.
• Assists in student, money, and meal accountability as required in assigned school.
• Assists in supervision of children during meal service as required in assigned school.
• Responsible for washing and sanitizing food service utensils.
• Ability to work harmoniously with staff.
• Responsible for correct equipment use and reporting of needed maintenance.
• Ability to lift and store food and food related products.

Requirements

• High School graduate or GED equivalent.
• Training in sanitation, food handling and safety.

Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively with individuals and groups of employees.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to use a Personal Computer with database, spreadsheet and word-processing software.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the school community.
• Ability to speak clearly and concisely both in oral and written communication.

Benefits

Lewiston Public Schools offers a robust employee benefits package for full-time employees, including: health insurance with up to 89% of the premium paid by the employer; dental, vision, life, short- and long-term disability insurance; flexible spending and dependent care accounts; Maine Public Employee, 403(b) and 457 retirement plans; paid sick leave and vacation time; paid holidays; tuition reimbursement and more!

Pay

Salary: $18.72