Nutrition Services Associate - Elementary 6 hours/day
Description
Effective Date Of Employment: Beginning of the 2026-27 school year
Application Deadline: July 13, 2026 - 4:00 p.m.
Application Procedures: Apply on-line at www.district196.org
Qualifications: High school graduate or GED holder; basic arithmetic, reading, and writing skills; ability to safely lift up to 40 pounds, stand for 3-6 hours, bend, twist, and perform repetitive motions; experience in institutional food service operations and/or school foodservice; completed Serve Safe course and passed exam with 70% accuracy or higher within 1 year of hire date; previous point of sale experience preferred; ability to work independently and manage time efficiently; demonstrated experience and proficiency working with a diverse school community.
Job Summary
Comply with food service manager's instructions on food production, preparation, and service; adhere to department standards for meal accounting; follow food service manager's instructions for kitchen, serving area, cafeteria, and dishroom clean-up; comply with food safety standards; operate computerized point of sale equipment to process students through breakfast and lunch lines; work cooperatively with other employees; attend job-related training classes and workshops; interact positively and professionally with students.
Responsibilities
- Comply with food service manager's instructions on food production, preparation, and service
- Adhere to department standards for meal accounting
- Follow food service manager's instructions for kitchen, serving area, cafeteria, and dishroom clean-up
- Comply with food safety standards
- Operate computerized point of sale equipment to process students through breakfast and lunch lines
- Work cooperatively with other employees
- Attend job-related training classes and workshops
- Interact positively and professionally with students
Qualifications
- High school graduate or GED holder
- Basic arithmetic, reading, and writing skills
- Ability to safely lift up to 40 pounds, stand for 3-6 hours, bend, twist, and perform repetitive motions
- Experience in institutional food service operations and/or school foodservice (helpful)
- Completed Serve Safe course and passed exam with 70% accuracy or higher within 1 year of hire date
- Previous point of sale experience preferred
- Ability to work independently and manage time efficiently
- Demonstrated experience and proficiency working with a diverse school community
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Long term disability insurance
- Sick-leave
- State pension plan
- Tax-deferred retirement savings account
- Flexible spending account
Pay
According to contractual agreement (based on 2025-26 contract): $20.23 - $22.74 hourly
Schedule
6 hours/day, during school day hours
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Long term disability insurance
- Sick-leave
- State pension plan
- Tax-deferred retirement savings account
- Flexible spending account
Equal Opportunity Employer
District 196 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. District 196 does not discriminate in employment or in any of its education programs and activities on the basis of sex, race, religion, color, creed, national origin, marital status, familial status, disability, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, age or genetic information. District 196 provides equal access to designated youth groups. The Director of Human Resources, Joel Milteer, is the designated Title IX Coordinator and responds to employment-related inquiries regarding the district's non-discrimination policies. The Director of Elementary Education, Jeremy Sorenson, and the Director of Secondary Education, Eric Hansen, respond to student-related inquiries regarding the district's non-discrimination policies. The Director of Special Education, Janet Fimmen, responds to inquiries concerning the rights of a student with a disability. Title IX inquiries may also be referred to the Assistant Secretary of the US Office for Civil Rights (OCR).