School Nutrition Assistant Aspen Ridge
About the role
awith that text. Responsibilities: There's a big block under "Responsibilities" with subcategories: Menu/Inventory, Food Preparation and Equipment, Financial, Other Responsibilities, Skilled In (maybe skills). We need to extract duties/responsibilities as list items. Let's parse: Responsibilities Menu/Inventory Assists in the implementation of breakfast and lunch, and special events including, but not limited to, Fruit and Vegetable Grant, After School Snack Program, Dinner Program, Summer Programs , etc.; Assist in serving quality meals on time every day regardless of challenges with food, equipment or staffing; Assists in determining and ordering appropriate quantities of food and supplies that are necessary for the efficient operation of the building meal program as needed. Food Preparation and Equipment Assists in preparing and serving meals, washing dishes, cleaning equipment and facilities as needed; Understands, follows, and may train in the proper procedures for safety and use of food service equipment; Assists in calculating quantities of food to be prepared each day while minimizing food waste; Uses and assists in training staff on the use of standardized recipes to ensure serving of safe food and USDA requirements are met for all students; Maintains a positive work environment where staff feel welcome and valued; Attends in- service meetings and trainings for the purpose of gathering information required to perform job functions; Maintains temperature logs when necessary to ensure safety; Ensures proper receiving and storage procedures are maintained by following current sanitation guidelines; Supports department continuous improvement program by accomplishing goals. Financial Provides accurate and complete information to manager regarding daily menu and food production records. Other Responsibilities Collaborates with nutrition staff, building staff and community members; Responds to questions and concerns in a timely manner; Uses creative ways to connect with students to seek their input and build positive relationships; Communicates effectively with students, families and staff to maintain positive relationships; Recognizes and acknowledges concerns and proactively works with others to find solutions. Understands and follows USDA and MDE meal pattern regulations; Follows all local and district health safety codes; Completes annual health and safety training; Follows all current uniform guidelines and Osseo Area Schools Food and Nutrition personal hygiene procedures; Helps in passing bi-annual health inspections. Skilled In Interacting positively and building relationships with all stakeholders; Proper use of commercial kitchen equipment to minimize accidents, safety, and sanitation concerns; Being agile and ability to move quickly; Attending to detail; Making quick, logical and decisive decisions as daily challenges occur; Developing positive relationships with students, staff and community; Creating a safe and caring work environment where staff feel welcome and valued; Communicating effectively using good interpersonal skills; Understanding and following Nutrition Services processes including, but not limited, to standardized recipes, labels, safety data sheets, cooking and cleaning procedures. Thus responsibilities can be a list of bullet points. We'll combine all these sentences into
- items.
We need to avoid duplication. Some sentences may be repeated? Not obvious.
Now Requirements: Minimum Education Required N/A, Minimum Experience Required N/A. Those are N/A, we should not create a Requirements section if content is just N/A (placeholder). The instruction: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "N/A"). So we should omit Requirements section.
Qualifications: Not explicitly listed. There's "Bargaining unit: School Nutrition Osseo Area Schools". That's maybe not qualification. There's "Shift First (Day)". That's schedule. There's "Number of Openings 1". That's metadata. "Veterans Encouraged to Apply Yes". That's maybe not qualification. "Compensation $20.00 - $21.47 / Hourly". That's pay. "Postal Code 55369". "Job Type Part Time". "Place of Work On-site". "Requisition ID 5938555". Those are metadata.
We need Benefits: There's a link to benefits PDF: "Job Benefits https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1734633350/district279org/gv4gbrgaqqleseyudzme/SchoolNutrition2024-2026FINAL.pdf". That's a benefits link. Also earlier there is a paragraph: "Osseo Area Schools Offers Meaningful and impactful work Opportunities to grow professionally A variety of benefits Summer opportunities and more". That's benefits description. So we have benefits content.
Pay: Compensation $20.00 - $21.47 / Hourly. That's pay.
Schedule: Work schedule: 5.5 hrs/day. Also Shift First (Day). So schedule: 5.5 hours per day, day shift.
We also have "Job type or FTE: part-time". That's also schedule/type.
Thus we can create sections:
About the role (p)
Responsibilities (ul)
Benefits (p with description and link)
Pay (p)
Schedule (p)
We should not include Requirements, Qualifications, Skills unless we have specific content. There's a "Skilled In" list that could be considered Skills. The instruction: Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Skills). So we could create a Skills section from the "Skilled In" list. That is substantive content. So we should include Skills section. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to ensure we don't repeat content. The "Skilled In" list includes many items that may overlap with responsibilities but it's okay to include as skills. Now we need to strip boilerplate: Remove Equal Employment Opportunity Statement, Veteran’s Preference, Accommodation, Background Check, etc. Also remove lines like "Osseo Area School District ISD 279 is an Equal Opportunity, and veteran-friendly employer." etc. Also remove "For more information, view the District’s Equal Opportunity and Prohibition Against Discrimination, Harassment and Violence Policy." Also remove "Veteran’s Preference: If you are an eligible veteran, please submit a legible copy of your DD214 with your application." Also remove "Accommodation: If you have a disability that requires an accommodation during the selection process, please email Human Resources at HR@district279.org or call 763-391-7007." Also remove "Background Check Upon Conditional Offer Background checks are conducted upon receiving a conditional offer. Employees must complete a background check and are responsible for the background fee. A passing background is required. Criminal convictions are reviewed on a case-by-case basis." Also remove "Minimum Education Required N/A", "Minimum Experience Required N/A". Also remove "Job ID:5938555 Application Deadline:Posted until filled Starting Date: Immediately". Also remove "General Purpose of Job:"? Actually we used that for About the role. Keep that content but not the label. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to keep the description of purpose, responsibilities, skills, benefits, pay, schedule. Now format. We'll output:
About the role
To inspire and prepare all scholars with the confidence, courage and competence to achieve their dreams; contribute to community; and engage in a lifetime of learning by assisting in preparing and serving quality and nutritious meals to students and staff. Contribute to a positive kitchen team that builds relationships with students, building staff and community members.
Responsibilities
- Assists in the implementation of breakfast and lunch, and special events including, but not limited to, Fruit and Vegetable Grant, After School Snack Program, Dinner Program, Summer Programs, etc.
- Assist in serving quality meals on time every day regardless of challenges with food, equipment or staffing.
- Assists in determining and ordering appropriate quantities of food and supplies that are necessary for the efficient operation of the building meal program as needed.
- Assists in preparing and serving meals, washing dishes, cleaning equipment and facilities as needed.
- Understands, follows, and may train in the proper procedures for safety and use of food service equipment.
- Assists in calculating quantities of food to be prepared each day while minimizing food waste.
- Uses and assists in training staff on the use of standardized recipes to ensure serving of safe food and USDA requirements are met for all students.
- Maintains a positive work environment where staff feel welcome and valued.
- Attends in-service meetings and trainings for the purpose of gathering information required to perform job functions.
- Maintains temperature logs when necessary to ensure safety.
- Ensures proper receiving and storage procedures are maintained by following current sanitation guidelines.
- Supports department continuous improvement program by accomplishing goals.
- Provides accurate and complete information to manager regarding daily menu and food production records.
- Collaborates with nutrition staff, building staff and community members.
- Responds to questions and concerns in a timely manner.
- Uses creative ways to connect with students to seek their input and build positive relationships.
- Communicates effectively with students, families and staff to maintain positive relationships.
- Recognizes and acknowledges concerns and proactively works with others to find solutions.
- Understands and follows USDA and MDE meal pattern regulations.
- Follows all local and district health safety codes.
- Completes annual health and safety training.
- Follows all current uniform guidelines and Osseo Area Schools Food and Nutrition personal hygiene procedures.
- Helps in passing bi-annual health inspections.
Skills
- Interacting positively and building relationships with all stakeholders.
- Proper use of commercial kitchen equipment to minimize accidents, safety, and sanitation concerns.
- Being agile and ability to move quickly.
- Attending to detail.
- Making quick, logical and decisive decisions as daily challenges occur.
- Developing positive relationships with students, staff and community.
- Creating a safe and caring work environment where staff feel welcome and valued.
- Communicating effectively using good interpersonal skills.
- Understanding and following Nutrition Services processes including, but not limited to, standardized recipes, labels, safety data sheets, cooking and cleaning procedures.
Benefits
Osseo Area Schools offers meaningful and impactful work, opportunities to grow professionally, a variety of benefits, summer opportunities and more. Detailed benefits information can be found here: School Nutrition 2024-2026 Benefits PDF.
Pay