School Nutrition Assistant (Part Time)

Part-time position, 3 hours per day.

About the role

The School Nutrition Assistant provides support to food service activities at an assigned location, with responsibilities for preparing and serving food items to students and/or school personnel and maintaining food service facilities in a safe and sanitary condition. This job reports to the School Nutrition Director.

Responsibilities

• Attends in-service training and workshops to gather information required to perform job functions.
• Cleans and sanitizes linens, utensils, equipment, storage, food preparation, serving, and eating areas to maintain sanitary conditions and meet health and safety requirements.
• Evaluates prepared food for flavor, appearance, and temperature to ensure acceptance by students and staff.
• Inspects food items and supplies to verify quantity, quality, and specifications, and to comply with mandated health standards.
• Inventories food, condiments, and supplies to ensure availability for projected menu requirements.
• Maintains accurate records and reports (e.g., leftovers, opened cans, student lunch balances, money collection and reconciliation, informing students of lunch balances) for State, Federal, and administrative requirements.
• Maintains equipment, storage, food preparation, and serving areas in a sanitary condition to comply with health standards.
• Merchandises food and beverage items for efficient service to students and staff.
• Monitors kitchen and cafeteria areas (e.g., time/temperature logs, employee safety, working procedures) to ensure a safe and sanitary environment.
• Oversees the preparation, cooking, and serving of food (including special diets and allergy accommodations) to provide high-quality, nutritious meals.
• Performs functions of other nutritional service positions (e.g., cashiering) as requested to ensure adequate staff coverage.
• Prepares food and beverage items according to standardized recipes and established procedures (e.g., ready-to-eat, cold-held, hot-held foods) to meet nutritional and meal requirements.
• Receives food items and supplies, placing them in designated areas following temperature and spoilage guidelines.
• Reports needed supplies and equipment malfunctions to the Nutrition Manager.
• Serves the appropriate number of food items to meet nutritional requirements and student/staff requests.
• Performs other related duties as assigned to ensure efficient functioning of the work unit.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Job-related experience is desired.
• Skills required include:
  • Adhering to safety practices.
  • Preparing and maintaining accurate records.
  • Utilizing industrial-grade food service equipment and pertinent software applications.
  • Operating standard office equipment and kitchen tools.
• Knowledge required includes:
  • Basic math (fractions, percents, ratios).
  • Methods of quantity cooking and health standards.
  • Food safe handling procedures and meal planning.
  • Managing high-volume food preparation operations.
  • Job-related codes, laws, regulations, and policies.
  • Industrial cleaning methods.
• Abilities required include:
  • Scheduling activities and meetings.
  • Gathering, collating, and classifying data.
  • Working with diverse individuals and as part of a team.
  • Communicating with persons of diverse backgrounds.
  • Maintaining confidentiality and meeting deadlines.
  • Organizing tasks and setting priorities.
  • Working around children.
• Physical demands include significant lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, and fine finger dexterity. The job requires 0% sitting, 25% walking, and 75% standing, and is performed under minimal temperature variations with some exposure to risk of injury or illness.

Certificates and Licenses

• Food Handlers/SafeServ Certificate.
• Bloodborne Pathogens Training & Testing.
• Diabetes Training & Testing.
• Homeless Training & Testing.
• Civil Rights Training & Testing.
• Continuing Education (8 hours).
• Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance.

Pay

$17.70 - $30.20/hour. Benefit eligible.