26-27 SY Food Service Worker

Columbus Elementary School; Deming (NM); On-site; USD 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Deming Public Schools is seeking a dedicated Food Service Worker for Columbus Elementary School in Deming, New Mexico. The role covers breakfast, lunch, and after-school meals for students, with emphasis on safety, nutrition, and compliance with federal/state regulations.

Starting date is immediate. Requirements include a High School diploma or GED, at least 1 year in food service, and required certifications or willingness to obtain within 30 days.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Minimum of 1 year experience in food service.
• First Aid/CPR certified or willing to obtain within the first 30 days of employment.
• Food Handlers Card or willing to obtain it within 30 days.
• Civil Rights Certification or willing to obtain within the first 30 days of employment.
• Valid Driver’s License for operation of a school vehicle.
• Fingerprint Background Check prior to employment.
• Bilingual ability (Spanish/English) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve breakfast, lunch, and other meals to students across district sites.
• Follow USDA/NM HACCP and sanitation standards.
• Load/unload satellite trucks and deliveries during summer months.
• Operate food service equipment and maintain kitchen cleanliness and safety.
• Maintain records such as temperature logs and meal counts.

Skills

Food service experience

First Aid/CPR

Food handlers card

Civil Rights certified

Driver's license

Fingerprint background check

Bilingual Spanish/English preferred

Education

High School or GED

Job description

26-27 SY Food Service Worker

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Job Details

Job ID: 5940125
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Sep 25, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Food Service Worker

Beginning Date: 26-27 School Year

Salary: Grade 15 step 1

QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicant must be highly qualified which requires one of the following and a complete application on file to be eligible for the position:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• High School or GED

• Minimum of 1 year experience working in food service.

• First Aid/CPR Certified or willing to obtain within the first 30 days of employment is required .

• Food Handlers Card or willing to obtain it within 30 days .

• Civil Rights Certified or willing to obtain within the first 30 days of employment is required .

• Valid Driver’s License for operation of a school vehicle.

• Fingerprint Background Check prior to employment

• Bilingual ability (Spanish/English) is preferred

JOB SUMMARY:

To prepare,serveandprovide balanced, healthy,nutritionalbreakfast, lunch, supper, FreshFruitand Vegetable, After School Snack meals to students enrolled at all district school sites and prepare and serve summer meals to the community during off season months/breaks.Ensuring compliancewithfederal and state regulation from theUnited States Department of AgricultureFood and Nutrition Child NutritionProgram, New Mexico Public Education DepartmentStudent Succes and Wellness Bureau,Southwest Training Systems, and New Mexico Environment Department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain effective workingrelationshipwithteam members,students, staff.

• Follow NMED and USDA HACCP Dress Code.

• Prepare/Servebreakfast,lunch, supper, FFVP,ASSPand summer meals.

• FollowUSDA schoolmenus.

• Prepare meals for students with special dietary needs per special menu.

• Load and unloadsatellitetruck– summer months.

• Fuel delivery truck– summer months.

• Unload and put away food deliveries from vendors following FIFO regulations.

• Cleansteamtableandsurrenderingkitchen equipment.

• Perform one or several food service operations includingbut not limitedtoogeneral kitchen help,cooking,cafeteria serving,assistingin food preparation,cleaning,andother related dutiesper the rotation schedule.

• Maintain personal hygiene and hygienic serving conditionsin accordance withthe New Mexico environmental code.

• Operates a variety of food preparation and service equipment. Sets up &breaksdown steam tables, serving linesafter meal servers.

• Performs daily cleaning of all kitchen equipment to ensure cleanliness and sanitary conditions are met.

• Maintains order and safety in the kitchen andserving linearea.

• Wash dishes and trays,general and deep cleaning, sweep, and mop food service areas.

• Complete andmaintainsrecords such as temperature logs,student meal counts,andinventory.

• Oversees studentsassistingwithservingfoodon theserviceline.

• Do daily laundry.

• Operate food delivery vehicles duringschool year andsummer lunchprogram;may need to pick up and load the truck for deliveries.

• Comply withUSDA, PED,NMEDand district regulations and policies.

• Comply withUSDA HACCP and E-learning training.

• Performs other duties as assigned and which aredeemednecessary or desirable by the programrequired.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Safe driving principles and practices

• District geography and locations of food serving sites.

• Principles and procedures related to school food safety .

• Knowledgeable of food service equipment use.

• Knowledgeable of basics food service operations.

• Department and district operations and policies.

• Interpersonal skills.

• Department satellite delivery schedule .

ABILITY TO:

• Safely drive and operate a food delivery vehicle.

• Work in a friendly manner and establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, team members and the community .

• with team members, students, and staff .

• Perform jobs and communicate in a noisy environment.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.

• Ability to write simple correspondence.

• Ability to read and complete USDA food service documents .

• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to students, staff, team members and the community.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10s and 100s.

• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and talk or hear.

• The employee is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.

• The employee must have the ability to regularly lift and/or move a minimum of 25 pounds up to 50 pounds.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions .

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in both inside and outside environmental conditions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

THE DEMING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION, AGE, SEX, MARITAL STATUS OR HANDICAP IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS

Revised May 202 4

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Janie Quinones , Director of Student Nutrition
• Student Nutrition
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]