Aide - Cafeteria

Archdiocese of St. Louis; Chesterfield (MO); Hybrid; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working times

Remote working options

Generous paid vacation increasing with

Personal leaves of absence

Job summary

The Archdiocese of St. Louis seeks a caring Cafeteria Aide to support its School Lunch Program. This role supervises students, promotes a positive environment aligned with Catholic values, and helps maintain a safe, welcoming lunch experience for all students.

Responsibilities include supervising lunch, encouraging respectful behavior, assisting with cafeteria duties, and communicating concerns to staff while modeling faith-filled values in daily interactions with students.

Qualifications

• Warm, caring and patient demeanor when working with children.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Dependable, responsible and punctual.
• Ability to maintain a calm and positive attitude in a busy school environment.
• Must meet background checks and screenings.

Responsibilities

• Supervise students during the lunch period and ensure their safety and well-being.
• Promote a positive, respectful and welcoming environment consistent with Catholic school values.
• Encourage students to demonstrate kindness, good manners, responsibility and respect for others.
• Monitor student behavior and address minor concerns appropriately.
• Assist students as needed during lunch while encouraging independence and responsibility.
• Help maintain a clean, organized, and safe cafeteria and surrounding areas.
• Assist with basic cafeteria duties, including setting up, cleaning tables, and organizing the lunch area.
• Communicate any student safety, behavioral, or other concerns to the appropriate school staff.
• Follow all school policies and procedures related to student supervision, safety, and confidentiality.
• Work cooperatively with teachers, staff, cafeteria personnel, and school administration.
• Serve as a positive role model for students and contribute to the faith-filled culture of the school.

Skills

Caring demeanor

Patience

Strong communication

Teamwork

Dependability

Punctuality

Calm under pressure

Job description

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The Archdiocese of St. Louis strives to teach and share our faith, serve others, and foster unity throughout the St. Louis area. Once a part of Kenrick-Glennon Seminary's campus, the Cardinal Rigali Center in Shrewsbury, MO is today the headquarters and curia (governing body) for the Archdiocese of St. Louis.

Job Summary

Incarnate Word is currently seeking a caring, dependable, and faith-filled individualto serve as a Cafeteria Aide in our School Lunch Program. The Cafeteria Aide helps provide a safe, welcoming, and positive lunch experience for our students while supporting the school’s Catholic mission and values.

The Cafeteria Aide will supervise students during the lunch period, encourage appropriate behavior and respectful interactions, and help maintain a clean, orderly, and positive cafeteria environment.

Job Responsibilities

• Supervise students during the lunch period and ensure their safety and well-being.
• Promote a positive, respectful, and welcoming environment consistent with Catholic school values.
• Encourage students to demonstrate kindness, good manners, responsibility, and respect for others.
• Monitor student behavior and address minor concerns appropriately.
• Assist students as needed during lunch while encouraging independence and responsibility.
• Help maintain a clean, organized, and safe cafeteria and surrounding areas.
• Assist with basic cafeteria duties, including setting up, cleaning tables, and organizing the lunch area.
• Communicate any student safety, behavioral, or other concerns to the appropriate school staff.
• Follow all school policies and procedures related to student supervision, safety, and confidentiality.
• Work cooperatively with teachers, staff, cafeteria personnel, and school administration.
• Serve as a positive role model for students and contribute to the faith-filled culture of the school.

Job Requirements

• A genuine commitment to supporting the mission and values of a Catholic school.
• Warm, caring, and patient demeanor when working with children.
• Ability to supervise and interact positively with students.
• Dependable, responsible, and punctual.
• Ability to maintain a calm and positive attitude in a busy school environment.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Previous experience working with children is preferred but not required.
• Must be able to meet all school requirements for working with students, including required background checks and other applicable screenings.

The Archdiocese of St. Louis is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital, parental, veteran or disability status.

Pre-Employment Screening All candidates receiving an employment offer must submit a pre-employment screening. The screening will include criminal background check, Family Care Safety Registration, drug screen, employment and educational licensure/certification verification, health screening, and any other screenings deemed necessary for employment. Any offer would be contingent upon successful completion of any required screening.

Our Mission

We are a unique community—diverse in our talent, but unified in our drive to create together, face challenges together and grow together. Our values push us to empower, propel and inspire new ways of turning possibilities into realities. Our competencies define the behaviors that guide who we are, how we are inspired and how we inspire of others to succeed.

Work/life balance is so important to the archdiocese. After all, our business is about making life easier and better—and we want that for you and your career just as much as our consumers and their day-to-day lives.

• That’s why we offer flexible working times, remote working options, generous paid vacation increasing with service, and personal leaves of absence.

As well as being able to make the most of life at home, you’ll also be able to contribute to the Archdiocese sponsored volunteer events. You can discover more about who we’re working with near you, and you can always ask us more about this at events and interviews—we love to see how passionate our people are about giving back.