Cafeteria Aide

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools; Plymouth (MI); On-site; USD 22,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools is seeking a part-time Cafeteria Aide to support daily kitchen operations at Starkweather Academy. The role involves food prep, serving students, packaging, and POS responsibilities while ensuring nutrition standards are met.

The position requires a high school diploma or equivalent, completion of food safety training, and the ability to follow instructions. 4 hours per day, 5 days a week with a $16.30 hourly pay rate.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Must complete food safety training.
• Ability to understand and follow both oral and written instructions.
• Work independently with minimal supervision.
• Establish and maintain professional relationships.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of a variety of menu items.
• Washing, cutting and traying fruits and vegetables.
• Serving food in portions to students to meet the mandated nutritional requirements.
• Traying, restocking and arranging food items in an efficient manner to be displayed with aesthetically pleasing consideration in order to increase meal participation.
• Set up and restocking supplies before, during and after meal service.
• Assists in the preparation of breakfasts and/or lunches by assembling, heating, and portioning food items.
• Ensuring compliance with nutrition standards by overseeing student choices and educating students on correct choices, including taking enough menu components for their tray and including a fruit or vegetable with each meal.
• Assists in packaging, proper temperature handling, and storage of ready to eat meals.
• Cleaning of kitchen, serving area, and equipment.
• Operate Point of Sale system and/or cash register; may collect money, accurately make change and count money.
• Contributes in daily reports such as production records or temp logs.
• Maintain positive relationships with building staff and any substitutes.
• Bending, lifting, and overhead work required.
• Ability to stand for minimum 4 hours at a time.
• Ability to work significant temperature variations.
• Other tasks as assigned by the Cafeteria Manager.

Skills

Food safety training

Instruction following

Independent work

Professional relationships

Education

High school graduate or equivalent

Job description

• Position Type: Food and Nutrition Services/ Cafeteria Aide
• Date Posted: 8/12/2026
• Location: STARKWEATHER ACADEMY

POSITION

Cafeteria Aide

LOCATION

Starkweather Academy

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High school graduate or equivalent
• Must complete food safety training
• Ability to understand and follow both oral and written instructions
• Work independently with minimal supervision
• Establish and maintain professional relationships

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

May include, but not limited to:

• Assists in the preparation of a variety of menu items
• Washing, cutting and traying fruits and vegetables
• Serving food in portions to students to meet the mandated nutritional requirements
• Traying, restocking and arranging food items in an efficient manner to be displayed with aesthetically pleasing consideration in order to increase meal participation
• Set up and restocking supplies before, during and after meal service
• Assists in the preparation of breakfasts and/or lunches by assembling, heating, and portioning food items
• Ensuring compliance with nutrition standards by overseeing student choices and educating students on correct choices, including taking enough menu components for their tray and including a fruit or vegetable with each meal.
• Assists in packaging, proper temperature handling, and storage of ready to eat meals
• Cleaning of kitchen, serving area, and equipment
• Operate Point of Sale system and/or cash register; may collect money, accurately make change and count money.
• Contributes in daily reports such as production records or temp logs
• Maintain positive relationships with building staff and any substitutes
• Bending, lifting, and overhead work required
• Ability to stand for minimum 4 hours at a time
• Ability to work significant temperature variations
• Other tasks as assigned by the Cafeteria Manager.

This description is intended to describe the essential job functions, the general supplemental functions and the essential requirements for the performance of this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and requirements of a person so classified. Other functions may be assigned and management retains the right to add or change the duties at any time.

REPORTS TO

Cafeteria Manager, Food Service Coordinator and Assistant Food & Nutrition Director

RATE OF PAY

$16.30

START DATE

26/27 School Year

HOURS

4.0 hours/day, 5 days per week

EVALUATION

Performance of this position will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's Policy on Evaluation of Classified Personnel.

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 frequently required to stand and talk or hear and sometimes walk and sit. Occasionally the employee will bend or twist at the neck more than the average person. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 50 lbs such as boxes of books. The employee is directly responsible for safety, well-being, or work output of other people. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Plymouth-Canton Community School district is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Plymouth-Canton Community School district is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age or any other legally protected status. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Upon recommendation for employment, Section 1230g, as amended, of the Revised School Code requires all school employees to be electronically finger printed for the purpose of undergoing a criminal history background check. The fingerprinting is conducted by a third party and is at the expense of the applicant. The cost for fingerprinting is approximately $70.00.