Culinary Aide

Young World Physical Education; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Job summary

Kent Career Tech Center (East) in Grand Rapids, Michigan is seeking a Culinary Aide to oversee inventory, food service operations, and lab supervision in the Culinary program. This non-union, hourly role supports instructors, students, and events across the culinary labs and catering activities.

The position emphasizes sanitation, safety, and adherence to MIOSHA/MDPH standards, with duties including ordering, inventory, and lab maintenance.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or higher in culinary/hospitality preferred.
• Maintain Sanitation and Safety Certifications commensurate with duties.
• Ability/skills to operate commercial food service equipment.
• Knowledge of Michigan Department of Health standards and regulations (FIFO, HACCP, MSDS, MIOSHA).
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to interact with teachers, students, and the public.
• Strong attention to detail with good organization and time management.

Responsibilities

• Meet with vendors and representatives to coordinate purchases.
• Help with inventory and storage of ordered products and supplies per policy.
• Maintain organized storage rooms and coolers.
• Record HACCP temperature logs and keep records for MDPH as needed.
• Facilitate catering orders and coordinate with instructors and events.
• Assist with costings and billing for items/events when needed.
• Set up and support in-house events, including occasional evenings.
• Maintain monthly inventory and ensure equipment functioning through logs.
• Support students and staff with kitchen lab management and processes.

Skills

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Reading instructions

Knowledge of food safety

Education

Associates degree or higher in culinary/hospitality

Sanitation and Safety Certifications

Job description

Kent Intermediate School District Kent Career Tech Center (East) - Grand Rapids, Michigan Open in Google Maps

Culinary Aide

Kent Intermediate School District Kent Career Tech Center (East) - Grand Rapids, Michigan Open in Google Maps

This job is also posted in Kent Intermediate School District , and Kent ISD

Job Details

Job ID: 5871720

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Aug 05, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 18, 2026

Job Description

Culinary Aide

Kent Career Tech Center

Non Union Hourly Classified

7 Hours Daily (FT) / 182 Days (Full School Year)

Summary:

Oversee and facilitate the logistical operations related to inventory control, maintaining operations, and providing general supervision of Culinary lab environments at Kent Career Technical Center. Additional responsibilities include the facilitation of food product transportation, supporting catering events and food service operations, managing point of sale systems and processes, and assisting instructors and students in both the classroom and lab environments to maintain operational flow of the program.

Job Qualifications:

• Associates degree or higher in culinary/hospitality preferred.
• Maintain Sanitation and Safety Certifications commensurate with duties.
• Ability/skills, and knowledge to operate commercial food service equipment.
• Knowledge of Michigan Department of Health standards and regulations affecting food service, including FIFO, HACCP, MSDS, and MIOSHA.
• Ability to read, comprehend, and transmit detailed instructions in order to plan and perform job duties.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with teachers, students, and the general public.
• Strong attention to detail with excellent concentration abilities; capable of independent organization, prioritization, and time management to consistently deliver quality work on schedule.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Meeting and working with various vendors and representatives.
• Help and assist with inventory and store ordered products and supplies in accordance with MDPH policies.
• Maintain the organization of allocated storage rooms and coolers.
• Maintain temperature logs according to HACCP standards and keep these records for the MDPH, if needed.
• Facilitate catering orders including receiving catering requests, booking and scheduling, and organizing special requests and orders with instructors.
• May be requested to assist in the costing and billing of certain items and events.
• Be available to set up in-house special events. This may include an occasional evening function.
• Maintain a monthly physical inventory of all small wears, linens, dishes, and ensure proper working condition of equipment by maintaining up to date equipment maintenance logs.
• Demonstrates initiative and creativity and works in a self-directed manner.
• Support and demonstrate for students industry-standard lab (kitchen/restaurant/bakery) management, logistics, inventorying, and ordering processes.
• Ability and skill to assist students and staff, when needed, demonstrating and using industry acceptable practices.
• Assist program staff with general student non-instructional support and supervision when not managing ordering, inventorying, and lab responsibilities (including safety, questions, and logistics).
• May occasionally need to transport students on field trips or to industry related placements, drive to catered events (or back to main campus), in an approved school vehicle.
• Retain all stored departmental records (inventories, logs, MSDS sheets, other items) needed for TRAC compliance.
• Assist with managing Point-of-Sale (POS) processes, including counting of all monies received from the day (Frontline, Cafe’, and Bakery) and reconcile with POS reports consistent with Kent ISD policies.
• Submit and maintain a list of maintenance requests to facilitate and organize necessary repairs with facilities team and instructors.
• Complete opening and closing duties in lab spaces to ensure equipment is safely turned off, food product is stored properly, and kitchen lab spaces are cleaned and maintained for sanitation purposes.
• Any other duties as assigned by administration.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Alternative requirements that may be appropriate and acceptable to the School Board may be considered. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits:

• Robust benefit package includes full medical, dental, and vision insurance; generous paid sick and personal days; State of Michigan School Employment retirement program; Kent ISD is a participating employer for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF/ SAVE plan) for eligible Federal student loans.

Please note, due to the large number of applications, we are unable to attend to e‑mail or telephone inquiries on application status.

The final candidate for this position will be required (at their cost) to furnish Kent Intermediate School District with a current Michigan State Police and FBI criminal records LiveScan check prior to our recommendation to hire.

The District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sex (including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth, or a related condition), age, height, weight, familial status, marital status, military service, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or any other legally protected basis, and prohibits unlawful discrimination, including harassment and retaliation, in any education program or activity that it operates, including in admission and employment. The Coordinator for Title IX, Section 504, the Age Discrimination Act and Title II is: Dave Rodgers, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $19.94 to $21.92 Per Hour

Job Categories: Career and Technical Education > Culinary Arts

Career and Technical Education > Hospitality & Tourism

Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA

Job Requirements

Contact Information

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