Elementary Assistant (Family-style)

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools; Plymouth (MI); On-site; USD 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools is seeking an Elementary Assistant (Family-Style) at ISBISTER ELEMENTARY. Responsible for preparing and serving nutritious meals and snacks to preschool and kindergarten children, maintaining family-style service, and ensuring kitchen sanitation.

The role supports the Cafeteria Manager, covers duties when the manager is absent, handles daily paperwork, inventory, and temperature logs, and requires ServSafe Manager certification within six months.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Previous food service experience preferred.
• Good organizational and communications skills.
• Must be ServSafe Manager certified within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Assists in management operations and covers all duties when the Cafeteria Manager is absent.
• Prepares meals for Early Childhood and Kindergarten according to the planned menu.
• Follow menu specifications as developed by the USDA Food Program, Manager, and Menu Planner. Prepare hot/cold food as scheduled with the posted menus for breakfast, lunch and snacks and maintain proper portion controls per menu specifications.
• Manages the operation of kitchen and serving areas for preschool family style meals
• Distributes family style meals to classrooms.
• Assists in food preparation according to food safety standards.
• Assists with serving food as described in the production records.
• Assists with cleaning and sanitizing of kitchen and equipment.
• Clean and sanitize all serving platters, utensils, trays, and cooking equipment used in preparation and service of Pre-K and kindergarten Family Style Meals.
• Bending, lifting, and overhead work required.
• Assists with ordering, inventory, and communicating kitchen needs.
• Assist with maintaining temperature logs, production records and daily, weekly, monthly reports, as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Cafeteria Manager or Director of Food Service to support meal service for 1st-5th grade service.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

ServSafe Manager certified

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

• Position Type: Food and Nutrition Services/ Secondary Assistant (Family-Style)


• Date Posted: 9/11/2026


• Location: ISBISTER ELEMENTARY

POSITION

Elementary Assistant (Family-Style)

JOB SUMMARY

Responsibleforpreparingandservingnutritiousmealsandsnackstothe children in their preschooland kindergarten programs as planned and according to family style regulations. Alsoresponsiblefor kitchen sanitation and cleanliness. Complete mandatory paperwork on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

High school graduate or equivalent.

Previous food service experience preferred.

Good organizational and communications skills.

Must be ServSafe Manager certified within 6 months of hire.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

May include, but not limited to:

• Assists in management operations and covers all duties when the Cafeteria Manager is absent.


• Prepares meals for Early Childhood and Kindergarten according to the planned menu.


• Follow menu specifications as developed by the USDA Food Program, Manager, and Menu Planner. Prepare hot/cold food as scheduled with the posted menus for breakfast, lunch and snacks and maintain proper portion controls per menu specifications.


• Manages the operation of kitchen and serving areas for preschool family style meals


• Distributes family style meals to classrooms.


• Assists in food preparation according to food safety standards.


• Assists with serving food as described in the production records.


• Assists with cleaning and sanitizing of kitchen and equipment.


• Clean and sanitize all serving platters, utensils, trays, and cooking equipment used in preparation and service of Pre-K and kindergarten Family Style Meals.


• Bending, lifting, and overhead work required.


• Assists with ordering, inventory, and communicating kitchen needs.


• Assist with maintaining temperature logs, production records and daily, weekly, monthly reports, as assigned.


• Performs other duties as assigned by the Cafeteria Manager or Director of Food Service to support meal service for 1st-5th grade service.

Thisdescription is intended to describe the essential job functions, the general supplemental functionsandtheessentialrequirementsforthe performance of this job. It is not an exhaustivelistofallduties,responsibilitiesandrequirementsofapersonsoclassified. Otherfunctionsmaybeassignedandmanagementretainsthe right to add or change the duties at any time.

REPORTS TO:

Cafeteria Manager and Food Services Director

RATE OF PAY:

Starting at $16.74per hour

START DATE:

As soon as possible

HOURS

Up to 35 hours per week

EVALUATION

Performance ofthis position willbe evaluatedinaccordancewith 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 or food. 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. Cost for fingerprinting is approximately $70.00.