Food Service Assistant I (4 Hours Per Day) - Madison Park Academy Upper Campus (2025-26)

Madison Park Academy Upper Campus Middle-High School; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Madison Park Academy Upper Campus Middle-High School in Oakland, California, is hiring a Nutrition Services Assistant I (4 hours per day) for the 2025-26 school year. The role involves preparing, packaging and serving foods, cashiering, and maintaining clean, sanitary food service areas in a state- and federally mandated program.

202 days/hours as assigned; salary ranges per hour and classification FSA 1. Starting date is immediate; knowledge of standard kitchen equipment and basic math is

Qualifications

• Experience in routine food service activities and cashiering.
• Knowledge of health and sanitation requirements for food service.
• Ability to operate basic kitchen equipment and POS devices.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine food service tasks including preparation and serving of foods.
• Operate cashiering duties and handle payments for meals and a la carte items.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of food service areas and equipment.
• Count inventory and assist in stocking as needed.
• Assist other Nutrition Services staff with cooking and baking as assigned.
• Follow health and sanitation regulations and safety practices.

Skills

Cashiering

Sanitation

Kitchen equipment

Basic math

Education

60% passing score basic skills test

Three years Nutrition Services experience

Job description

Oakland Unified School District Madison Park Academy Upper Campus Middle-High School - Oakland, California Open in Google Maps

Food Service Assistant I (4 Hours Per Day) - Madison Park Academy Upper Campus (2025-26)

Oakland Unified School District Madison Park Academy Upper Campus Middle-High School - Oakland, California Open in Google Maps

This job is also posted in Oakland Unified School District

Job Details

Job ID: 5356104
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Aug 28, 2025 7:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Ref:3777

This position is 4 Hours per day (.53 FTE)

The District and AFSCME are working together to create promotional opportunities for existing staff, therefore this job posting is available for seven (7) days for internal candidates based on our collective bargaining agreement.

TITLE:

Nutrition Services Assistant I

REPORTS TO:

Nutrition Services Field Supervisor

DEPARTMENT:

Nutrition Services

CLASSIFICATION:

Classified

FLSA:

Non-Exempt

WORK YEAR / HOURS

202 days/hours as assigned

ISSUED:

Rev: May 2008

Rev: June 2007

SALARY GRADE:

FSA 1

BASIC FUNCTION: Under the direction of a Nutrition Services Field Supervisor, perform food service activities related to the preparation, packaging and serving of foods while conforming to State and Federal meal program mandates; perform cashiering duties in the sale of food items; receive and account for money; issue, maintain and review records of student meal eligibility; maintain cleanliness of food service facilities;

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:

Nutrition Services Assistant I - Incumbents perform basic routine food service activities.

Nutrition Services Assistant III – Incumbents perform more complex food services activities including assisting the Manager in determining quantities of food to prepare, adjusting recipes, procedures and methods, suggesting new menu items, supervising and training assistants, and operating the kitchen in the absence of the Manager.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES: (Incumbents may perform any combination of the essential functions shown below. This position description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, knowledge, or abilities associated with this classification, but is intended to accurately reflect the principal job elements).

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Perform routine food service activities related to the preparation, packaging and serving of foods; cut, mix, wrap or package foods into appropriate serving portions; thaw frozen items, open cans and packages; prepare pans for cooking and heating; wash fruits and vegetables.
• Perform cashiering duties in the sale of food items; receive and account for money; check off the names of students served meals; operate point-of-service devices and collect money for ala carte items as assigned.
• Prepare food service facilities for the serving of food; assure that serving lines are properly stocked with adequate food, beverages and supplies; count and set out food trays; heat items and serve meals to students and faculty.
• Count and maintain inventory records and notify supervisor of needed supplies; assist in storing unused food and supplies to assure compliance with health and sanitation standards; dispose of unusable leftovers and trash.
• Operate a variety of standard kitchen equipment such as knives, food warmer, cash register, slicer, grater, mixer, steamer, dishwasher, and ovens as required.
• Maintain work areas and serving areas in a clean, sanitary and safe condition; wash and clean counters and tables; wash and store equipment, pots, pans, trays and other food service items.
• Assist other Nutrition Services personnel with cooking and baking activities as assigned.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

TRAINING, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Nutrition Services Assistant I & II I: Any combination of education, training and/or experience equivalent to: experience to demonstrate the knowledge and abilities listed and a 60% passing score on the designated basic skills test.
• Nutrition Services Assistant II I: T hree years Nutrition Services experience

LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Nutrition Services Assistant I & II I
• Employment eligibility that may include fingerprints , Tuberculosis and/or other employment clearance.
• Nutrition Services Assistant I I I
• Valid Food Safety Certificate

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Standard kitchen equipment, utensils and measurements
• Sanitation practices related to handling and serving food
• Basic math and cashiering skills
• Basic record-keeping techniques
• Proper lifting techniques

ABILITY TO:

• Prepare and serve food in accordance with health and sanitation regulations
• Learn and follow health and sanitation requirements
• Use tact, patience, courtesy, basic customer service and i nterperso nal skills
• Maintain food service equipment and areas in a clean and sanitary condition
• Operate a computerized point-of-service device and make change accurately
• Add, subtract, multiply and divide quickly and accurately
• Wash, cut, slice, grate, mix and assemble food items and ingredients
• Learn, apply and explain policies, procedures, rules and regulations
• Meet schedules and time lines
• Operate standard kitchen equipment safely and efficiently.
• Understand and follow oral and written directions.
• Work cooperatively with others
• Work in a school environment

WORKING CONDITIONS

ENVIRONMENT:

Food services environment; heat from ovens and cold from refrigerators and freezers; exposure to cleaning chemicals; exposure to sharp knives and slicers.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate kitchen utensils and equipment and computerized point-of-service devices; seeing to clean assigned areas and work with forms and computers; bending at the waist, kneeling or crouching to clean assigned areas; reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally; standing for extended periods of time; lifting and carrying moderately heavy objects of 25 lbs or less (occasionally 50 lb items will be lifted and carried by two employees).

NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY:

The Oakland Unified School District does not discriminate in any program, activity, or in employment on the basis of actual or perceived race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, gender, sex, or sexual orientation.

Position Type: Other
Salary: $18.15 to $23.16 Per Hour
Job Categories:
Support Staff > Food Service