Food Service Assistant - Montello Elementary School

Lewiston Public Schools; Lewiston (ME); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Lewiston Public Schools is seeking a dedicated school dining assistant to help prepare and serve meals at assigned schools. The role focuses on maintaining nutrition standards and safe food handling in a busy cafeteria environment.

Responsibilities include assisting with breakfast and lunch service, supervising students during meals, and ensuring clean, sanitary operations. Experience in food safety and the ability to collaborate with staff are essential.

Qualifications

• Requires ability to follow sanitation procedures and maintain nutrition standards.
• Ability to read safety rules and operate procedures.
• Basic math for handling money and meal counts.
• Strong teamwork and effective communication with staff and students.

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining high nutrition standards for the school dining program.
• Assist in preparing, cooking and serving meals (Breakfast & Lunch).
• Follow established sanitation procedures.
• Assist with student, money, and meal accountability as required.
• Supervise children during meal service as needed.
• Wash and sanitize food service utensils.
• Report equipment issues and assist with maintenance as needed.

Skills

Nutrition and sanitation basics

Reading safety rules

Teamwork and communication

Basic arithmetic

Education

High School diploma or GED

Sanitation/food safety training

Job description

SUMMARY: Responsible to assist the School Dining Services program as needed.

Salary: $18.72

Lewiston Public Schools offers a robust employee benefits package for full-time employees, including: health insurance with up to 89% of the premium paid by the employer; dental, vision, life, short- and long-term disability insurance; flexible spending and dependent care accounts; Maine Public Employee, 403(b) and 457 retirement plans; paid sick leave and vacation time; paid holidays; tuition reimbursement and more!

ESSENTIAL DUTIES And RESPONSIBILITIES Other Duties May Be Assigned.

• Assists in maintaining high standard of nutrition for school dining service program.
• Assists in preparing, cooking and serving the meals at assigned school (Breakfast & Lunch).
• Responsible for following all established sanitation procedures.
• Assists in student, money, and meal accountability as required in assigned school.
• Assists in supervision of children during meal service as required in assigned school.
• Responsible for washing and sanitizing food service utensils.
• Ability to work harmoniously with staff.
• Responsible for correct equipment use and reporting of needed maintenance.
• Ability to lift and store food and food related products.
• Responsible for all other job related duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

High School graduate or GED equivalent. Training in sanitation, food handling and safety.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively with individuals and groups of employees.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Knowledge of basic mathematics.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

OTHER SKILLS And ABILITIES

Ability to use a Personal Computer with database, spreadsheet and word-processing software. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the school community. Ability to speak clearly and concisely both in oral and written communication. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and School Committee policies.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Lewiston Public Schools provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.