Food Service Assistant - Montello Elementary School

Lewiston Public Schools; United States; On-site; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Flexible spending account

Dependent care accounts

Retirement plans (403(b) and 457)

Paid sick leave

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Lewiston Public Schools seeks a Food Service Assistant at Montello Elementary School to support breakfast and lunch service, maintain sanitation, and assist with meal accountability. The role involves working with students and staff to ensure nutrition standards are met in a safe environment.

A High School diploma or GED is required, with sanitation/food safety training preferred; lifting and teamwork are essential for daily duties and service operations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; sanitation/food safety training preferred.
• Ability to read, interpret safety rules and procedures and write routine notes.
• Ability to work with students and staff in a school dining setting.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing, cooking and serving breakfast and lunch.
• Maintain sanitation and proper food handling practices.
• Support meal accountability and supervision during service.
• Operate and report on equipment and report maintenance needs.
• Assist in washing and sanitizing utensils and kitchen areas.
• Work cooperatively with staff to support nutrition standards.

Skills

Food sanitation knowledge

Food handling

Safety procedures

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Sanitation/food safety training

Tools

Office software (word, spreadsheets, databases)

Job description

Food Service Assistant - Montello Elementary School JobID: 3947

• Position Type:
  Food Service Workers/ Food Service
• Date Posted:
  9/1/2026
• Location:
  Montello Elementary School
• Date Available:
  09/10/2026

SUMMARY: Responsible to assist the School Dining Services program as needed.
Salary: $18.72

• 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!

• 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. 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 th e 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.