Food Service Worker: 26-27 CL50

Asd5; Aberdeen (WA); Hybrid; USD 12,000 - 16,000; Part time

Job summary

Aberdeen School District No. 5 is seeking a versatile cafeteria staff member to support daily food preparation, service at lunch lines, and cashier duties across school cafeterias.

You will follow safety rules, assist with stocking, and may substitute for cooks as needed, while maintaining cleanliness and friendly service for students and staff. This is a part-time, on-site role with reliable hours and team collaboration.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Washington State Food Handler’s Permit required.
• Experience in large-scale food preparation is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with food preparation, such as salads and sandwiches, and pack sack lunches.
• Serve food along lunch lines or provide la carte lunches.
• Cashier for lunch line and snack bar.
• Clean kitchen/cafeteria equipment to maintain sanitary conditions.
• May substitute for cook as needed.
• Balance cash with inventory at snack bar.
• Stock storage areas and refrigerators.
• Transport food to satellite kitchens as needed.

Skills

Food preparation

Reading instructions

Write simple correspondence

Basic math

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Washington State Food Handler’s Permit

Job description

4.5 hours per day, 184 days per year including holidays, on-going.

Benefits eligible:

Comprehensive Benefit information can be found here.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

Open until filled

Position Summary

Under supervision of cook, perform varied tasks in food preparation and services.May be assigned to specific responsibilities of assistant cook, dishwasher, cashier, snack bar attendant, or food delivery.

Primary Responsibilities/Duties

• Under supervision of cook, assist with food preparation, such as salads and sandwiches preparation and package sack lunches.
• Serve food along lunch lines or serve a la carte lunches.
• Cashier for lunch line and/or snack bar.
• Perform cleaning duties of all kitchen/cafeteria equipment to ensure cleanliness and sanitary conditions are met.
• Assistant cook may be required to substitute for cook.
• The snack bar cashier will be responsible for balancing cash with inventory accounts.
• Assist in stocking storage areas and refrigerators.
• May transport bulk or prepared food to satellite kitchens from main production kitchen. Transport food delivery containers back to main kitchen.
• Follow all safety rules and regulations. Follow motor vehicle driving regulations if operating a district vehicle.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education/Experience:

• High school diploma or G.E. D.
• Previous experience in large-scale food preparation.
• Valid Washington State Food Handler’s Permit required.
• Valid Washington State driver's license and good driving record required for food delivery position.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge of food preparation methods and procedures.
• Ability to read and comprehend written or verbal instructions.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers, fractions and percentages. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the community. Ability to work in a friendly manner with co-workers and students.
• Knowledge and ability to effectively supervise kitchen in a positive and productive manner.
• Good organizational, management, and leadership skills.
• Knowledge and experience in safety and sanitary guidelines and practices.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out basic written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to perform job and communicate in a noisy environment.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk and continuously required to stand. The employee will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk while performing the duties of this job. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee continuously uses hand strength to grasp tools. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50pounds such as milk crates, frozen foods, canned food, etc. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in temperatures above 100 and will occasionally walk on slippery surfaces. The employee must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints and interact with public and other workers. The noise level in the work environment is frequently loud to where you have to raise your voice to be heard. The employee has a greater than average risk of getting a minor injury such as a cut or burn while performing the duties of this job.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Aberdeen School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, creed, religion, color, national origin, immigration or citizenship status, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, homelessness, disability, neurodivergence, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Inquiries regarding compliance procedures may be directed to Christi Clinkingbeard, Title IX Officer [phone] [e-mail] and Stefanie Lamont Section 504/ADA Coordinator [phone] [e-mail]. Aberdeen School District No. 5, 216 North G Street, Aberdeen, Washington 98520.