Food Service Worker I

FCUSD; Folsom (CA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

FCUSD in California is hiring a Food Service Worker I to support daily meal service in our school cafeterias. This entry-level role involves assisting with meal preparation, serving students and staff, and maintaining clean kitchen and dining areas.

Eligible applicants should have a high school diploma or equivalent; commercial kitchen experience is preferred; Serve Safe certification is desirable. The position is part-time with 6-hour shifts, five days a week, during the school calendar.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial food service preferred.
• Education: completion of the twelfth grade.
• Serve Safe certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of school meals and serve students and staff.
• Perform routine cleaning in cafeteria and kitchen.
• Comply with district safety and food handling requirements.

Skills

Commercial food service experience

Education

Twelfth grade completion

Job description

Application Deadline: November 9, 2026
Work Months: 9.5
Hours: 6 hours a day, 5 days a week
Clock Hours: 7:00 am to 1:30 pm
Salary: $20.85 to $25.33 per hour

About FCUSD

FCUSD is a growing public school district focused on hiring and retaining excellent staff that represent the communities we serve. Our staff are expected to inspire excellence in all students by supporting their social-emotional wellness and academic growth. We work as a team to create welcoming and inclusive environments at our school sites and district office, with a focus on customer service and system improvement. Staff who choose FCUSD will be supported as they learn their job and opportunities to grow as a professional will be provided. Working in FCUSD is more than a job, it is a career.

Job Announcement Food Service Worker I Job Description

Under general supervision of the Food Service Director or designee, perform daily food service activities, assist in the preparation of school meals; serve meals to students and site staff. The incumbent will perform routine cleaning tasks in a school cafeteria, cooking kitchen, or production kitchen, and do related work as required.

Distinguishing Characteristics

This is the entry level position in the food service class, typically a part-time position.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience: Commercial food service experience preferred

Education: Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade

Other: Serve Safe certification preferred

Physical abilities

Physical abilities include the usual and customary methods of performing the job’s functionsand require the following physical demands: stand foran extended period, operate kitchen tools, utensils, and equipment requiring repetitive hand movement, inspect documents and other writtenmaterials, sufficiently move about the kitchen, cafeteria, and school site; move, lift, push and/or carry large or small objects weighing up to 31 poundsin the school cafeteria, food storage area, or freezer; some climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching; reaching, handling, touching, and/orfeeling; manual dexterity to operate a telephone and enter data into a computer.

Upon Conditional Offer of Employment

• Department of Justice Criminal Background Check
• TB Test within the past 60 days (Education Code 49406, Assembly Bill 1667)
• Complete district Mandated Reporter training, Sexual Harassment, etc
• Must obtain and maintain a First Aid/ CPR Certificate (In-Person Training ONLY)
• Pre-Employment Physical Evaluation conducted through the District (Minimum 31 pounds).

Comments and Other Information

The Folsom Cordova Unified School District prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual harassment) or bullying based on a person’s actual or perceived ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, immigration status, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For questions or complaints, contact:

Jim Huber, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services
Compliance Officer, Section 504 Coordinator, ADA Coordinator (students)
[e-mail]
916-294-9000 x 104580

Shannon Diaz, Director of Compliance
Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator
[e-mail]
916-294-9000 x 104415
1965 Birkmont Drive
Rancho Cordova, CA 95742

The Folsom Cordova Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.

Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Folsom Cordova Unified School District’s Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or both. The District Title IX Coordinator is:

Shannon Diaz, Director of Compliance
Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator
[e-mail]
916-294-9000 x 104415
1965 Birkmont Drive
Rancho Cordova, CA 95742

The District’s nondiscrimination policy can be located at: https://www.fcusd.org/district/about-us/nondiscrimination-statementpolicy

The District’s nondiscrimination complaint procedures can be located at:
Students: https://www.fcusd.org/departments/compliance/complaints/uniform-complaints
Staff: https://www.fcusd.org/departments/compliance/complaints/nondiscrimination-in-employment

To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or sex-based harassment, or make a complaint of sex discrimination or sex-based harassment under Title IX, please refer to:
Students: https://www.fcusd.org/district/about-us/title-ix-notificationsexual-harassment
Staff: https://www.fcusd.org/departments/compliance/complaints/sexual-harrassment-title-ix

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Este empleador participa en E-Verify y proporcionará al gobierno federal la información de su Formulario I-9 para confirmar que usted está autorizado para trabajar en los EE.UU