Healthy Meal Hero: School Nutrition Assistant

North View Middle School; Brooklyn Park (MN); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

North View Middle School in Brooklyn Park, MN, is seeking a School Nutrition Assistant to support daily breakfast and lunch service, food preparation, and related duties in a school dining program. This role emphasizes teamwork, food safety, and positive engagement with students and staff.

The position is part-time, with a 5.5-hour daily schedule, requiring adherence to nutrition guidelines and district procedures.

Qualifications

• Interacting positively and building relationships with all stakeholders.
• Proper use of commercial kitchen equipment to minimize accidents, safety, and sanitation concerns.
• Being agile and ability to move quickly.
• Attending to detail.
• Making quick, logical and decisive decisions as daily challenges occur.
• Developing positive relationships with students, staff and community.
• Creating a safe and caring work environment where staff feel welcome and valued.
• Communicating effectively using good interpersonal skills.
• Understanding and following Nutrition Services processes including, but not limited, to standardized recipes, labels, safety data sheets, cooking and cleaning procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the implementation of breakfast and lunch, and special events including, but not limited to, Fruit and Vegetable Grant, After School Snack Program, Dinner Program, Summer Programs, etc.
• Assist in serving quality meals on time every day regardless of challenges with food, equipment or staffing.
• Assist in determining and ordering appropriate quantities of food and supplies that are necessary for the efficient operation of the building meal program as needed.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Kitchen safety

Agility

Attention to detail

Decision making

Relationship building

Team communication

Process compliance

Job description

North View Middle School in Brooklyn Park, MN, is seeking a School Nutrition Assistant to support daily breakfast and lunch service, food preparation, and related duties in a school dining program. This role emphasizes teamwork, food safety, and positive engagement with students and staff.

The position is part-time, with a 5.5-hour daily schedule, requiring adherence to nutrition guidelines and district procedures.