Kitchen Assistant - 40 Hours Per Week

Five Town CSD & MSAD #28; Rockport (ME); On-site; USD 28,158 - 35,431; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Sick Days

Personal Days

Paid Holidays

FSA

403(b) retirement plan

Job summary

Five Town CSD & MSAD #28 is hiring a Kitchen Assistant at Camden Hills Regional High School in Rockport, ME. The role centers on scratch cooking, assisting the kitchen manager, and ensuring nutritious meals for students.

Hours are 7am–3:30pm with unpaid 30-minute break, holidays and summers off as applicable. This full-time position offers benefits, including health and dental insurance, paid holidays, sick and personal days, and retirement options.

Qualifications

• Training in sanitation and food handling safety.
• Ability to interact well with students, staff, and community.
• Strong cooperation, flexibility, initiative, and industriousness.
• Background check, including fingerprinting
• Maine Department of Education CHRC Approval
• Knowledge of food service operations

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining a high standard of nutrition for all students.
• Work as a team member with staff at assigned school.
• Operate necessary equipment in the safest and most efficient way to maximum capacity.
• Be responsible for the correct use of and care of all equipment.
• Assist in the preparation and cooking of all foods.
• Follow established sanitation and HACCP procedures.
• Maintain all federal and state production records and related paperwork as assigned by the Food Services Director.
• Perform such other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the Food Service Manager and/or Food Service Director.

Skills

Sanitation and food handling safety

Interpersonal skills with students, "s

Cooperation and flexibility

Initiative and industriousness

Job description

• Date Posted: 7/22/2026
• Location: Camden Hills Regional High School, Rockport, ME
• Date Available: 9/1/2026
• Closing Date: When candidate found

Camden Hills Regional High School

Kitchen Assistant
Full Time (40 hrs/week) with Benefits
Fall 2026 Opening

About Camden Hills Regional High School

Camden Hills Regional High School, a state-of-the-art energy efficient facility that includes a wind turbine and solar panels, serves 710 students in grades 9 – 12 from primarily six surrounding towns.The school offers an incredibly expansive array of educational experiences for students and is dedicated to hiring and retaining a high-quality, diverse staff.

Position Summary

Looking for nights and weekends off? How about the added bonus of holidays, school breaks, and summers off too? Not to mention great pay, benefits, and low stress levels…and phenomenal co-workers!

Sounds interesting? Fill out an application for the Food Service Staff position at Camden Hills Regional High School! We'd love to go over the great things happening around here with you.

This is a very hands on position with focus on scratch cooking, assisting the kitchen manager with all aspects of the kitchen.

This position works 7am - 3:30pm, inclusive of an unpaid 30 minute break.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining a high standard of nutrition for all students.
• Work as a team member with staff at assigned school.
• Operate necessary equipment in the safest and most efficient way to maximum capacity.
• Be responsible for the correct use of and care of all equipment.
• Assist in the preparation and cooking of all foods.
• Follow established sanitation and HACCP (Hazardous Analytic Critical Control Point) procedures.
• Maintain all federal and state production records and related paperwork as assigned by the Food Services Director.
• Perform such other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the Food Service Manager and/or Food Service Director.

Qualifications/Skills

• Training in sanitation and food handling safety.
• Ability to interact well with students, staff, and community.
• Strong characteristics of cooperation, flexibility, initiative, and industriousness.

Requirements

• Background check, including fingerprinting
• Maine Department of Education CHRC Approval
• Knowledge of food service operations

Pay and Benefits

• Pay is $20.44 - $25.72 based on experience, within the parameters of the applicable contract
• Health Insurance (including Vision)
• Dental Insurance (100% Employee paid)
• 12 Sick Days
• 3 Personal Days
• 9 Paid Holidays (10 if Juneteenth falls before the last day of school)
• FSA
• Eligible to contribute to a 403(b) retirement plan

About Five Town Community School District

The Five Town CSD is an exceptional school district located in a scenic coastal community and provides one of the highest salary and benefits packages for teachers in the state of Maine. As a district, we are committed to equity, excellence, the environment, and forward thinking. Our goal is to foster intellectual and creative excellence while building strong character. We highly value our sense of place and surroundings which boast mountains, lakes, rivers, a ski hill, and the ocean.

Application deadline: When a suitable candidate is found.

Five Town CSD
22 Knowlton Street
Camden, ME 04843
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

EOE

Please Note: Only complete and submitted Applitrack Applications will be reviewed for interview consideration. A complete application must consist of the Applitrack Application, cover letter & resume, copy of transcripts & certification (when applicable), and names/contact information for three current references.