Lunchroom General Preparation

Cleveland Metropolitan School District; Cleveland (OH); Sur place; USD 18 000 - 26 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

No nights or weekends

School-day schedule

Paid training provided

Stable employment with opportunities

Résumé du poste

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) is hiring for School Nutrition positions at Joseph M. Gallagher PreK-8 School in Cleveland, OH. The team focuses on preparing and serving meals to students, maintaining clean and organized kitchens, and ensuring health and safety compliance.

Two positions are available with a pay rate of $15.81 per hour. The role offers an entry-level opportunity with on-the-job training and a day-time school schedule.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience in food service preferred.
• Experience working with children is a plus.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills required.
• Punctuality and good attendance are essential.

Responsabilités

• Receive instructions from the Director, Area Food Supervisor and Assistant/Acting Lunchroom Manager.
• Maintain serving and storage areas in a clean, safe, economical and orderly fashion.
• Assist with setting up serving lines and serving meals to students.
• Demonstrate basic computer skills, including Word and Outlook.
• Perform tasks to meet time schedules and support progressive serving.
• Assist with prep and serving of food items to meet health and safety standards.

Connaissances

Food service experience

Experience working with children

Strong interpersonal skills

Punctuality / attendance

Formation

High school diploma or GED

Outils

Workday

Description du poste

Position Type: Food Service Job Families Date Posted: 2025-07-14 Location:Joseph M. Gallagher

ABOUT CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) is Ohio's third-largest public school system, serving more than 35,000 students. CMSD strives to ensure that every child receives a high-quality education, regardless of the provider. To that end, CMSD lets families choose which District schools their children attend, with options that include STEM, the arts, single-gender education, International Baccalaureate, Montessori, and early college.

Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing their school as a high-quality, high-expectation academic center focusing on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results. CMSD ensures that students have access to technology and training to prepare them for the future. The District provides a free laptop or tablet for every student and connects every family that needs internet access. Graduating seniors leave commencement with not only a diploma but also a laptop.

In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we strive to ensure that all of our learners, both scholars and educators, to be challenged with academically and intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their efforts and provide them opportunities to demonstrate their best work.

BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES

The Cleveland Board of Education adopted the Building Brighter Futures (BBF) initiative on December 9, 2025. Building Brighter Futures is a strategic and data-driven plan shaped by more than a year of community engagement, information analysis, and thoughtful deliberation. The goal of this plan is to strengthen enrollment and ensure scholars attend a newer school building that offers more educational opportunities, including algebra in the eighth grade, more sports and extracurricular activities, and college credits and college and career pathways in high school. BBF is ensuring academic excellence so every CMSD scholar can thrive.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Location: Joseph M. Gallagher PreK-8 School Address: 6601 Franklin Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44102 Reports to: Area Supervisor FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Pay Rate: $15.81 an hour Union: SEIU 1199 Number of positions: 2

Do you enjoy helping others and want a job that fits your family's schedule? Join our School Nutrition team and help provide healthy meals that support students' success every day. We are looking for dependable, customer-focused individuals to fill a variety of Nutrition Services positions. Under the direction of the Assistant Manager, the General Preparation assist with operational duties, including cleaning and maintaining equipment and other kitchen areas. Primary responsibilities include preparing and serving food and helping store and remove food and supplies from freezers and storage areas.

Why Join Our Team?

• No nights or weekends
• School-day schedule
• Retirement and pension opportunities
• Paid training provided
• Stable employment with opportunities for advancement
• Meaningful work serving students and the community
• Entry-level jobs
• No experience required
• On-the-job training
• Immediate openings

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Receive instructions from the Director, Area Food Supervisor and Assistant/Acting Lunchroom Manager
• Maintain food serving areas, food storage areas (dry and refrigerated), food, equipment, small wares and other supplies in a clean, safe, economical and orderly fashion at all times
• Assist with setting up the serving lines and serving meals to students in an expedient and friendly manner
• Demonstrated knowledge of computer applications including Microsoft Word and Outlook
• Perform assigned tasks as instructed by the Assistant/Acting Manager to meet the required time schedules in a progressive preparation and serving mode
• Perform prepping and serving of food items daily to comply with progressive serving schedules in a manner meeting all operational standards for School Nutrition which adhere to all federal, state, and city laws and District policies and regulations for health and safety compliance
• Perform related duties as required or any other duties which may assist in the overall operation of the cafeteria

QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or GED
• Understanding of Workday software
• Experience working in Food Service preferred
• Experience working with children
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Requires punctuality, good attendance and work record at previous employment

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The characteristics listed below are representative of the work environment typically encountered by an individual while performing the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Must be able to frequently lift up to 35 pounds
• Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time
• Must be able to climb and balance, kneel, stoop, and bend
• Must be able to reach with hands and arms
• Requires visual acuity and ability to hear to clearly communicate with managers, coworkers, and guests
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to a normal school environment

NOTE: The above duties are intended to outline the functions typically performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This description of duties is not intended to be all-inclusive or to limit the discretionary authority of management to assign other tasks of similar nature or level of responsibility.

EEO Statement

We believe that equity and inclusion at CMSD is an essential call to action, a catalyst to ensure value and appreciation among all our employees, so we may be fair and welcoming now and in the future. CMSD provides equal opportunities for employment, retention and advancement of all personnel by administering all terms and conditions of employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, sex, disability or genetic information, age, citizenship status, military status, sexual orientation or expression, socio-economic status, title, other dimensions of identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. The District’s Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Discriminatory Harassment, and Sexual Harassment and the District’s Title IX grievance procedures, including information on how to report or file a complaint of discrimination, how to report or file a formal complaint of sexual harassment, and how the District will respond, may be accessed on the District’s Civil Rights Notices webpage, available at ClevelandMetroSchools.org/domain/105. The District’s Title IX Coordinator / Director of Equal Employment Opportunity may be reached at: 1111 Superior Avenue East, Suite 1800 Cleveland, Ohio 44114 (216)-838-0070 [e-mail] CMSD is committed to the recruitment and retention of top-notch employees with the determination and drive to create a positive and effective 21st century learning environment for our students. Our departmental goal is to provide personalized support and service to each employee, school, and department. We also strive to build a foundation of employee excellence through rigorous performance standards, staff development and a diverse and dedicated work force that supports the mission and goals of the district.