Nutrition Services

Lyons USD 405; Lyons (KS); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A Kansas school district is seeking a Nutrition Services Cook to prepare and serve nutritious meals for students. The role emphasizes efficiency, cleanliness, and teamwork with the Food Services Manager. Responsibilities include food preparation assistance, ensuring hygiene standards, and maintaining a pleasant dining experience for students. Ideal candidates should demonstrate strong communication skills, be able to lift up to 50 pounds, and desire continuous career improvement. Salary and benefits conform to the Classified Handbook.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated aptitude for successful performance of the tasks listed.
• Health and inoculation certificate on file after employment offer.
• Desire to continue career improvement in skills and job performance.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds.
• Desire to continue career improvement by enhancing skills and job performance and completion of sanitation and safety course.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve nutritious meals in an efficient manner.
• Maintain personal hygiene and kitchen cleanliness.
• Cooperate with Food Services Manager to enhance student meal experience.
• React to change and frequent interruptions in a productive and positive manner, meeting deadlines as assigned.
• Operate all equipment appropriately as required in food service operations.
• Support the district's vision and mission in daily meal service.

Skills

Food preparation assistance

Effective communication

Ability to lift 50 pounds

Job description

Title

Nutrition Services

Job Title

Nutrition Services

Purpose

The Nutrition Services Cook prepares and serves nutritious and attractive meals to students in an atmosphere of efficiency, cleanliness, and warmth. The cook works closely with staff and the Food Services Manager.

Responsible to

Food Service Manager and Principal

Supervises

NA

Qualifications

• Demonstrated aptitude for successful performance of the tasks listed.
• Health and inoculation certificate on file in the Central Office (after employment offer is made). Maintain current TB testing as required by Health Department regulations.
• Ability to maintain a neat, clean appearance.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds.
• Desire to continue career improvement by enhancing skills and job performance and completion of sanitation and safety course.

Essential Functions

• Ability to assist in food preparation.
• Ability to ensure all activities conforms to District guidelines.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively and cooperatively with members of the school district and community.
• Ability to react to change and frequent interruptions in a productive and positive manner, meeting deadlines as assigned.
• Ability to operate all equipment appropriately as required.
• Ability to work to implement the vision and mission of the District.

Physical Requirements/Environmental Conditions

• Requires prolonged standing.
• Requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, pull, or push heavy objects or materials.
• Requires stooping, bending, kneeling, reaching and turning.
• Must work in noisy and crowded environments, with numerous interruptions.
• Must work in and around fumes and odors.

General Responsibilities

• Ability to perform duties assigned by Food Services Manager to prepare and serve meals in an efficient and pleasant manner.
• Ability to properly use and care for all equipment in all phases of food preparation.
• Ability to follow rules for personal hygiene and overall cleanliness and sanitation in kitchen.
• Ability to work with Food Services Manager in a pleasant, cheerful manner to make school meals a happy learning time for all students. Attend inservice meetings and job-related training classes when possible for learning and exchange of ideas to make the breakfast and lunch programs successful.
• Ability to implement and follow all school district policies at all times.
• Ability to respond to information requests in a cooperative, courteous, and timely manner.
• Ability to implement and follow all District health and safety policies, including all precautions of the Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan.
• Ability to perform other tasks and assume other responsibilities as directed by the Food Services Manager.

Term of Employment

At will.

Payment Rate

Salary and benefits per Classified Handbook.

Evaluation

Performance effectiveness evaluated in accordance with Kansas Statutes and Board of Education Policy.

Date of Board of Education Approval

June 12, 2017