Nutrition Services Assistant - Park Hill South High School

Park-Hill-School-District; Riverside (MO); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Park Hill South High School in Park Hill, Missouri, is seeking a Nutrition Services Assistant to support daily food service operations. This 5-hour-per-day role handles meal preparation, serving, sanitation, and inventory under the supervision of the Building Nutrition Services Manager.

The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma, a Food Handlers/SafeServ certificate, and the ability to follow safety practices, operate kitchen equipment, and work as part of a team to meet nutritional

Qualifications

• Safety practices and procedures in a food service environment.
• Quantify food preparation and handling with accuracy.
• Sanitation practices and maintaining clean work surfaces.

Responsibilities

• Arranges food items for serving to students and staff.
• Cleans utensils, equipment and serving areas to maintain sanitation.
• Inventories food, condiments and supplies to meet menu needs.
• Maintains sanitary conditions of kitchen and cafeteria areas.
• Prepares food according to worksheets and recipes.
• Serves food items to meet nutrition program requirements.

Skills

Safety practices

Operate kitchen equipment

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Frontline Applicant Tracking - Park Hill School District

Nutrition Services Assistant - Park Hill South High School JobID: 621

• Date Posted:
  10/23/2026
  
• Location:
  Park Hill South High School
  

POSITION TITLE: Nutrition Services Assistant- Park Hill South High School, 5 hours per day
SALARY: No less than $17.83 per hour
PURPOSE STATEMENT: The job of Nutrition Services Assistant is done for the purpose/s of providing support to the food service activities at assigned location with specific responsibilities for preparing and serving food items to students and/or school personnel; and maintaining food service facilities in a safe and sanitary condition.
REPORTS TO: Building Nutrition Services Manager
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Arranges food and beverage items for the purpose of serving them to students and staff in an efficient manner.
• Attends meetings, in-service training, workshops, etc. for the purpose of gathering information required to perform job functions.
• Cleans utensils, equipment, and storage, food preparation and serving areas for the purpose of maintaining required sanitary conditions.
• Inventories food, condiments and supplies for the purpose of ensuring availability of items required for meeting projected menu requirements.
• Maintains equipment, storage, food preparation and serving areas in a sanitary condition for the purpose of complying with current health standards.
• Monitors kitchen and cafeteria areas for the purpose of ensuring a safe and sanitary working environment.
• Performs functions of other nutritional services positions, as requested by supervisor, for the purpose of ensuring adequate staff coverage within site nutritional services operations.
• Prepares food and beverage items according to worksheet instruction and quantity recipe for the purpose of meeting mandated nutritional and projected meal requirements.
• Reports equipment malfunctions for the purpose of notifying supervisor of need for repair and/or replacement.
• Serves one or more items of food for the purpose of meeting mandated health and National School Breakfast and Lunch program nutritional requirements.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

• Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Minimum Qualifications
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
SKILLS are required to perform multiple tasks using existing skills. Specific skill based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: adhering to safety practices; and operating equipment found in a commercial kitchen.

KNOWLEDGE is required to perform basic math; read and follow instructions; and understand multi-step written and oral instructions.Specific knowledge based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: safety practices and procedures; quantify food preparation and handling; and sanitation practices.

ABILITY is required to schedule activities; collate data; and use job-related equipment. Flexibility is required to work with others; work with data utilizing specific, defined processes; and operate equipment using standardized methods. Ability is also required to work with a diversity of individuals; work with specific, job-related data; and utilize job-related equipment. Some problem solving may be required to identify issues and select action plans. Problem solving with data requires following prescribed guidelines; and problem solving with equipment is limited to moderate. Specific ability based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: working as part of a team; and working with interruptions

RESPONSIBILITY
Responsibilities include: working under direct supervision using standardized procedures; providing information and/or advising others; operating within a defined budget. There is a continual opportunity to impact the organization's services.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT
The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: significant lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling, some climbing and balancing, frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling and significant fine finger dexterity. Generally the job requires 10% sitting, 55% walking, and 35% standing. The job is performed under temperature extremes and under conditions with some exposure to risk of injury and/or illness.

EXPERIENCE:Job related experience is desired.

EDUCATION:High school diploma or equivalent.

CERTIFICATES: Food Handlers/SafeServ Certificate

CONTINUING EDUC/TRAINING: Maintains Certificates and/or Licenses

CLEARANCES: Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance

Postings current as of 10/24/2026 8:20:58 AM CST.

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