Nutrition Services Assistant - Skaith (6:30am-1:30pm - 7 hrs)

St. Joseph School District; Saint Joseph (MO); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph School District in Missouri is seeking a Food Service Assistant to support school meal programs in the cafeteria. You will prepare and serve meals, stock supplies, and ensure compliance with local, state, and federal nutrition guidelines.

This role requires punctual attendance, the ability to work with students and staff, and willingness to perform related duties as needed. The position operates under a 9-month term with salary per district schedule.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1–3 years of relevant work experience preferred.
• Non-Exempt under FLSA.
• Salary schedule per Approved Nutrition Services Salary Schedule.
• 9 Month terms of employment.

Responsibilities

• Attend work in a regular, reliable and punctual manner.
• Arrange food and beverages for serving to students and staff.
• Assist in stocking food, condiments and supplies.
• Clean utensils, equipment and serving areas to maintain sanitary conditions.
• Cook food for mandated nutritional and projected meal requirements.
• Implement menu plans to meet daily nutritional requirements.
• Inspect items for quantity, quality and health standards.
• Inventory food and supplies to meet menu needs.
• Maintain sanitary kitchen and cafeteria areas.
• Monitor kitchen and cafeteria safety and sanitation.
• Perform other nutritional services duties as needed.
• Prepare food and beverage items to meet nutritional requirements.
• Report equipment malfunctions for repair.
• Respond to inquiries regarding available food items and policies.

Education

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent

Job description

Qualifications

Required: High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.

Preferred:1 to 3 years of relevant work experience

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Salary Schedule: Per Approved Nutrition Services Salary Schedule

Direct Report: Food Service Supervisor/Kitchen Manager

Terms of Employment: 9 Month

Eligible for emergency telework: No

Purpose: Ensuring that food preparations and delivery are in accordance with local, state and federal nutritional guidelines.

Essential Job Functions

• Attend work in a regular, reliable and punctual manner.
• Arranges food and beverage items for the purpose of serving them to students and staff in an efficient manner.
• Assists in stocking food, condiments and supplies for the purpose of maintaining adequate quantities and security of items.
• Attends in unit 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.
• Cooks food, prepared and/or from scratch, for the purpose of meeting mandated nutritional and projected meal requirements.
• Implements menu plans for the purpose of meeting students’ mandated daily nutritional requirements.
• Inspects food items and/or supplies for the purpose of verifying quantity, quality and specifications of orders and/or complying with mandated health standards.
• 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.
• Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.
• Prepares food and beverage items 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.
• Responds to inquiries of students, staff and the public for the purpose of providing information and/or direction regarding available food items and/or food service policies and practices.
• Serves one or more items of food for the purpose of meeting mandated nutritional requirements and/or requests of students and school personnel.
• Other assigned duties.

Employee Behavior And Conduct

District employees shall conduct themselves in a professional manner and shall exhibit and extend such professional conduct appropriate for the circumstances to those with whom they come into contact, both internally and externally during the performance of their duties. Examples of professional conduct include, but are not limited to, being communicative, informative, fair, honest, and respectful.

Please watch for email communications from our district. If selected for an interview you may be contacted via email.

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