Nutrition Services Substitute 26-27

Nampa School District; Nampa (ID); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Nampa School District is seeking a part-time, classified hourly Nutrition Services worker to assist in food preparation and meal service across various schools. The role focuses on serving meals, following safety standards, and maintaining accurate production records.

You will read recipes, measure ingredients, and contribute to nutrition program compliance with USDA guidelines, Idaho Food Code, and reporting requirements.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED preferred; nutrition service experience preferred.
• SNA Certification Level 1 and USDA Professional Standards required, minimum 6 hours CE yearly.
• Ability to read safety rules, recipes and production records; communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Assists in preparation of food as assigned.
• Ensures meals served meet USDA requirements for a reimbursable tray.
• Ensures kitchen tasks follow District, State Dept. of Ed., USDA, Idaho Food Code standards.
• Logs time, temperature and amount of food on production records.
• Completes serving and cleaning duties as assigned.
• Follows proper food handling to maintain food quality and safety.
• Serves meals to adults and students during service hours.
• Operates equipment safely and cleans equipment properly.
• Reads measuring devices; reads recipes and production records.
• Attends required trainings; maintains yearly Professional Standards training.
• Supports the district's mission and Child Nutrition Department.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Food safety handling

Reading recipes

Production records logging

Team collaboration

Education

High School diploma or GED

Nutrition service experience preferred

Equivalent combination of education and nutrition service experience preferred

Job description

Category

Classified Hourly

Department

Nutrition Services

Location

Various Schools

Reports to

Nutrition Services Kitchen Supervisor

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Assists in preparation of food as assigned
• Ensures meals served meet USDA requirements for a reimbursable tray.
• Ensures that all kitchen tasks follow the District, State Dept. of Ed., USDA, and Idaho Food Code standards
• Logs time, temperature and amount of food prepared on production records
• Completes serving and cleaning duties as assigned
• Follows proper food handling to maintain food quality and ensure food safety
• Serves meals to adults and students through the line during service hours
• Uses proper operation of equipment to assure safety and avoid damage to equipment
• Cleans and sanitizes all equipment properly
• Ability to read and understand measuring devices
• Ability to read and understand recipes and production records
• Attends all required trainings and attains yearly Professional Standards training requirements
• Supports the philosophy and mission of the Nampa School District and the Child Nutrition Department
• Other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Qualification Requirements

To perform job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education And/Or Experience

High School diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred; equivalent combination of education and nutrition service experience preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registration

SNA Certification Level 1, and USDA Required Professional Standards, minimum of 6 hours of continuing education/training yearly.

Additional Skills

Ability to work with fellow employees, district staff and vendors providing a quality level of customer service.

LANGUAGE And WRITING SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of students and/or employees of the district.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exits. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit, stand and walk; reach with hands and arms; the ability to use close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus; and the ability to communicate through speech. Requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, pull, or push heavy objects up to 40 lbs.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual’s disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee works inside in a noisy environment and on occasion in and around fumes and odors.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

On Call

All past and present job descriptions that do not reflect current requirements of the position are rescinded.

Equal Opportunity

Nampa School District #131 is an equal opportunity employer/educator with an alcohol, drug and tobacco free environment, and does not unlawfully discriminate in employment. Equal access to employment, services, and programs is available to all persons. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodations to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the organization. The information contained in this job posting is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned. The employment relationship with the District is of an “at will” nature, which means that the Employee may resign at any time and the Employer may discharge the Employee at any time with or without cause.