Nutrition Services Substitute - PT - 2026-2027

St. Joseph School District; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

St. Joseph School District in Harrisburg, PA is seeking a part-time Nutrition Services Substitute for the 2026-2027 school year.

The role supports the Nutrition Services team by prepping and serving meals to students in accordance with state and federal nutrition guidelines, under supervision of the Kitchen Manager or supervisor. The position is 9 months, on-site, and requires a high school diploma or equivalent and the ability to follow oral and written instructions.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent is required.
• Must have the ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to work as needed as a substitute in Nutrition Services.

Responsibilities

• Attend work regularly and punctually.
• Arrange food and beverage items for serving to students and staff.
• Stock food, condiments and supplies to maintain adequate quantities and security of items.
• Clean utensils, equipment, and storage, food preparation and serving areas to maintain sanitary conditions.
• Cook or prepare food to meet mandated nutritional and projected meal requirements.
• Implement daily menu plans to meet nutritional requirements.
• Inspect food items and supplies for quantity, quality and health standards.
• Maintain sanitary kitchen and storage areas and ensure safety in the cafeteria.
• Perform other related duties as assigned to ensure efficient operation.
• Prepare food and beverages to meet nutritional and projected meal requirements.
• Report equipment malfunctions to supervisor for repair.
• Respond to inquiries from students, staff and the public regarding available food.
• Serve items of food to meet nutritional requirements and requests.

Skills

Follow oral instructions

Follow written instructions

Reliable attendance

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Nutrition Services Substitute - PT - 2026-2027 JobID: 1785

• Date Posted: 6/10/2026

Qualifications

Required: High School diploma or equivalent. Must have the ability to follow oral and written instructions.

FLSA

Non-Exempt

Salary Schedule

Per Approved Nutrition Services Salary Schedule

Direct Report

Director of Food Services/Lunchroom Manager/Nutrition Services Field Supervisor

Terms of Employment

9 Month - Part Time

Eligible for emergency telework

No

Purpose

The Substitute Nutrition Services Assistant position is used on an "as needed" basis to fill in for Nutrition Services Assistants. The primary job duty is to prepare serve food to school students and clean up after serving in accordance with local, state and federal nutritional guidelines and under the supervision of the Kitchen Manager or other designated supervisor.

Essential Job Functions

• Attend work in a regular, reliable and punctual manner.
• Arrange 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.
• 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.
• Implement 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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Postings current as of 8/31/2026 3:05:08 AM CST.