School Cook - FG

Vertex Education; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry-leading pay

Health benefits

Paid time-off

Job summary

Legacy Traditional Schools is hiring a school cafeteria/kitchen worker to prepare and serve food per a planned menu. You will ensure food quality, assist with basic cooking tasks, and maintain sanitary, organized kitchen and dining areas for students and staff.

The role requires at least a High School Diploma or GED, a Food Handlers card, and about six months of food handling experience. This position supports a school-based food program with routine kitchen duties and safety procedures.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Food Handlers card required.
• Six months of food handling experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing and cooking foods per planned menu.
• Serve and replenish food supplies for students and staff.
• Clean cafeteria and kitchen areas, including tables, floors and equipment.
• Prepare cafeteria for meals, rotate foods, and monitor utensils and napkins.

Skills

Customer service

Food safety

Food prep

Cash handling

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Food Handlers card

Job description

Ignite your desire to be the best! Imagine an energy so positive, so powerful, it ignites your desire to be the best, inspires you to bring out the best in others, and fuels your aspiration to do the best work of your career. At Legacy Traditional Schools we do things a special way, in a way that ignites our desire to be the best, illuminates our educators’ best talents, lights up the minds of our students, and fuels our school spirit. We shine the brightest when we raise our hands and rise to the challenge of changing lives through education, cultivating bright curious minds, achieving award-winning results, upholding our values, and engaging positively with our students, parents and communities.

To prepare and serve food according to a planned menu using tested, uniform recipes, and determine if the finished product is of best quality both in flavor and appearance before it is served. Perform all kitchen duties as required; i.e., salad preparation, washing dishes, baking, cleaning tables, sweeping and mopping, etc. as needed.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Note: The essential functions below describe the general requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or most of the primary accountabilities listed below. Specific tasks, responsibilities or competencies may be documented in the incumbent’s performance objectives as outlined by the incumbent’s immediate supervisor or manager.

• Assists in preparing and cooking foods, which may include: panning frozen food, cupping fruit, washing and bagging fruits and vegetables, baking foods, chopping salad items, monitoring food temperatures, preparing sandwiches, removing hot items from ovens, and/or performing other related activities.
• Serves and replenishes food supply.
• Cleans cafeteria and/or kitchen areas, which includes: wiping down tables, placing trays in the proper location, picking up trash, sweeping and mopping floors, loading dish washers, cleaning refrigerators and freezers, cleaning ovens, putting garbage cans in proper locations, sanitizing and cleaning towels, putting up benches, and/or performing other related duties.
• Prepare the cafeteria for meals, which includes: placing food in hot carts, rotating foods, preparing and monitoring the availability of utensils and napkins, preparing trays, placing scoops and/or spoons for serving and performing other related activities.
• Assists with monitoring food inventory, performs counts of unused food following daily meal service.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

EDUCATION, LICENSURE, OR CERTIFICATION

High School Diploma or G.E.D. Food Handlers card.

WORK EXPERIENCE OR RELATED EXPERIENCE

Six months of food handling service or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties listed above.

SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

Have knowledge of customer service principles, basic mathematical concepts, applicable cooking and food prep equipment, basic inventory principles, cash handling procedures, basic food prep and cooking techniques, and cleaning and sanitizing methods. Skills in providing customer service, prepping and cooking food, operating applicable equipment, monitoring inventory, reading and following recipe directions, maintaining order among school age children, handling and counting money, cleaning and sanitizing kitchen areas and machinery. Be able to handle food, read food thermometers, as well as communicate and exchange information with coworkers, supervisors, and customers.

BACKGROUND CHECKS

The incumbent in this position will be required to pass a criminal history background check Arizona Employees: Arizona Department of Public Safety Level One IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card Must be able to obtain and hold a valid IVP Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card at all times.

PHYSICAL AND TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT

Positions in this class typically require: stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, finger dexterity, grasping, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions. Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

BENEFITS

• Enjoy industry‑leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses and paid time‑off.
• Care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, discounted onsite childcare and student enrollment priority.
• Invest in your future with retirement plans and enhance your growth with promotion opportunities, training, mentoring, and tuition reimbursement.

Enjoy the benefits of being the best! Education is not a spectator sport, so we encourage you to work hard, learn, have fun, and always do your best. We thrive when cultivating curious minds, achieving award‑winning results, upholding our values, and engaging positively with our students, parents, and communities. Every team member, from our support staff to our leadership team has knowledge to share, skills to teach, inspiration to offer, and a passion for helping others learn and perform their best.

Ignite your desire to be the best! At Legacy Traditional Schools, more than 1,300 of the best educators are changing lives of over 27,000 students every day across Arizona, Nevada, and Texas. Whether you're in the classroom, supporting operations, or leading a campus, you'll make a lasting impact by helping students grow academically and personally.

If you need reasonable accommodation with the careers website, application or the hiring process, please contact us at [e-mail] or 480-270-5438.