School Nutrition Admin Assistant — Impactful, 7–3 Schedule

Whitsons Culinary Group; Winchester (MA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Whitsons Culinary Group is seeking a School Nutrition Administrative Assistant to keep our kitchens running smoothly. You’ll support a mission-focused team, handle lunch accounts, attendance, data entry, and daily menus, while assisting with training and safety audits.

This role requires strong organization, communication, and dependability, with occasional travel between schools. Starting pay and hours align with the school district calendar; the role is full-time, on-site in Winchester, MA,

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; Associate’s degree in business, food service, or a related field preferred.
• Prior experience in food service, school nutrition, or administrative support preferred; experience with POS systems, cash handling, payroll processing, and data entry strongly preferred.
• ServSafe certification preferred or willingness to obtain upon hire; local food safety certification required in any jurisdiction of employment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite required; basic bookkeeping skills required; experience with Nutri-Kids, Dine Central, ADP Rapid Pay, and Salesforce preferred or willingness to learn upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Answering calls and helping parents or team members with lunch account questions (especially with the Skyward Q POS system).
• Handling attendance tracking.
• Closing out cash registers, reconciling daily deposits, and organizing all records with care.
• Entering meal counts, sales, and data into our Dine Central system.
• Coordinating lunch counts and daily menus.
• Printing signage, menus, and marketing materials that brighten school cafeterias.
• Assisting with staff training, safety audits, and inventory tasks.
• Jumping in to support school sites when needed—cooking, production, serving.

Skills

Basic bookkeeping

Customer service

Communication

Time management

Team player

Education

High school diploma

Associate degree preferred

Tools

Excel

Outlook

Word

POS systems

Nutri-Kids

Dine Central

ADP Rapid Pay

Salesforce

Job description

Whitsons Culinary Group is seeking a School Nutrition Administrative Assistant to keep our kitchens running smoothly. You’ll support a mission-focused team, handle lunch accounts, attendance, data entry, and daily menus, while assisting with training and safety audits.

This role requires strong organization, communication, and dependability, with occasional travel between schools. Starting pay and hours align with the school district calendar; the role is full-time, on-site in Winchester, MA,