School Nutrition Asst (4hrs/daily)

Lexington City Schools; Lexington (NC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Lexington City Schools is seeking a School Nutrition Assistant for 4 hours daily in Lexington, NC. The role supports meal service, food preparation, and kitchen operations in a dynamic school cafeteria.

Responsibilities include maintaining production records, cleaning, and ensuring safety and accuracy in daily tasks. This position requires teamwork and reliability in a busy school environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Some experience in food preparation preferred.
• Basic computer knowledge required.

Responsibilities

• Provide service-oriented food service in a fast-paced environment.
• Assist with dish washing, cleaning, and cooking tasks.
• Maintain daily production records.
• Communicate effectively with students, staff, vendors and parents.

Skills

Simple arithmetic

Reading skills

Recipe preparation

Production records

Cleaning equipment

Communication skills

Customer service

Mechanical skills

Batch planning

Software skills

Word processing

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Food preparation experience

Computer knowledge

Job description

School Nutrition Asst (4hrs/daily)

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Job Details

Job ID: 5866166
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Aug 03, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

This is an ever-changing, fast-paced environment that requires a service oriented attitude with heavy lifting, dish washing, cleaning, cooking, and great customer service skills.

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Some experience in food preparation
• Computer knowledge

Skills required:

• Simple arithmetic, reading skills, and recipe preparation
• Ability to complete production records daily
• Manual skills for cleaning and sanitizing food preparation equipment
• Communication skills to communicate positively and effectively with students, staff, vendors and parents
• Customer Service winning attitude.
• Mechanical skills to safely operate kitchen equipment
• Planning skills to forecast batch cooking
• Software/word processing skills to operate computer to record customer accounts and to possibly assist manager with daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly reports

Physical Requirements:

• Work involves sustained standing and frequent lifting, bending, and pulling
• Medium work exerting up to 50 pounds occasionally and 20 pounds frequently
• Frequent movement at a fast pace

Training Required:

• USDA requires all employees that work in Child Nutrition to complete a specified number of hours of training / continuing education each year.
• Food Safety Training required within to be completed within the first week of employment.

Position Type: Full-Time
Job Categories:

Support Staff > Food Service