Specialty Area School_ School Nutrition Assistant (Tucker HS) 2025 -2026

DeKalb County School District; Tucker (GA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading school district is seeking a full-time School Nutrition Assistant for Tucker High School. The role involves preparing meals and ensuring sanitation and safety in food handling. The ideal candidate should have food service experience and customer service skills while adhering to state regulations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one (1) year of closely related experience is preferred.
• Experience in institutional food service is preferred.
• DeKalb County School System Nutrition Credential must be obtained within one year of employment.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and serves breakfast, lunch and after-school snacks.
• Implements sanitation and safety procedures in food service.
• Cleans equipment; maintains cleanliness of work area.

Skills

Knowledge of nutrition

Customer service

Sanitation practices

Food handling

Interpersonal communications

Education

High school diploma or GED equivalent

Job description

Specialty Area School_ School Nutrition Assistant (Tucker HS) 2025 -2026

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Tucker High School is seeking an experienced Food Service Assistant. The successful candidate must show evidence of an understanding of procedures for preparing high quality food and must follow established sanitation and safety procedures. They should have the ability to work well with others and have excellent customer service skills.

Grade/Schedule: Unified 104

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The material contained herein is subject to change. All open positions offered by the DeKalb County School District are subject to specific job requirements. The DeKalb County School District is an equal opportunity employer, and all hiring decisions are subject to federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.

Title: Assistant, Food Service

Under direct supervision, prepares meals for recipients of DeKalb County School District’s (DCSD) school nutrition program and assists with daily cleaning of food service area.

Essential Functions

The following duties are representative for this position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Prepares and serves breakfast, lunch and after-school snacks for DCSD students and staff.
• Works with managers to ensure the meal management is accurate.
• Implements sanitation and safety procedures in receiving, preparing, storing and serving food.
• Cleans equipment; maintains cleanliness of work area.
• Serves as cashier; enters cash and check deposits from meal purchases into the system; calculates total payments received during shift and reconciles with total sales.
• Communicates with students and parents about lunch accounts.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Education And/Or Experience

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
• Minimum of one (1) year of closely related experience is preferred.
• Experience in institutional food service is preferred.
  
  

Certificates, Licenses, Permits

• DeKalb County School System Nutrition Credential must be obtained within one year of employment and must be valid throughout duration of employment [Renewal every three (3) years].
• Orientation for Nutrition Employees training must be successfully completed in accordance with Georgia Department of Education requirements.
  
  

May Require

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of nutrition; food handling; preparation; service and sanitation; and all related and established policies and procedures.
• Skill in oral and interpersonal communications; inventorying and ordering food service supplies; identifying equipment problems and furthering service requests.
• Ability to establish and/or implement sanitary practices for food handling; general cleanliness; and maintenance of kitchen and dining areas; read and follow directions; lift at least 30 lbs.; meet all safety regulations; and stand for periods of three (3) hours without breaks.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Primary and Secondary Education

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