Substitute Food Service Kitchen Worker

Young World Physical Education; Van Horne (IA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

A local school district in Van Horne is seeking a Substitute Food Service Worker for the 2024-2025 school year. This part-time position involves preparing, cooking, and serving a variety of nutritious foods to students while ensuring safety and sanitation practices are followed. Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED and be certified in health. The role requires physical stamina and the ability to work in varying temperature conditions. Interested candidates may contact the Food Service Director for more information.

Qualifications

• Certified on an employee’s medical examination form to be fully qualified in health.
• Experience in quantity food preparation.
• Regular attendance required.
• Regular attendance.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve nutritious foods to students.
• Follow directions for food preparation.
• Maintain high standards of sanitation and safety.
• Assist in proper handling and storage of foods.
• Assist with serving and clean up of all equipment such as stoves, refrigerators, pots, pans, and satellite equipment.
• Maintain high standards of sanitation and safety.
• Help in any area when needed; may use all equipment.
• Assist manager in proper handling, storage, and rotation of foods.
• Notify manager when supplies are needed or when equipment needs maintenance or repair.
• Maintain records/recipes as needed in an organized manner.
• Perform all other related food service duties as directed.
• Required to handle chemicals in commercial strength detergents and cleaning solutions.

Skills

Food preparation

Ability to follow directions

Sanitation practices

Manual dexterity

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Position Type: Food Service / Food Service Employee

Date Posted: 6/1/2025

Location: Benton Community Middle-High School (possible other district locations)

Job Title

Substitute Food Service Worker – Cook/Kitchen Worker (2024‑2025 school year)

Contact Information

Food Service Director: Dawn Morris – 319‑228‑8701 (Ext. 1119), [e-mail]

Director: Melody Spence – 319‑228‑8701 (Ext. 1505), [e-mail]

Job Summary

Job Goal: Prepares or assists in the preparation, cooking, and serving of a variety of nutritious and attractive foods to students in a safe and cost‑effective manner that supports the goals of the District.

FLSA Status: Non‑Exempt, Part Time / On Call, Hourly

Qualifications

• Certified on an employee’s medical examination form to be fully qualified in health.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Must be able to read and calculate standardized recipes and have experience and/or knowledge in quantity food preparation.
• Regular attendance.

Performance Responsibilities / Essential Functions

1. Follow oral or written directions.
2. Use proper preparation of foods and be able to tell that these foods are of good quality by sight, smell, and taste.
3. Prepare main dish and other foods from recipes using knowledge of weights and measures and be able to adjust accordingly.
4. Check with manager as to amounts of food to be prepared and to supply daily.
5. Assist with serving and clean up of all equipment such as stoves, refrigerators, pots, pans, and satellite equipment.
6. Maintain high standards of sanitation and safety.
7. Help in any area when needed; may use all equipment.
8. Assist manager in proper handling, storage, and rotation of foods.
9. Notify manager when supplies are needed or when equipment needs maintenance or repair.
10. Maintain records/recipes as needed in an organized manner.
11. Perform all other related food service duties as directed.
12. Required to handle chemicals in commercial strength detergents and cleaning solutions.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to work in a standing and/or walking position for long periods of time under conditions of extreme temperatures.
• Must be able to frequently lift and/or move up to 53 pounds efficiently.
• Must have manual dexterity to operate and handle equipment related to all aspects of general food preparation in a way that ensures safety while performing the duties of this job; the employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, stand, talk or hear, taste or smell, walk and use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate tools or controls.

Working Conditions

1. Commercial kitchen setting including hard surface floors and extreme temperatures ranging from 32 degrees to 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The noise level in the work environment is quiet/moderately loud/loud.
2. Employee must wear uniform and appropriate hair restraints (approved by Food Service Director and/or state/county authority) at all times in food preparation and dining areas.
3. Must have ability to tolerate chemicals in commercial strength detergents and cleaning solutions.

Terms of Employment

Days of service as specified in contract language. Salary established by the Board.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Benton Community School District is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Inquiries by employees or applicants for employment regarding compliance with equal employment opportunity and affirmative action laws and policies, including but not limited to complaints of discrimination, should be directed to the District’s affirmative action coordinator or to the Title IX coordinator as appropriate. For additional information, please refer to the EEOC or Iowa Civil Rights Commission.

Administrative Office

304 First Street · P.O. Box 70 · Van Horne, IA 52346 · (319) 228‑8701 · Fax (319) 228‑8254

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District Website: https://www.benton.k12.ia.us/