Substitute Food Service Worker - Continuous Recruitment

Sylvania; Aberdeen (WA); On-site; USD 16,531 - 24,796; Part time

Job summary

Aberdeen School District is seeking substitutes for cafeteria services. On-call assignments vary daily with no guaranteed placement. Responsibilities include food preparation, serving meals, cashier duties, and maintaining sanitation in the kitchen and cafeteria areas.

Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma or GED, a Washington State Food Handler’s Permit, and background clearances. Bilingual Spanish is preferred to assist a diverse student population.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Valid Washington State Food Handler’s Permit required.
• FBI and Washington State Patrol background clearance required.
• Bilingual/Spanish speaking preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with food preparation such as salads and sandwiches and package sack lunches.
• Serve food along lunch lines or la carte lunches.
• Cashier for lunch line and/or snack bar.
• Perform cleaning duties of kitchen/cafeteria equipment.
• May substitute for cook when needed.
• Balance cash with inventory accounts and stock storage areas.

Skills

Food prep knowledge

Reading/writing instructions

Basic math

Teamwork/communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Washington State Food Handler’s Permit

Background clearance required

Job description

All candidates who wish to be considered for substitute services must complete and submit the online employment application. Substitute placement is an on-call, as needed basis as directed by the daily needs of Aberdeen School District. There is no guarantee of placement on any given day and no ongoing expectation of placement.

Comprehensive Benefit information can be found here.

Position Summary

Under supervision of cook, perform varied semi-skilled tasks in food preparation and services. May be assigned to specific responsibilities of assistant cook, dishwasher, cashier, snack bar attendant, or food delivery.

Primary Responsibilities/Duties

• Under supervision of cook, assist with food preparation, such as salads and sandwiches preparation and package sack lunches.
• Serve food along lunch lines or serve al la carte lunches.
• Cashier for lunch line and/or the snack bar.
• Perform cleaning duties of all kitchen/cafeteria equipment to ensure cleanliness and sanitary conditions are met.
• Assistant cook may be required to substitute for cook.
• The snack bar cashier will be responsible for balancing cash with inventory accounts.
• Assist in stocking storage areas and refrigerators.
• Follow all safety rules and regulations.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Experience:

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• Previous experience in large-scale food preparation desired.
• Valid Washington State Food Handler’s Permit required.
• FBI and Washington State Patrol background clearance required.
• Bilingual/Spanish speaking preferred

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• General knowledge of food preparation methods.
• Ability to read and comprehend written or verbal instructions.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers, fractions and percentages. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the community.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out basic written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to perform job and communicate in a noisy environment.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk and continuously required to stand. The employee will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk while performing the duties of this job. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee continuously uses hand strength to grasp tools. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds such as milk crates, frozen foods, canned food, etc. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in temperatures above 100 and will occasionally walk on slippery surfaces. The employee must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints and interact with public and other workers. The noise level in the work environment is frequently loud to where you have to raise your voice to be heard. The employee has a greater than average risk of getting a minor injury such as a cut or burn while performing the duties of this job.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Aberdeen School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, creed, religion, color, national origin, immigration or citizenship status, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, homelessness, disability, neurodivergence, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Inquiries regarding compliance procedures may be directed to Christi Clinkingbeard, Title IX Officer [phone] [e-mail] and Stefanie Lamont, Section 504/ADA Coordinator [phone] [e-mail]. Aberdeen School District No. 5, 216 North G Street, Aberdeen, Washington 98520.