Wayzata Cafés Assistant at East Middle School

Wayzata Public Schools; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 27,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Wayzata Cafés Assistant at East Middle School is a part-time role working 3.0 hours per day from 11:00am to 2:00pm. Starting wage is $24.18/hour with duties covering food preparation, serving meals, and ensuring safe handling in a school nutrition setting.

The position emphasizes teamwork with staff and students, adherence to district policies, and participation in required training. Ideal candidates have kitchen experience and basic math skills.

Qualifications

• Must have previous related experience working in an institutional kitchen.
• Must have experience with quantity food production.
• Basic math and computational skills are required.
• All new food service employees must pass a pre-placement physical that is arranged through the district.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains knowledge of district policies and procedures.
• Confers with supervisor to understand work priorities and information.
• Maintains cooperative workplace relationships and a pleasant environment.
• Performs food preparation and related duties per schedules and procedures.
• Supports serving and cleanup of planned meals for events.
• Attends in-service or district training to stay current on policies.

Skills

Institutional kitchen experience

Quantity food production

Basic math

Job description

Hours: 3.0 hours/day (Start and end time: 11:00am - 2:00pm)

Wayzata Cafés Assistant at East Middle School

Starting Wage: $24.18/hour

• This position is not health or dental benefit eligible

Wayzata Cafes Contract

Join our team of School Nutrition Professionals who are dedicated to plan, prepare, and serve delicious meals that nourish our students' bodies and minds and give them a sense of belonging. Not only are your days filled with variety and fast-paced action, but you also get to build genuine and authentic connections with students.

Position Description

To perform a variety of basic responsibilities include: selecting, measuring, mixing, finishing and readying products for serving based on standardized recipes or as directed in a manner which contributes to the effective, efficient and safe preparation and delivery of school nutrition products and/or services. To perform duties as assigned to help maintain a coordinated, productive preparation and service operation.

Duties And Responsibilities Of The Position

• Develops and maintains a good working knowledge of applicable department and District policies and procedures, complying with such policies and procedures as established and communicated.
• Confers with the immediate supervisor or in-charge individual at the assigned site to ensure a correct and complete understanding of the work to be done, work priorities and any additional important information that should be known.
• Develops and maintains cooperative, productive workplace relationships in a manner which creates a pleasant environment for all those serving and those being served.
• Performs a variety of food preparation responsibilities and/or duties of a Food Service Worker as outlined in the position summary per work schedules and according to established procedures / protocols of the department and/or assigned sites.
• Performs additional, comparable duties related to the preparation, serving and clean up of planned meals for school and/or community special events.
• Attends designated and approved in-service or out-of-District training classes and workshops to keep current on the field and policies / procedures of the District.
• Keeps the immediate supervisor or in-charge individual informed of all-important matters to minimize downtime or safety problems.
• Performs kindred job duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor or in-charge individual.

Qualifications

• Must have previous related experience working in an institutional kitchen.
• Must have experience with quantity food production.
• Basic math and computational skills are required.

Other Skills And Abilities

• Must be able to communicate directions, ideas and concepts.
• Ability to perform computer entry and use of institutional food service equipment.

All new food service employees must pass a pre-placement physical that is arranged through the district.

Selection Procedure

• Position is open only to current Wayzata Cafes Unit Employees through 7/14/26 @ 4:00 P.M.
• If this position does not fill internally, non-unit candidates will be considered.