Title: School Nutrition Employee

Reports to: School Nutrition Manager

Supervises: Not applicable

Type of position:  Non-exempt

Salary Schedule:   Nutrition Employee Salary Schedule

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Perform assigned duties accurately within time restraints.
• Communicate effectively with students and staff.
• Functional skills in reading and writing English and basic mathematics
• Food Handler Certified

Job Responsibilities:

Perform duties that promote and maintain the integrity of the school nutrition program. To effectively communicate and promote the program to encourage student participation, while complying with State, Federal and local School Board 

Policies. Attend training as scheduled by school food authority and comply with local school nutrition procedures 

and policies.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Preparation of foods for School Nutrition meals including receiving, preparation, holding, storage and end of day procedures.
• Prepare and serve school meals according to USDA meal pattern requirements for all grade groups.
• Accurately document daily food and supplies used each day.  
• Ability to operate, use and care for commercial kitchen equipment.
• Follow Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), food safety and sanitation principles.
• Adhere to all verbal and written cash handling and meal claiming procedures.(if applicable)
• General cleaning and maintenance of the kitchen and cafeteria areas including all service areas related to School Nutrition Services.
• Serve Safe Certificate required
• Promote good public relations with students, faculty, parents and community.
• Comply with School Nutrition Program uniform policies and procedures.
• Comply with federal mandates for Professional Standards for School Nutrition Employees.
• Adhere to job safety standards and procedures for a safe work environment.
• Complete assigned duties as scheduled by the School Nutrition Program Manager. 

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, stand, and lift on hard concrete or tile surfaces. The employee must reach, squat, crouch, kneel, bend, twist, crawl, push, pull, carry, climb, balance and perform repetitive tasks with hands, arms, and shoulders on a regular basis. The employee must be able to exert or lift up to 50 pounds. The employee must be able to withstand extreme ranges in temperature and humidity levels for long periods of time, and be able to work while standing on hard surfaces for long periods of time. The employee will use significant fine finger dexterity. The employee will spend time using hands and fingers to grasp, handle, control, feel and assemble objects. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment:

The noise level is high, the temperature ranges from -20 degrees to 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and the humidity level ranges from moderate to very humid. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, extreme cold, and extreme heat. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electric shock.

Evaluation: Performance of this position will be evaluated by the School Nutrition Manager.