Child Nutrition Assistant – Cafeteria
Food and Nutrition Department
Mesa Public Schools is an award-winning district and voted Best Place to Work in Mesa. With over 9,000 employees, we are the largest school district in Arizona. Families have sent generations of students through our schools, as we are the premier educational choice in Arizona.
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Base Rate:
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$16.87
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Performance Pay:
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Available annually
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New hire experience:
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1% of the base hourly rate granted for each year of verified like
experience (within ten years) beyond the requirement, up to a
five-year maximum
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New hire education:
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1% of the base hourly rate awarded for an AA or higher degree
if not required for the position
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Class/Calendar:
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A12, 9.25 months
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Hours:
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Part-time (19-29 hours per week)
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FSLA:
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Non-Exempt
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Benefits:
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None
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OVERVIEW
Perform a variety of duties related to the day-to-day preparation and delivery of school food service to students and adults.
QUALIFICATIONS:
REQUIRED:
- Must be 18 years of age
- Possess or ability to obtain a Maricopa County Environmental Services Food Service Worker card within 30 days from hire.
- Have the ability to perform vigorous physical work and to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Have the ability to continuously stand and/or walking for shift
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, school staff and students.
- Ability to communicate effectively with students, parents and staff.
- Ability to be flexible.
PREFERRED:
- Have experience in institutional, restaurant or school kitchen environment.
- Have some knowledge of basic food safety and sanitation practices.
- Have some knowledge of food borne diseases.
- Ability to learn and understand the regulatory requirements of the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:
- Excellent employee attendance is critical to perform the duties and responsibilities.
- Be involved in the preparation and serving of food daily in the cafeteria, to include outside serving carts.
- Operate various types of commercial kitchen equipment such as mixers, slicers, choppers, steam tables, ovens, etc. as needed.
- Wash dishes, pots and pans, equipment, kitchen utensils, and work area cleanup.
- Set-up and cleanup food serving lines, food bars, etc.
- Excellent customer service.
- Conform to District, Food and Nutrition and Health Department policies.
ADDITIONAL DUTIES:
- May transport food to another location and organize food distribution.
- May assist in training employees.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Handle money for purchase of food and beverage service and operate a register or computerized point of sale, to include associated paperwork.
SUPERVISION
Cafeteria Manager
All applicants please note:
If offered a position with Food and Nutrition, the offer is conditional on the applicant being required to pass a timed agility test. This test includes basic mobility; bending, reaching arms overhead and out, rotation, squatting and kneeling, as well as lifting and carrying a 10lb weighted crate, pushing a cart with a 20lb weighted crate and lifting a 47lb weighted crate. Exact details of the test will be explained at the time of testing.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ORGANIZATION: The district does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex or gender, sexual orientation, disability, age or marital status.
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