Desert Trail Elem 7hr. Cook
Salary
$17.00 - $17.26 Hourly
Location
Chaparral, New Mexico
Job Type
Full-Time
Job Number
202301712
Department
STUDENT NUTRITION PROGRAM
Opening Date
06/23/2026
FLSA
Exempt
Due to the high volume of reference surveys being sent out and some issues we've encountered with the process, we have updated our application requirements. The application will now require three professional reference letters, all dated within the last 12 months.
If you are a current district employee, please ensure that one of the reference letters is from your current supervisor.
Thank you for your understanding.
Debido al alto volumen de referencia encuestas que se están enviando y algunos problemas que hemos encontrado en el proceso, hemos actualizado nuestros requisitos. La solicitud ahora requerirá tres cartas de referencia profesional, todas las cartas deben de tener una fecha en los ultimos 12 meses.
Si usted es un empleado actual del distrito, por favor asegúrese de que una de las cartas de referencia provenga de su supervisor actual.
Gracias por su comprensión.
Job Description
SUMMARY
Follows the district's instructions in food preparation, cooling and serving food with school cafeterias by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Complies with the Code of Ethics of the Education Profession; upholds and enforces rules, administrative directives, regulations, GISD school board policies, as well as local, state and federal regulations.
Attends job-related training classes and workshops.
Practices procedures in food preparation, use and care of equipment and personal habits to assure that sanitation standards are met.
Follows standards of safety in preparing, storing, and serving food.
Follows the managers instructions in producing and serving food.
Follows managers instructions in portioning, garnishing, and serving meals.
Participates in implementing promotion of special school and community activities consistent with board policy.
Follows procedures in personnel matters.
Demonstrates the ability to work with the school community.
Participates in implementing cost containment measures while maintaining quality.
Performs other duties as directed.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Must complete each year 4 hours of annual continuing education/training topics as determined by Food and Nutrition Service.
Must be food handler certified
As per the USDA Food Code and the New Mexico Environment Department of Health regulation 7.6.2.8 NMAC all food employees handling Time and Temperature controlled foods must have a food handler certification card from New Mexico.
Employee is responsible for maintaining certification and ensuring the certification is obtained from an accredited program. Employees are given 30 calendar days from the beginning of employee's employment to obtain the certification. Certification should be valid for 3 years. All employees renewing certification must schedule a day with the SNP Field Compliance Coordinator to attend the food handler class or must set up a date and time to do the training through the recommended online site. Should employee fail to obtain or maintain their certification, or fail to complete required ongoing training, their employment may be terminated.
Supplemental Information
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stool, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Maintains emotional control under stress.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
We offer a complete benefits package through ALFAC, Allstate and NMPSIA to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, long-term and short-term disability, life insurance, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, holidays, and general leave.
To learn more details, visit our benefits page.
Employer Gadsden Independent School District (NM)
Department STUDENT NUTRITION PROGRAM Address 5235 HWY 28
ANTHONY, 88021
Phone 575-882-6775
Website www.gisd.k12.nm.us