School Nutrition Asst (4hrs/daily)

This is an ever-changing, fast-paced environment that requires a service oriented attitude with heavy lifting, dish washing, cleaning, cooking, and great customer service skills.

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Some experience in food preparation
• Computer knowledge

Skills required:

• Simple arithmetic, reading skills, and recipe preparation
• Ability to complete production records daily
• Manual skills for cleaning and sanitizing food preparation equipment
• Communication skills to communicate positively and effectively with students, staff, vendors and parents
• Customer Service winning attitude.
• Mechanical skills to safely operate kitchen equipment
• Planning skills to forecast batch cooking
• Software/word processing skills to operate computer to record customer accounts and to possibly assist manager with daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly reports

Physical Requirements:

• Work involves sustained standing and frequent lifting, bending, and pulling
• Medium work exerting up to 50 pounds occasionally and 20 pounds frequently
• Frequent movement at a fast pace

Training Required:

• USDA requires all employees that work in Child Nutrition to complete a specified number of hours of training / continuing education each year.
• Food Safety Training required within to be completed within the first week of employment.

To apply:

Visit Lexington City Schools Website- Employment Opportunities Tab to complete an on-line application