2026-2027 Child Nutrition Employee
About The Position
The Child Nutrition Employee prepares and serves food, cleans kitchen equipment and facilities, and performs other duties assigned by the manager. The role follows food preparation, equipment-use, personal-hygiene, and safety procedures required by the Child Nutrition Services Office and the Virginia Department of Health. It serves customers promptly and courteously, uses correct portion sizes, presents appealing food, and maintains food temperatures and cleanliness on the serving line. The employee accurately processes customers while protecting the privacy of students’ lunch status, handles money and change, and counts the cash drawer at the end of the day. Duties also include operating the dish room and dish machine, checking trays and utensils for cleanliness, cleaning assigned areas and equipment, disposing of trash when assigned, maintaining forms and records, attending job-related training, and modeling nondiscriminatory practices.
Requirements
- Ability to read and write in English and follow written and oral instructions.
- Possession of, or ability to obtain, a Food Handlers card.
- Follow the dress code outlined in the Child Nutrition Services Handbook.
- Desire to put forth best effort in all assigned duties.
- Ability to follow safety precautions to avoid injuries such as minor cuts, falls, bruises, burns, and scalds.
- Ability to complete written forms and records.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and serve food in accordance with required sanitation and safety procedures.
- Serve customers promptly and courteously using correct portion sizes; present appealing food and maintain serving-line food temperatures and cleanliness.
- Process customers promptly and accurately while protecting the privacy of students’ lunch status.
- Accurately count money, make change, and count the cash drawer at the end of the day.
- Operate the dish room and dish machine; rinse and wash trays and utensils, check them for cleanliness, and clean the dish-machine area.
- Dispose of trash when assigned.
- Clean assigned work areas and equipment, including floors, walls, ovens, mixers, tables, steamers, kettles, dish machines, warmers, and utensils.
- Maintain required forms and records as assigned by the manager.
- Attend job-related training classes and workshops.
- Model nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
