2026-27 Child Nutrition Worker-CK/MS/HS

McAllen Independent School District • McAllen, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Child Nutrition Program (CNP) Child Nutrition (CNW) is responsible for preparing and serving cafeteria meals for all meal services the district participates in through the Texas Department of Agriculture. This role involves preparing daily scratch, convenience, and complex food production of meals for schools, ensuring food is prepared with high quality, served on time, and is safe to eat. The position also requires maintaining accurate records for inventory, cash handling, food production, and temperature logging, as well as adhering to sanitation and safety regulations. The Child Nutrition Worker will work cooperatively with coworkers and provide excellent customer service to students, parents, staff, and administration, creating a positive and encouraging atmosphere during meal service.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED, preferred
• Food Handler Certification approved by the State of Texas, required
• Knowledge of methods, materials, equipment, and appliances used in food preparation, required
• Ability to perform basic math, required
• Demonstrate effective customer service skills, required
• Must be able to read, write and understand verbal instructions, required
• Ability to lift, bend, pull, push, and twist, required

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of safety and sanitation guidelines with food preparation, preferred
• Knowledge and ability to work with computers, preferred
• Experience in institutional food service operations, preferred

Responsibilities

• Attend required meetings and trainings and implement required policies and procedures.
• Prepare food per the recipes and the menu with high quality, serve food on time and so that it is aesthetically pleasing, ensure food is safe to eat.
• Prepare daily scratch, convenience, and complex food production of meals for schools.
• Prepare and serve meals with required quantities of food and non-food according to the school meal schedules and special diet modifications.
• Follow compliant and accurate records when receiving merchandise, counting inventory, managing time, handling cash, logging food production, logging temperature and counting and claiming.
• Demonstrate ability to work with coworkers cooperatively and always provide excellent customer service to students, parents, staff, and administration.
• Communicate & engage with students in a positive and encouraging way during meal service, provide a clean and safe environment, and create an atmosphere that promotes the best conduct of students.
• Adhere to sanitation and safety regulations always ensuring that food is handled safely, temperatures are logged in, and HACCP forms are completed daily.
• Perform clean up duties as assigned by supervisor and follow established procedures to meet high standards of cleanliness, safety, and sanitation; maintain a clean and organized work area.
• Adhere to proper dress code according to the department’s policy.
• Must have reliable transportation to travel short distance when needed and successfully substitute at current or different site for a FSW.
• Ability to work all CNP meal services such as breakfast, lunch, snack, and dinner.
• Saturday and non-calendar workday may be required on an as needed basis.
• Follow McAllen ISD customer service standards.
• Perform other duties assigned by immediate supervisor (primary evaluator).

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED