2025-26 - Substitute Food Services

North Thurston Public Schools • Lacey, WA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Performs routine work in preparing, setting up, serving, and clean-up activities for meal programs. Assists cook(s) with work involving food storage and kitchen/cafeteria maintenance and operation. Have knowledge of current methods of food preparation, health codes and sanitation. The District represents a diverse community. More than 50% of our students arrive with diverse backgrounds. We seek an individual who has successful experience in working with culturally diverse families and communities. The selected candidate must demonstrate a commitment to strengthening community engagement and communication with the District’s diverse populations.

Requirements

• Incumbents must have successful experience in working with culturally diverse families and communities, or have otherwise demonstrated a commitment to strengthening engagement of a diverse community and skill in communicating with a diverse population.
• Knowledge of current methods of food preparation, health codes and sanitation.
• Ability to serve appropriate portion sizes rapidly and neatly.
• Ability to operate point of service system.
• Ability to communicate effectively and maintain pleasant manner and good working relations with students, staff, co-workers and the community.
• Initiative and ability to work under direction of senior personnel and make sound and logical decisions.
• Ability to cooperate with and get along with others in a fast paced working conditions.
• Ability to be flexible to changing work environments.
• Ability to perform basic math computations.
• Ability to understand and carry out written or oral instructions.
• Washington State Food Handler’s Permit required.

Nice To Haves

• Graduation from high school or equivalent.
• Job related experience in food preparation, serving and basic kitchen functions.
• Previous experience in routine cafeteria setting desired.
• Certified with School Nutrition Association
• Bilingual skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve meal components to customers on service line.
• Prepare numbers of meals to be served by following recipes, gathering ingredients and cooking materials, and preparing food products.
• Portions and serves food.
• Monitors food cooking and follows Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) procedures as required.
• Prepare and/or reheat necessary food items for meals.
• Assists in securing equipment and supplies.
• Stores food and equipment in specified locations.
• Assists in verifying student eligibility and/or collecting school funds.
• Assists with production records, HACCP documentation, and ordering and receiving supplies for meal program.
• Washes dishes, utensils, counters, pots, pans, floors, operates dishwashing machine, and maintains a sanitary work environment.
• Performs other cleaning tasks as needed.
• Required to follow Board policies and stay abreast of updates and changes.
• Perform other duties as assigned by administrator and/or designee.

Benefits

• Employees who are anticipated to work 630 hours during the school year (September 1 through August 31) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, long term disability and basic life insurance benefits.
• North Thurston Public Schools benefits are administered by the Washington State Healthcare Authority under the School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB).
• Eligible employees are required to be a member of the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems Plan.
• Employees also have the ability to participate in tax deferred 403(b) and 457 Deferred Compensation Plans (DCP).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED