Nutrition Service I

Mukilteo School District•Everett, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a 6.75-hour-per-day, 180-days-per-year position at Odyssey Elementary School, with benefits. The anticipated start date is as soon as possible, and the scheduled hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. The role combines paraeducator, behavior support, and nutrition service duties: 5.0 hours per day as a paraeducator, 1.5 hours per day as a Behavior Support Specialist, and 0.25 hours per day as Nutrition Service I. Pay rates are $29.81–$40.08 per hour for Paraeducator, $30.96–$41.24 per hour for Behavior Support Specialist, and $25.99–$30.35 per hour for Nutrition Service I. The employee provides student supervision and support in three primary areas: building paraeducator duties, resource support, and building behavior support. Duties include supervising students during arrival, dismissal, lunch, and recess; collaborating with case managers on student check-ins and small-group academic and social-emotional learning; and facilitating alternative indoor recess for students who prefer a smaller play setting. In the behavior-support portion of the role, the employee assists students whose behavior or social-emotional actions affect academic achievement, providing proactive support to help refocus them. Under teacher direction, the employee collects behavioral data, contributes to behavior goals, implements behavior plans, supports student routines and communication, and assists with small groups. The employee also helps teachers deliver lessons and activities that encourage positive behavior, monitors and shares observations about student progress, maintains student confidentiality, provides classroom and clerical assistance, and participates in meetings and training. The nutrition-services portion involves helping prepare and serve food for school breakfast and lunch programs. Duties include food preparation, kitchen operations, service, cleanup, cash-handling support, and maintaining food safety and sanitation. The employee may use kitchen equipment, read recipes for large quantities, follow USDA meal-pattern requirements, and lift up to 35 pounds. The role may also include ordering or purchasing food and supplies, inventory, and storage. The position reports to the Principal for the paraeducator/behavior-support duties and to the Nutrition Services Manager for the Food Service I duties. Work duties may be reassigned depending on program, building, and student needs.

Requirements

Be at least 18 years old and hold a high school diploma or equivalent.
Meet one of the paraeducator qualification pathways: hold an associate degree or higher; have at least 72 quarter credits or 48 semester credits at the 100 level or higher from an accredited college or university; complete a registered paraeducator apprenticeship; or pass a PESB-approved assessment or program (ETS ParaPro Assessment, Pearson’s Paraprofessional Assessment, or The Master Teacher Inc. Paraeducator Online Training Program).
Demonstrate knowledge of math, spelling, reading, grammar, and punctuation.
Have the desire and aptitude to work with students and the ability to interact positively and professionally with students, supervisors, and staff.
Be able to work independently and cooperatively as part of a team.
Demonstrate effective student behavior-management skills and accuracy, attention to detail, and ability to meet deadlines amid frequent interruptions.
Be able to operate, or willing to learn to operate, standard classroom equipment and computer applications used to assist student learning.
Be able to meet students’ physical, health, and safety needs and strengthen job-related competencies.
Depending on assignment, complete behavior-modification training, which may include safe physical-restraint techniques.
Job-related experience is desired.
For nutrition-service duties, be able to read and follow recipes, use kitchen equipment, and follow food safety, sanitation, and meal-preparation requirements.
Have knowledge of Snohomish County and Washington State food safety, sanitation, and proper food temperatures, including HAACP.
Be able to maintain knowledge of applicable school policies and procedures, participate in job-related training, and establish effective working relationships with staff, students, and parents.
Be able to follow and give written and verbal instructions, perform high-school-level math calculations, and make correct change.
Maintain regular and punctual attendance and flexibility in meeting deadlines.
Be able to safely lift up to 35 pounds.
Hold a high school diploma or equivalent for Food Service I duties and have a Washington State Health Card.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with students who have disabilities.
Multilingual ability.
ServSafe certification.
Previous food-industry experience.
Vocational training in the food-service industry.

Responsibilities

Supervise students during arrival, dismissal, lunch, recess, and other assigned activities to help maintain a safe and positive learning environment.
Collaborate with case managers to provide student check-ins and small-group academic and social-emotional learning instruction.
Facilitate alternative indoor recess for students who prefer a smaller play setting.
Assist teachers with planning and delivering lessons and activities that promote positive behavior in classrooms and around the school.
Under teacher direction, collect behavioral data and collaborate on designing student behavior goals.
Support students in developing routines and common language related to classroom behavior and communication.
Implement behavior plans under teacher direction and lead small groups addressing behavior or social-emotional concerns.
Monitor student behavior and progress, share observations with teachers and other professional staff, and assist with strategies for diverse student needs.
Provide clerical and general classroom assistance, which may include collecting and entering information and correspondence.
Maintain confidentiality of student information and participate in meetings and training.
Assist with cafeteria and recess supervision and help maintain clean, orderly, and safe student areas.
Prepare food items and meals in a timely manner for school breakfast and lunch programs.
Assist with receiving, storing, preparing, serving, and cleaning up food and kitchen equipment.
Read and interpret recipes for large quantities and follow USDA meal-pattern requirements.
Assist with cash records and follow trained cash-handling procedures.
Operate kitchen equipment and maintain appropriate food temperatures in accordance with health and safety rules.
Lift and deliver food items weighing up to 35 pounds using safe lifting techniques.
Assist with kitchen and service-area cleanup, sanitation, inventory, supply storage, and, as assigned, ordering or purchasing food and supplies.
Comply with district policies, maintain regular attendance and presence at the assigned worksite, and perform other related duties as assigned.