Aide 3.5 hr, Stdt Nutr

Hillsborough County Public Schools•Plant City, FL
•Onsite

About The Position

The Student Nutrition Aide assists during meal service to make it as pleasant as possible while ensuring compliance with health, safety, and school rules and regulations. The role circulates through the cafeteria, supports students and Student Nutrition Services staff, and helps maintain a clean and orderly dining area. This is a non-permanent position with no benefits. District employees are expected to maintain regular and predictable attendance; support the district’s vision, mission, goals, and Strategic Plan; demonstrate civility, respect, and professionalism; and maintain the professional knowledge and skills needed for their duties. The position also requires teamwork, dependability, appropriate personal appearance and hygiene, customer service, and the ability to learn and apply job skills with minimal supervision. The employee must be able to read simple instructions and short correspondence, perform basic arithmetic with money and common units of measurement, and follow detailed but straightforward written or oral instructions in standardized situations.

Requirements

  • Demonstrate regular and predictable attendance and meet attendance and punctuality guidelines.
  • Support the district’s vision, mission, goals, and Strategic Plan.
  • Demonstrate civility, respect, professionalism, teamwork, dependability, and customer-service skills.
  • Maintain appropriate personal appearance and follow Student Nutrition Services dress and hygiene guidelines.
  • Read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
  • Add and subtract two-digit numbers and multiply and divide with tens and hundreds, including using American money and units of weight, volume, and distance.
  • Follow detailed but straightforward written or oral instructions and address problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
  • Perform physical activities including standing, walking, sitting, handling, talking, and hearing; lift up to 10 pounds; and reach overhead with either hand.

Responsibilities

  • Manage students during meal service and refer behavior problems to a teacher or principal according to school-site guidelines.
  • Circulate through the cafeteria to assist students, encourage good table manners, and encourage balanced meals and trying unfamiliar foods.
  • Assist Student Nutrition Services staff with special diet requests to ensure students receive the correct food for dietary or preference needs.
  • Assist with food tastings by offering samples of new foods, encouraging students to try them, and soliciting their feedback.
  • Prepare and clean allergy-free tables according to established procedures.
  • Keep cafeteria tables clean and free of spills and trash, and prepare the cafeteria for the next group after dismissing classes in an orderly manner according to the school schedule.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
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