2024-2025 SCHOOL NUTRITION ASSISTANT
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RICHMOND COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM (RCSS) JOB DESCRIPTION OFFICIAL TITLE: School Nutrition Program Assistant ISUPERVISOR: Manager School Nutrition ProgramSALARY RANGE: In Accordance with RCBOE Salary SchedulesTERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 183 daysSUMMARY DESCRIPTION: To produce and serve meals meeting school meal pattern requirement to students in a pleasant, efficient and sanitary manner.PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: (Asterisk for essential job duties.)

Reports for work neat and clean.

Follows work schedule as prepared by the manager.

Prepares food by reading following standardized recipes. (*)

Operates and helps maintain (daily) all equipment in the kitchen under the direction of the manager. (*)

Follows sanitary rules for food handling, keeps work area clean and sanitary and does other cleaning as assigned.

Follows safety rules and regulations.

Relates effectively to children, adults and fellow employees.

Serves food using portion control and sanitary techniques. (*)

Participates in training sponsored by the county for School Nutrition Program personnel.

Supports professional organizations in order to promote overall growth and development of the program.

As a new employee, attends any training required by the county or state.

The employee shall carry out such other and further duties, whether specifically listed above or not, as are assigned or required by such employee's supervisor, other appropriate school personnel, law board policy administrative regulation, department handbook, as are reasonably necessary to the efficient operation of the school system and its mission

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES, AND SKILLS: Ability to perform duties assigned on job. Knows basic food preparation and sanitation principles (desirable). Reading, writing skills in accord with a twelfth grade education.EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE: High School graduate or equivalent. CERTIFICATE AND LICENSE REQUIREMENTS: NonePHYSICAL DEMANDS: The employee will be required to stand or walk for up to 85% of the work day. Physical demands include lifting heavy objects, stooping, bending, standing, reaching, washing dishes, mopping floors, and operating commercial kitchen equipment for extended periods of time. In addition to lifting heavy objects, the employee must be able to lift pans of food from a pass thru table (weight: 10 - 15 pounds) for up to 5 hours per day, and pick up cans or cases of food off of the floor and stack them onto shelves.SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Lifting heavy objects up to 40 pounds with assistance, stooping, bending, standing and twisting for extended period of time. Work is in commercial kitchen with extremes in temperatures. Must be able to withstand exposure to cleaning & sanitizing chemicals and hands in water.EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated consistent with RC school system evaluation policy.Date Established: 12/08Date(s) Revised: 02/2009This description may be changed at any time. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee. The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the Board. Richmond County Schools reserves the right to update, revise or change this job description and related duties at any time. (*) Essential job duties -the basic job duties that an employee must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation.