Nutrition Assistant III

Position Information

• Position Type:
  Nutrition Services / Nutrition Assistant
• Date Posted: 2/19/2026
• Location:
  
  All sites
• Date Available:
  
  03/05/2026
• Closing Date: 03/04/2026

• Prior experience in quantity nutrition service preferred
• Knowledge of principles and methods of quantity food preparation, serving, and storage
• Knowledge of methods of computing food quantities required by prescribed menus
• Knowledge of care and use of nutrition service equipment
• Knowledge of safety and sanitation procedure relating to food preparation and serving
• Ability to prepare high quality food appropriate to the needs of children per established standards
• Ability to effectively work under supervision with others and to effectively assist/supervise other nutrition service personnel
• Ability to assist in estimating quantities of food required using prepared menus and worksheets
• Ability to keep simple records and follow oral and written directions
• Ability to apply work simplification methods
• Ability to perform moderately heavy manual tasks
• Willingness to attend relevant training classes and workshops
• Ability to implement the nutritional and educational goals of the district

Administrator as assigned

Performs skilled quantity food production and service in specified areas at school site level

• Participates in preparation and serving of school lunches, component menu items, and other foods
• Assists school nutrition manager in estimating required quantities, receiving, storing, and costing of food and supplies, maintaining proper care of equipment and proper sanitation standards and maintaining inventories and other necessary records
• May assume duties and responsibilities of a school nutrition manager (applies to Nutrition Assistant III)
• Maintains satisfactory performance standards in food preparation techniques, service and clean‑up
• Skilled in all types of food preparation techniques, e.g., range, baking, salads, service, clean‑up, etc.; may assume specified duties and responsibilities of School Nutrition Manager in his/her absence (for Nutrition Assistant III)
• Skilled in all types of food preparation techniques (range, baking, salads, service, clean‑up, etc.) (for Nutrition Assistant II)
• Skills in food preparation techniques (range/salads or baking/salads, plus service, clean‑up, etc.) (for Nutrition Assistant I)
• Performs other related duties as assigned

$18.71 - $30.48 per hour

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the District's "Improvement of Professional Services" handbook, Board Policies and Procedures and consistent with collective bargaining agreements when applicable.

A new employee, or a permanent employee who is changed to a new classification, shall serve a probationary period, which shall not exceed six (6) months of duty time exclusive of leaves of absence or other absences. During this probationary period the employee must meet the required standards of performance to be recommended for permanent status in the classification. A probationary classified service employee may be terminated from the probationary classification at any time without cause, without right of appeal or hearing before the Board of Education.

Pursuant to Education Code section 45113, a permanent employee who accepts a promotion and fails to complete the probationary period for that promotional position shall be employed in the classification from which he or she was promoted.

All applicants must have passed the Nutrition Services test within three years of the deadline.

Nutrition Services test will be offered upon selection.

All application materials must be submitted by 8:00 P.M. on March 4, 2026.

Copies of required certificates, transcripts or diplomas may be submitted with the application. District may require that originals be presented for verification prior to employment. Please check with Human Resources regarding acceptable documents. For positions requiring college coursework official transcripts will be required upon employment.

It is the applicant's responsibility to meet all application requirements…