High School School Aide - 25-26

School Aide Job Description

Family Life Academy Charter Schools is seeking dedicated and committed employees to serve as School Aides. Applicants must enjoy working in a busy school setting, be flexible and provide a positive and uplifting experience for students and staff. This is a full-time position located in The Bronx, NYC.

A FLACS school Aide is a 12-month position. FLACS School Aides are responsible for a myriad of tasks and duties that support the effective operations of our schools.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Supporting ingress and dismissal duty
• Welcoming of teachers, students and parents
• Assists with monitoring students boarding buses, ensuring that students board their designated buses for Bus Duty
• Receiving, unpacking and verifying delivery quantities received from our food vendor and contacting the vendor if deliveries are insufficient
• Preparing, heating and serving vendor prepared food to students
• Supporting distribution of breakfast and lunch to students
• Cleaning and disinfecting all food preparation tools, instruments, and equipment before and after use, following CDC, USDA and NYSED guidelines
• Ensuring that all food surfaces and refrigerators are clean following CDC and HACCP recommendations for cleaning and disinfection
• Keeping food meal counts of enrolled school families picking up food in accordance with NYSED Child Nutrition and USDA regulations
• Keeping daily count of how many meals were distributed and identifying waste
• Performing clerical duties such as copying, faxing, filing, distributing teaching materials such as textbooks, paper, and workbooks, etc.
• Performing duties to support preparation for special events and other school activities
• Answering telephones, perform light reception work
• Checking forms (Lunch, handbooks, school applications, etc)
• Conducting an inventory of materials, supplies and equipment
• Calling parents or vendors as needed
• Willing to create nurturing and positive relationships with students and staff

Hours of Employment:

• 40 hours per week daily Monday-Friday - start time between 6:45 and 8:00 and end time between 2:45 and 4:00 - No Remote Service
• Additional service hours may be requested

Requirements:

• New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Qualifying Certificate in Food Protection preferred
• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Must be able to lift heavy boxes and food-related items
• Fingerprints clearance with the NYS Dept. of Education
• Previous related experience in food service a plus
• Ability to read and write in English
• Ability to keep inventory of supplies on hand
• Ability to communicate in English and Spanish a plus
• Excellent time and attendance required

It is the policy of FLACS to provide educational and employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage and citizenship status, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender (sex) or prior record of arrest or convictions (except as provided by law), and to maintain an environment free of discriminatory harassment, including sexual harassment, or retaliation, as required by civil rights law