School Kitchen Helper​/D02P

### School Kitchen Helper
** UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
** BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION  Chemawa Indian School  Salem , OR
** POSITION TITLE & GRADE:
** School Kitchen Helper, CY-7404-01    
** POSITION INFORMATION:
** Full time, School Year    Salary Range $16.65 to $27.34, Per Hour      
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* LOCATION:

** Chemawa Indian School, Salem , OR ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER:
2026-D02P02-021    Vacancies  1  Issue Date: 09/24/26    Closing Date: 10/15/26 - 03:30 pm, Pacific Timezone The Bureau of Indian Education's mission is to provide quality education opportunities from early childhood through life in accordance with the tribes' needs for cultural and economic well-being and in keeping with the wide diversity of Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages as distinct cultural and governmental entities. The Department of the Interior(DOI) places a high value on diversity of experience and cultural perspectives and encourages applications from all interested eligible candidates.

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** STATEMENT OF DUTIES:
** Incumbent will create and maintain a safe, positive learning environment to ensure the holistic development of each student and staff member through cultural, social, spiritual, physical and academic experience. Incumbent will support the Bureau of Indian Education’s mission, which is to provide high quality education opportunities from early childhood through life while considering a tribe’s need for cultural and economic well-being.

In performing this mission, the BIE takes into account the spiritual, mental, physical, and cultural aspects of school-aged children within their family and tribal community. To meet its trust responsibility to Indian Tribes, BIE works to strengthen education opportunities for American Indian students to be successful and competitive globally; to enhance student participation in their tribal communities; and support tribes in nation-building, in development of the next generation of tribal leaders.

Responsibilities:

Within the framework of the established schedules and routines, the incumbent functions as a team member by assisting the School Cafeteria Supervisor with the following tasks:  
• Assists in the direction of students in the performance of assigned details in the actual accomplishment of work performed by students each mealtime;  
• maintain the order of students during mealtime;  
• cleans tables, chairs, milk and cold water fountains and floors in dining room during and after each meal;  
• assists the school cook in paring and peeling of vegetables for meal prep;  
• assist with breakout of perishable and nonperishable goods from storage;  
• prepare salads and salad dressings using recipe cards, using fresh vegetables and canned items;  
• assist in loading and unloading of food and supplies and placing them in storage or refrigerator as directed;  
• insure all items stored in coolers are covered and attach a label to indicate item and date;  
• work in the dishwasher area washing pots and pans by use of a hand fed dishwasher, cleaning sink area and mopping floor area;  
• check each piece of eating utensil for cleanliness at the discharge end of the dishwasher;  
• assist the School Cook on duty where needed in the dining room or kitchen;  
• assist in the inventory of all food items and assist the Supervisor with light cooking duties as necessary, including baking, light fry cooking and act as light duty line cook.  
• Assists in unloading incoming supplies and following proper rotation procedures for storage. Retrieves food items for daily use as requested.  
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