Nutrition Assistant

• Position Type:
  Support Staff/ Food Service
• Date Posted: 10/5/2026
• Location:
  
  District Wide
• Date Available:
  
  ASAP

Job Title: Food Service, Nutrition Assistant Reports to: Food Service Director Location: Moffat County School Food Services Date of Availability: School year Date Closing: Open Until Filled Job Summary: The Nutrition Services Assistant is responsible for food preparation, cooking, cashiering, paperwork, following retail food establishment/HACCP, requesting food items from the Nutrition Services Department, ordering/inventorying, putting away food orders, serving food, restocking lines, and clean-up after lunch.

Attend trainings. Develops and promotes good community relations among various community members and district clientele.
Salary: Classified Salary Schedule –Range is $17.68- $27.40per hour.

FTE: 16 hours a week

Education and/or

Experience:

High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).

Experience supervising children is preferred but not required.

Certificates, Licenses, & Registrations:

• Criminal background check required for hire.
• First Aid and CPR certifications in the school setting are preferred.
• Certification in Basic Food Sanitation required within 1 year of after hire.
• Must Complete the Certified Food Protection Manager Course and Test

Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Verbal and written communication skills in English and a demonstrated ability to read and comprehend written/graphic and oral instructions
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Collaborative team player
• Maintains a generally positive attitude
• Operating knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Office including Word and Excel
• Observes all District policies and procedures

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Professional and efficient meal prep, hold, presentation, and service to all patrons.
• Process transactions using the point of sale register system.
• Prepare menus from recipes as directed. Prepare any items that require extra prep time for the next day.
• Set up and break down lines after lunch, and clean kitchen.
• Prepare bank deposit slips, paperwork for deposits, production, and HACCP paperwork.
• Hold, clean up and store all menu and ala carte items in service areas after serving according to HACCP, national, state, and district compliances.
• Inventory milk after each meal service and record the data on the production sheets. Do milk order twice a week.
• Sweep and mop storeroom and coolers, scrub, polish, clean and maintain all kitchen equipment as needed for proper upkeep.
• Perform regular monitoring of temperatures and procedures when operating all equipment such as computers, dish machines, coolers, freezers, food holding areas, ovens, thermometers, and other kitchen equipment in compliance with HACCP regulations.
• Maintain Professional Standards as required under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act.
• On rare occasions may be required to drive a district van or vehicle.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
• Attend all in and out of house training.
• Must be willing to test taste food to ensure quality.
• Must be able to manage all kitchen equipment within 2 months of hire.
• General knowledge of cash register procedures
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to read a recipe

EQUIPMENT & VEHICLES USED – Include the equipment and vehicles used, if applicable

• PERA retirement
• paid time off
• short and long term disability
• other optional benefit elections
• Employees who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week as defined by their position are also eligible for the district's health insurance.

Additional information:
* Salary/pay rate is determined based on position classification and employee's qualifications and experience relevant to the job description requirements. Full pay range may be found on the appropriate salary schedule. Salary schedule link below. Employees hired into a position are rarely qualified to receive the maximum of the pay range shown on the salary schedule.

Language

Skills:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and…