Food Service Worker

• Position Type:
  Food Service/ Food Service Worker
• Date Posted: 12/15/2025
• Location:
  
  Boone Community School District

Title:
Food Service Staff

Status:
Non-Exempt, Hourly

Reports To:
Food Service Director

Pay

Schedule:

Food Service Staff/Cooks

Prepared/Revised Date: 2025

Work Year: 9 months

SUMMARY:

The Food Service Staff/Cook assists in the proper preparation of food, preparing salad bar setup and maintenance during service, service line set up, and serving of meals. The staff/cook assists in kitchen cleaning as part of maintaining a safe food production and service environment. Staff/cooks are also responsible, as assigned, for recordkeeping of temperatures and production, inventory counting and cashiering duties including recording meal sales, record keeping, money collection and all other functions included in processing advanced payments.

EDUCATION AND RELATED

WORK EXPERIENCE:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Food Service experience preferred but not required.

TECHNICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES:

• Oral and written communication skills and English language skills
• Interpersonal relations skills
• Ability to manage confidentiality in all aspects of the job
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with frequent interruptions
• Ability to diffuse and manage volatile and stressful situations
• Customer service and public relations skills
• Critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Organizational skills
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to lift 50lbs on a frequent basis
• Ability to promote and follow building and departmental policies
• Apply and follow all school district policies and state of Iowa laws.

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT OPERATING KNOWLEDGE:

• Computers and peripherals; must acquire within probationary period
• Kitchen Equipment; must acquire within probationary period

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Physical activities and demands are as follows: stand, walk, sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk, hear, taste, smell. Weight and force demands up to 50 pounds frequently, up to 100 pounds occasionally. Mental functions include compare, analyze, communicate, copy, coordinate, instruct, compute, synthesize, evaluate, use interpersonal skills, compile, negotiate.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Wet or humid conditions, work near moving mechanical parts, work in high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, work with explosives, risk of radiation, vibration. Vision demands: no special vision requirements, close vision, color vision. Noise level: moderate to loud.

Boone Community School District is an equal opportunity employer. If you have questions or a grievance, contact the BCSD Equity Coordinator Mrs. Jill Janes, jjanes.ia.us, at BCSD, 500 7th Street, Boone, Iowa 50036; .