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Food Service Assistant -- Taft (15216) - Part-time

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ul class="postingsList" id="p15216_"table class="title" style="padding: 0px; width:99.2%"tbodytrtd id="wrapword" style="width: 950px; padding: 5px;"Food Service Assistant -- Taft (15216)/tdtd style="width: 275px;"span class="title2" style="float:right;text-align:right;margin-top: 8px;margin-right: 6px;" JobID: 15216 input type="button" value=" Apply " onclick="applyFor('15216','Food and Nutrition','Food Service Assistant')" class="screenOnly ApplyButton"/span/td/tr/tbody/tablediv style="position:relative;"lispan class="label"Position Type:/spanbrnbsp;nbsp;span class="normal"Food and Nutrition//spanspan class="normal"Food Service Assistant/spanbrbr/lilispan class="label"Date Posted:/spanbrnbsp;nbsp;span class="normal"2/24/2026/spanbrbr/lilispan class="label"Location:/spanbrnbsp;nbsp;span class="normal"Taft Middle School/spanbrbr/lispannbsp;nbsp;/spanspan class="label"Additional Information: nbsp;/spanspan class="normal"a href="javascript:void(toggle_block('DescriptionText15216_'))"uShow/Hide/u/a/spanbrspan id="DescriptionText15216_" style="border: 1px solid black; padding:5px; display:none; opacity:.8;"span class="normal"pstrong$15.75 per hou/strongrbrstrongSummers off! Nine (9) month position/strongbrstrongAll district benefits in accordance with work agreement/strongbrstrongNights and weekends off!/strongbrstrongBe home when your kids are home!/strongbrstrongWork the same schedule as your kids' school schedule!/strongbrstrongNever take work home with you!/strong/ppbrbrstrongPRINCIPAL DUTIES/strongbrPerform general work connected with the operation of food service, which includes food preparation and handling, as assigned.brAssist with cooking as necessary.brAssume responsibility of washing and drying pots, pans, trays, and silverware by approved methods.nbsp; Participate in serving good quality food.brAvailable to work flexible hours.brServe as POS for breakfast and lunch, verifying a reimbursable meal was served.brProcess daily tally counts for claim reimbursementbrAssistnbsp;with general clean up duties.brMaintain open, positive communication with all people served by the Food amp; Nutrition Department.brParticipate in short courses, meetings, and in-service training, as requested.brAttend work as scheduled and arrive on time fully prepared to begin work. Follow established building / department procedures if there is a need to arrive late, be absent or leave the workplace.brRegular attendance.brOther duties as assigned./ppstrongESSENTIAL SKILLS AND APTITUDES/strongbrKnowledge of school food service program, nutritional standards, and sanitationbrDevelop and maintain effective relationships with others in order to encourage and support a team atmosphere.brProcess strong communication skills and customer servicebrAbility to lift up to 50 pounds/ppstrongREQUIRED EDUCATION LEVEL/strongbrHigh School Diploma or GED preferredbrKitchen related experience preferrednbsp;/ppstrongCLASSIFICATION: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;/strongbrFood Service Groupnbsp;br5 HoursbrHours between 8:45am-1:45pmbrNine (9) monthsbrAll district benefits in accordance with work agreement/ppstrongEMPLOYMENT DATE:nbsp;nbsp;/strongbrTo be determinedbrbrstrongRate:nbsp;/strongHourly: $15.40/hr/ppstrongPHYSICAL DEMANDS / ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:/strongbrTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.nbsp; The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.nbsp; Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions./ppWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle and/or feel objects, tools or controls; talk and hear.nbsp; The employee frequently must squat, stoop or kneel, reach above the head and forward 0 to 24 inches and on occasion up to 36 inches.nbsp; The employee continuously uses hand strength to grasp items.nbsp; The employee will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk more than the average person while performing the duties of this job.nbsp; The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds 0 to 12 feet and occasionally up to 20 feet, such as food trays, canned goods and frozen food packages.nbsp; The employee will sometimes push/pull items such as carts and food preparation equipment.nbsp; Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus while preparing food./ppstrongWORKING ENVIRONMENT:/strongbrThe work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.nbsp; Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.nbsp; The noise level in the work environment is consistently above average.nbsp; The employee will frequently work in different areas of the kitchen and cafeteria performing their duties.nbsp; Temperatures in the work area are consistently higher than the average found in the building.nbsp; The employee will frequently stand or move on floors that are damp. Employee must be able to work with known food allergens.brbrThe information contained in this job description is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position.nbsp; Additional duties are performed by the individual holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.brbrThe Cedar Rapids Community School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.nbsp; The district does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or disability./ppstronguHR Support:/u/strongbrMichelle KoellingbrbrstronguContact Information:/u/strongbrJenny HookbrManager of Food and [email protected]/p/spanbrimg src="https://www.applitrack.com/clear.gif" height="8"br/spanbrdiv class="label" align="right" style="position:absolute; top:0%;right:1%;"span class="s"div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"/aa class="addthis_button_preferred_2"/aa class="addthis_button_preferred_3"/aa class="addthis_button_compact"/aa class="addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style"/a/divscript type="text/javascript" src="https://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-4dfeb954767d3dc8"/scriptbra href="javascript:updateEmailLinkFromCurrentWindowLocation(quot;mailto:?subject=Job Postingamp;body=quot;,quot;I thought you would be interested in an employment opportunity I found at Cedar Rapids Community School District. The position is Food Service Assistant -- Taft (15216). Please click the link below for more information about this vacancy.quot;,quot;ApplitrackHardcodedURL?1=1amp;AppliTrackJobId=15216amp;AppliTrackLayoutMode=detailamp;AppliTrackViewPosting=1quot;)"span style="color:#4c4c4c;font-size:.9em;font-weight:normal;"Email To A Friend/span/abra href="javascript:updateHrefFromCurrentWindowLocation(quot;ApplitrackHardcodedURL?1=1amp;AppliTrackJobId=15216amp;AppliTrackLayoutMode=detailamp;AppliTrackViewPosting=1quot; , true, false, true)"span style="color:#4c4c4c;font-size:.9em;font-weight:normal;"Print Version/span /abr/span/divbr/div/ul ul class="postingsList" id="p15216_"table class="title" style="padding: 0px; width:99.2%"tbodytrtd id="wrapword" style="width: 950px; padding: 5px;"Food Service Assistant -- Taft (15216)/tdtd style="width: 275px;"span class="title2" style="float:right;text-align:right;margin-top: 8px;margin-right: 6px;" JobID: 15216 input type="button" value=" Apply " onclick="applyFor('15216','Food and Nutrition','Food Service Assistant')" class="screenOnly ApplyButton"/span/td/tr/tbody/tablediv style="position:relative;"lispan class="label"Position Type:/spanbrnbsp;nbsp;span class="normal"Food and Nutrition//spanspan class="normal"Food Service Assistant/spanbrbr/lilispan class="label"Date Posted:/spanbrnbsp;nbsp;span class="normal"2/24/2026/spanbrbr/lilispan class="label"Location:/spanbrnbsp;nbsp;span class="normal"Taft Middle School/spanbrbr/lispannbsp;nbsp;/spanspan class="label"Additional Information: nbsp;/spanspan class="normal"a href="javascript:void(toggle_block('DescriptionText15216_'))"uShow/Hide/u/a/spanbrspan id="DescriptionText15216_" style="border: 1px solid black; padding:5px; display:none; opacity:.8;"span class="normal"pstrong$15.75 per hou/strongrbrstrongSummers off! Nine (9) month position/strongbrstrongAll district benefits in accordance with work agreement/strongbrstrongNights and weekends off!/strongbrstrongBe home when your kids are home!/strongbrstrongWork the same schedule as your kids' school schedule!/strongbrstrongNever take work home with you!/strong/ppbrbrstrongPRINCIPAL DUTIES/strongbrPerform general work connected with the operation of food service, which includes food preparation and handling, as assigned.brAssist with cooking as necessary.brAssume responsibility of washing and drying pots, pans, trays, and silverware by approved methods.nbsp; Participate in serving good quality food.brAvailable to work flexible hours.brServe as POS for breakfast and lunch, verifying a reimbursable meal was served.brProcess daily tally counts for claim reimbursementbrAssistnbsp;with general clean up duties.brMaintain open, positive communication with all people served by the Food amp; Nutrition Department.brParticipate in short courses, meetings, and in-service training, as requested.brAttend work as scheduled and arrive on time fully prepared to begin work. Follow established building / department procedures if there is a need to arrive late, be absent or leave the workplace.brRegular attendance.brOther duties as assigned./ppstrongESSENTIAL SKILLS AND APTITUDES/strongbrKnowledge of school food service program, nutritional standards, and sanitationbrDevelop and maintain effective relationships with others in order to encourage and support a team atmosphere.brProcess strong communication skills and customer servicebrAbility to lift up to 50 pounds/ppstrongREQUIRED EDUCATION LEVEL/strongbrHigh School Diploma or GED preferredbrKitchen related experience preferrednbsp;/ppstrongCLASSIFICATION: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;/strongbrFood Service Groupnbsp;br5 HoursbrHours between 8:45am-1:45pmbrNine (9) monthsbrAll district benefits in accordance with work agreement/ppstrongEMPLOYMENT DATE:nbsp;nbsp;/strongbrTo be determinedbrbrstrongRate:nbsp;/strongHourly: $15.40/hr/ppstrongPHYSICAL DEMANDS / ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:/strongbrTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.nbsp; The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.nbsp; Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions./ppWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle and/or feel objects, tools or controls; talk and hear.nbsp; The employee frequently must squat, stoop or kneel, reach above the head and forward 0 to 24 inches and on occasion up to 36 inches.nbsp; The employee continuously uses hand strength to grasp items.nbsp; The employee will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk more than the average person while performing the duties of this job.nbsp; The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds 0 to 12 feet and occasionally up to 20 feet, such as food trays, canned goods and frozen food packages.nbsp; The employee will sometimes push/pull items such as carts and food preparation equipment.nbsp; Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus while preparing food./ppstrongWORKING ENVIRONMENT:/strongbrThe work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.nbsp; Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.nbsp; The noise level in the work environment is consistently above average.nbsp; The employee will frequently work in different areas of the kitchen and cafeteria performing their duties.nbsp; Temperatures in the work area are consistently higher than the average found in the building.nbsp; The employee will frequently stand or move on floors that are damp. Employee must be able to work with known food allergens.brbrThe information contained in this job description is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position.nbsp; Additional duties are performed by the individual holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.brbrThe Cedar Rapids Community School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.nbsp; The district does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or disability./ppstronguHR Support:/u/strongbrMichelle KoellingbrbrstronguContact Information:/u/strongbrJenny HookbrManager of Food and [email protected]/p/spanbrimg src="https://www.applitrack.com/clear.gif" height="8"br/spanbrdiv class="label" align="right" style="position:absolute; top:0%;right:1%;"span class="s"div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"/aa class="addthis_button_preferred_2"/aa class="addthis_button_preferred_3"/aa class="addthis_button_compact"/aa class="addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style"/a/divscript type="text/javascript" src="https://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-4dfeb954767d3dc8"/scriptbra href="javascript:updateEmailLinkFromCurrentWindowLocation(quot;mailto:?subject=Job Postingamp;body=quot;,quot;I thought you would be interested in an employment opportunity I found at Cedar Rapids Community School District. The position is Food Service Assistant -- Taft (15216). Please click the link below for more information about this vacancy.quot;,quot;ApplitrackHardcodedURL?1=1amp;AppliTrackJobId=15216amp;AppliTrackLayoutMode=detailamp;AppliTrackViewPosting=1quot;)"span style="color:#4c4c4c;font-size:.9em;font-weight:normal;"Email To A Friend/span/abra href="javascript:updateHrefFromCurrentWindowLocation(quot;ApplitrackHardcodedURL?1=1amp;AppliTrackJobId=15216amp;AppliTrackLayoutMode=detailamp;AppliTrackViewPosting=1quot; , true, false, true)"span style="color:#4c4c4c;font-size:.9em;font-weight:normal;"Print Version/span /abr/span/divbr/div/ul Apply Now Apply Now