Food Service Assistant

Food Service Assistants

Part-Time and Full-Time positions available District-Wide

Hours per day (2.5 - 5) & days per week (3 - 5) available.

Schedule to be determined at time of hire.

Work while your children are in school! Off during the summer and school holidays.

Hourly Rate $18.18

Available August 31, 2026

Job Summary:

The Food Service Assistant is responsible for preparing and/or building food items while providing customer service and adhering to food safety, food handling, and sanitation procedures. Perform cashiering duties in the sale of food items to students and staff; maintain cleanliness of food service facilities.

Qualifications/Skills:

To successfully perform this position, a person must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. The qualification requirements listed below represent minimum levels of educational achievement, training, skills, and/or ability necessary.

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. Certificate
• Food Handlers' Certificate helpful but not required
• Basic computer skills – Point of Sale system
• Basic Math skills
• Understand verbal and written directions – communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently
• Customer-oriented – pleasant disposition toward children using tact, patience, and courtesy
• Possess or develop skills and knowledge to perform responsibly
• Planning – observe, assess, and problem solve a situation
• Ability to maintain a secure environment
• Operate standard kitchen tools, equipment, and cooling procedures, safely and efficiently
• Willingness to do cross-training and certification
• Proper lifting techniques
• Learn and follow health and sanitation requirements
• Maintain food service equipment and areas in a clean and sanitary condition
• Work cooperatively with others
• Must successfully complete and maintain compliance with all federal and state background and criminal record check requirements
• Candidate must adhere to all local, state, federal, and school code requirements for employment.

Essential Functions:

Employee must have the ability to perform the following essential functions on a timely basis with or without reasonable accommodations.

• Prepare, cook and serve appropriate quantities of food in a timely manner, assuring proper quality and quantity of food prepared.
• Assemble items to be served and sold at designated food service area locations.
• Prepare food service facilities for the serving of food; assure that serving lines are properly stocked with adequate food, beverages and supplies; prepare the steam table for serving hot meals.
• Heat, portion and serve food to students and staff according to established procedures.
• Operate Point-Of-Service system; collect money for food items sold and make appropriate change; count money and prepare cash registers with appropriate amount and denominations of change; ability to reconcile cash drawer.
• Count and maintain inventory records and notify supervisor of needed supplies.
• Assist other Food Service personnel with cooking and baking activities; work as a team.
• Maintain work areas and serving areas in a clean, sanitary and safe condition; wash and clean counters and steam tables; wash and store equipment, pots, pans, trays and other food service items.
• Assist in storing unused food and supplies to assure compliance with health and sanitation standards; dispose of unusable leftovers and trash.
• Operate a variety of standard kitchen equipment such as slicer, and grater, steamer, dishwasher, steam cart and ovens as required.
• Participate in ongoing professional training.
• Observe safety and security procedures; report potentially unsafe conditions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Maintain regular attendance.

This position description does not express or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the incumbent(s) in this position. Employee(s) will be required to complete other job-related duties requested by the supervisor.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work is performed while standing, sitting, and/or walking.
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision, and hearing.
• Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
• Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching.
• Requires the ability to frequently lift, carry, push or pull up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds

Clearances required for employment:

• Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance (Act 151)
• Pennsylvania State Criminal Record Check (Act 34)
• Federal Criminal History Record Check (Act 114)

Act 168 Sexual Misconduct/Abuse Disclosure Release: Unionville-Chadds Ford School District uses an online process for submission and processing of required Act 168 forms. Candidates will receive information as necessary during the selection process.

The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District is an equal opportunity employment, educational and service organization.