Assistant Cook

Food Service Worker

Reports to: Director of Food Services

Start Date: August 2026

Rate of Pay: $17.42 - $21.50/per hour –Pay commensurate with experience

Eight paid Holidays

Paid time off

Schedule: 3-5 hours per day (M-F)

Qualifications:

High School Diploma or equivalent.

Three to six months on the job training or previous experience.

Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills necessary in order to interact in a positive and supportive manner with children and adults.

Ability to read, write and perform arithmetic calculations.

Analytical skills necessary to interpret recipes and measures in order to prepare appropriate items and quantities.

Ability to lift up to 40 pounds.

Must take ServSafe class within one year of employment and repeat every 5 years.

Job Responsibilities:

Prepares work stations by stocking food or non-food items and equipment as necessary and indicated by production sheets, menus or other schedules or policies.

Prepares and portions foods in designated areas. Serves students at various locations.

Operates cash register as needed.

Takes routine inventories of food and non-food and equipment. Checks deliveries, rotates stock, dates food items and assures appropriate storage. Makes suggested orders for food and supplies.

Cleans and sanitizes dishware, cooking utensils, equipment, serving ware and work areas as assigned.

Prepares hot or cold short order foods and/or simple foods like sandwiches or salads according to accurate procedures.

Prepares ingredients for further cooking. May perform routine baking or cooking up to 2 hours per day.

Sets up serving lines and steam tables as needed.

Performs waitperson duties for special events.

Monitors and assures proper safe food handling and food temperature procedures at all times.

May perform clerical and computer duties.

Maintains good rapport and cooperative relationships with coworkers and customers. Approaches conflict in a constructive manner. Helps to identify problems, offer solutions and participate in their resolution. Consistently acts as an appropriate adult role model in the student environment.

Maintains confidentiality of information required relating to free and reduced meals, student behavior and coworker performance and personal information.

Behaves in accordance with the mission and goals of the Chelsea School District and the Food Service Department.

Assumes responsibility for performance of job duties in the safest possible manner to assure personal safety and that of coworkers and to report all preventable hazards and unsafe practices immediately to the Kitchen Manager.

Performs duties of cook when necessary (in the absence of the cook).

This job description in no manner states or implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed by the position incumbent. The incumbent will be required to follow the instructions and perform the duties required by the incumbent's supervisor, appointing authority, or designee.