Child Nutrition Assistant Senior High School Lead 2025-2026 School Year (9042) (Internal Only)

Position Type:
Child Nutrition

Date Posted:
5/9/2025

Location:
Queen Creek High School

Additional Information:

JOB GOAL:

The Child Nutrition Assistant Senior - HS Lead is responsible for food preparation, cooking, cashiering, and reconciliation of cash drawers and assists in other areas such as serving and clean-up as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current Food Handlers Certificate

• Previous experience handling money desired

• Experience in food preparation desired

• Ability to read and execute written recipes and cook food in large quantities

• Ability to keep accurate records

• Ability to operate computerized cash register

• Ability to operate commercial kitchen equipment

• Knowledge of HACCP, and workplace safety requirements

• Ability to lift 50lbs and stand for long periods of time

• Ability to work with figures and to make arithmetic calculations

• Ability to communicate with parents, staff and students on Child Nutrition program

• Must be able to read, write and speak English

• High School diploma or GED preferred

• Knowledge of and adheres to all policies, regulations and rules

• Must pass fingerprint and background check

• Must obtain an Arizona IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: 180 Days; 9 Months

COMPENSATION: Per QCUSD salary schedule for applicable position

BENEFITS: As per QCUSD District policy

REPORTS TO: Child Nutrition Cafeteria Manager

HOURS: 37.5 hours per week - Monday-Friday 6 a.m.-2 p.m.

CLASSIFICATION: Hourly, Non-exempt

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. Establish and maintain good rapport with students, employees and the community.

2. Maintain appropriate change fund for registers.

3. Perform cashiering and end of day procedures.

4. Collect and account for all cash register sales at the end of the day.

5. Create weekly sales reports and processes weekly deposits

6. Monitor lunch/breakfast sales to ensure guidelines/federal regulations are met.

7. Ensure product quality by visual inspection to maintain customer satisfaction.

8. Assist manager with inventory and ordering.

9. Assist in keeping student status in the computer system accurate.

10. Assist in training new employees and student workers on cashiering procedures and guidelines.

11. Follow all food safety and sanitation guidelines.

12. Complete daily food safety HACCP logs.

13. Assist with the daily cleaning of all kitchen and equipment to ensure cleanliness and to ensure sanitary conditions are met.

14. Precisely measure and portion ingredients according to recipes.

15. Prepare and cook various items using different methods.

16. Assist in food preparation and clean up.

17. Assist with stocking and replenishing of supplies.

18. Cover for the manager in their absence.

19. Perform all duties in a safe and prudent manner as directed.

20. Perform other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to repetitively use hands and arms, stand, bend or stoop. The employee is frequently required to move about the campuses and to drive to the schools and departments in the District. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25-50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Notice of Nondiscrimination

Queen Creek Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age or sexual orientation in admission and access to its programs, services, activities, or in any aspect of their operations and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Queen Creek Unified School District also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices. The following employees have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Director of Student Services, 20217 E. Chandler Heights Rd., Queen Creek, AZ 85142, Phone 480-987-7418 and Compliance Officer for Section 504/ADA, Director of Special Education, 20217 E. Chandler Heights Rd., Queen Creek, AZ 85142, Phone 480-987-5990.

El Districto Escolar Unificado de Queen Creek no discrimina en base a su raza, color, religin, origen nacional, sexo, discapacidad, edad, o la orientacin sexual para la admisin y su acceso a sus programas, servicios, actividades, o en cualquier aspecto de sus operaciones y proporciona un acceso igualitario a los Boys Scouts y otro grupos de jvenes designados. El Districto Escolar Unificado de Queen Creek tampoco discrimina en sus prcticas de empleo y contratacin. Los siguientes empleados han sido designados para manejar las preguntas en cuanto a las plizas de no discriminacin: Director de Servicios Estudiantiles, 20217 E. Chandler Heights Rd., Queen Creek, AZ 85142, Phone 480-987-7418 and Funcionario de Cumplimiento para la Seccin 504/ADA, Director de Educacin Especial, 20217 E. Chandler Heights Rd., Queen Creek, AZ 85142, Phone 480-987-5990.