- Position Type:
Support Staff - Date Posted:
9/2/2025 - Location:
Lyons High School Additional Information: Show/Hide
| Nutrition Services | JobID: 1271 |
Title: Nutrition Services
Job Title: Nutrition Services
Purpose: The Nutrition Services Cook prepares and serves the students nutritious and attractive meals in an atmosphere of efficiency, cleanliness, and warmth. To accomplish these tasks the Nutrition Services Cook must work closely with staff and Food Services Manager.
Responsible to: Food Service Manager and Principal
Supervises: NA
Qualifications:
1. Demonstrated aptitude for successful performance of the tasks listed.
2. Health and Inoculation Certificate on file in the Central Office (after employment
offer is made). Maintain current TB testing as required by Health Department
regulations.
3. Ability to maintain a neat, clean appearance.
4. Ability to lift 50 pounds.
5. Desire to continue career improvement by enhancing skills and job performance and completion of sanitation and safety course.
Essential Functions:
1. Ability to assist in food preparation.
2. Ability to ensure all activities conforms to District guidelines.
3. Ability to communicate and work effectively and cooperatively with members of
the school district and community.
4. Ability to react to change and frequent interruptions in a productive and positive
manner, meeting deadlines as assigned.
5. Ability to operate all equipment appropriately as required.
6. Ability to work to implement the vision and mission of the District.
Physical Requirements/Environmental Conditions:
1. Requires prolonged standing.
2. Requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, pull, or push heavy
objects or materials.
3. Requires stooping, bending, kneeling, reaching and turning.
4. Must work in noisy and crowded environments, with numerous interruptions.
5 Must work in and around fumes and odors.
General Responsibilities:
1. Ability to perform duties assigned by Food Services Manager to prepare and serve
meals in an efficient and pleasant manner.
2. Ability to properly use and care for all equipment in all phases of food preparation.
3. Ability to follow rules for personal hygiene and overall cleanliness and sanitation
in kitchen.
4. Ability to work with Food Services Manager in a pleasant, cheerful manner to
make school meals a happy learning time for all students. Attend inservice meetings
and job-related training classes when possible for learning and exchange
of ideas to make the breakfast and lunch programs successful.
5. Ability to implement and follow all school district policies at all times.
6. Ability to respond to information requests in a cooperative, courteous, and timely manner.
7. Ability to implement and follow all District health and safety policies, including
all precautions of the Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan.
8. Ability to perform other tasks and assume other responsibilities as directed by the
Food Services Manager.
Term of Employment: At will.
Payment rate: Salary and benefits Per Classified Handbook
Evaluation: Performance effectiveness evaluated in accordance with
Kansas Statutes and Board of Education Policy.
Date of Board of Education Approval: June 12, 2017
