Frontline Applicant Tracking - Pass Christian Public School District

Openings as of 4/3/2025

Child Nutrition (Cafeteria) Worker

JobID: 1016

Position Type:
  Child Nutrition/Cafeteria Worker


Date Posted:
  3/11/2025


Location:
  District Wide


Date Available:
  IMMEDIATE


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MSIS COURSE/WORK CODE(S):
 
751025 - Cafeteria Worker - Responsible for preparing and serving meals in the
cafeteria.  Also, cafeteria clean-up staff.
 
Required Endorsement(s): None
 
QUALIFICATIONS:
 
1. High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) required and
2. Other qualifications as may be established by the Board of Trustees and the State Department of Education.
 
PREFERRED QUALIFICATION(S):
 
Prior experience in a related food service position.
 
Must successfully complete any annual training requirements for school nutrition employees as specified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Food and Nutrition Service and the Mississippi Department of Education Office of Child Nutrition Programs.
 
COMPETENCIES:
 
1. Dexterity
2. Listening and Communication Skills
3. Physical Stamina
4. Physical Strength
5. Comprehension
6. Sense of Taste and Smell
 
REPORTS TO:       
 
Child Nutrition Supervisor and Child Nutrition Manager
 
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:
 
This position has no supervisory responsibility.

 
JOB GOAL:
 
Efficiently serve students and faculty of the district appetizing, as well as nutritious meals, in an atmosphere of cleanliness and warmth.  Maintain and promote a positive attitude and demeanor with students, co-workers, and other staff members. Prepare food and/or meals to meet mandated nutritional and projected meal requirements in a timely manner.  Assist the child nutrition manager with day-to-day operations of the cafeteria.
 
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
 
1. Greet, interact and serve students by answering any questions about food items.
2. Attend all meetings and workshops arranged by the child nutrition manager or child nutrition supervisor.
3. Clean and sanitize all kitchen facilities, equipment, supplies, utensils and dishes. 
4. Retrieve, operate and store commercial kitchen equipment (i.e. blenders or slicers). 
5. Read and follow standardized recipes.
6. Weigh, measure and/or mix ingredients.
7. Prepare hot and/or cold foods for cooking such as fruits, vegetables, meats, poultry and seafood.
8. Handle, bake, grill, fry, boil, steam, arrange, and/or garnish food.
9. Prepare hot and cold beverages accordingly which may include operating a commercial coffee carafe.
10. Store food in designated areas to ensure freshness.
11. Take and record food temperatures.
12. Establish food preparation procedures for the purpose of meeting mandated nutritional and projected meal requirements.
13. Accept forms of payment from students, faculty and/or guests of the cafeteria.  Dispense change as needed.
14. Operate and balance cash register.
15. Maintain accurate records and reports which includes but is not limited to the following:
    • Counting and recording the amount of leftovers and food use
    • Reconciling money
    • Tracking account balances
    • Informing students of their lunch balances
16. Process food shipments into the cafeteria which includes checking for quality. 
17. Unload/lift heavy food supply boxes which can weigh up to 50 pounds. 
18. Maintain inventory and verify orders by signing and dating invoices accordingly.
19. Replenish and stock shelves.
20. Follow Standard Operation Procedures as written at each school site for food preparation and service.
21. Apply Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) principles that include methods for the following:
    • Documenting menu items in the appropriate HACCP process category
    • Document Critical Control Points of food production
    • Monitor temperature control
    • Establish and document corrective actions
    • Recordkeeping
22. Serve as a food safety resource for your school by providing food safety information demonstrations and/or workshops and by promoting your school’s food safety efforts and accomplishments.
23. Maintain high standards of personal hygiene and sanitation.
24. Work quickly and safely with sharp objects.
25. Use proper knife techniques for cutting, chopping and dicing.
26. Follow, at all times, instructions given by the child nutrition manager.  Cooperating with others within the food service child nutrition department as well as faculty, students, and guests.
 
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.
 
This position requires significant lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some climbing and balancing; frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching and/or crawling; and or significant fine finger dexterity.  Generally, the job requires 5% sitting, 50% walking, and 45% standing.  Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.  The position requires manual dexterity; auditory and visual skills; and the ability to follow written and oral instructions and procedures. 
 
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.
 
Working conditions are normal for a cafeteria/food service and kitchen environment.  This job operates in a fast-paced indoor kitchen environment, housed with commercial kitchen equipment such as ovens, stoves, and dishwashers.  The employee is frequently exposed to heat, steam, and noise.  Exposure to changing temperatures inside and outside, routine lifting and occasionally in excess of 50 pounds, handling a variety of cooking utensils and supplies, operating cooking equipment, exposure to moving components of cooking equipment, and the exposure to cold and hot liquids.  This role requires interaction with adults and children in a school cafeteria environment daily.
 
OTHER:
 
This job description does not represent an inclusive list of all duties encompassed in this position, but rather serves as a tool to assist the employee in this position.  The existence of this job description, or any other job description, does not in any way negate the “at will” employment status.
 
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
 
In accordance with the 183-Day Workday Calendar and current salary schedule as approved by the Board of Trustees.  Work days may include non-scheduled summer days on an as-needed basis contingent upon the district’s participation in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). 
 
Work hours may include evenings, weekends, and holidays on an as-needed basis.
 
EVALUATION:
 
Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of
Board policy on evaluation of support staff.
 




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Bus Driver

JobID: 926

Position Type:
  Maintenance/Transportation/Bus Driver


Date Posted:
  11/15/2023


Location:
  District Wide


Date Available:
  IMMEDIATELY


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QUALIFICATIONS: 
 
1.         Valid license to drive a school bus.
2.         School additional health and age requirements as the Board may require.
 
REPORTS TO:
 
Transportation Supervisor and/ or Designee
 
JOB GOALS:
 
By providing safe and efficient transportation so that students may enjoy the fullest
possible advantage from the district's curriculum and extracurricular program.
 
MSIS COURSE/WORK CODE(S):
 
751023 - Bus Driver - Responsible for transporting students on a school bus.
 
Required Endorsement(s): None
 
131037 - Special Education Transportation Services - Responsible for transporting
students with disabilities who require specialized transportation services as a related
service.  Includes private contracts and state agencies.
 
Required Endorsement(s): None
 
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
 
1.         Obeys all local and state traffic laws and Mississippi School Bus Transportation laws.
 
2.         Observes all mandatory safety regulations for school buses.
 
3.         Maintains discipline when students are on bus.
 
4.         Reports undisciplined students to their proper authority.
 
5.         Keeps assigned bus clean.
 
6.         Keeps to assigned schedule.
 
7.         Checks out bus before each operation for mechanical defects.
 
8.         Notifies the proper authority in case of mechanical failure or lateness.
 
9.         Discharges students only at authorized stops.
 
10.       Exercises responsible leadership when on out-of-district school trips.
 
11.       Transports only authorized students.
 
12.       Reports all accidents and completes required reports.
 
13.       Enforces regulations against smoking and eating on the bus.
 
14.       Operate the bus in such a manner as to maintain a schedule to assure the safety
            of the pupils transported on the bus and to protect the bus from abuse.
 
15.       Maintain all transportation records and reports as required.
 
16.       The driver shall park his bus each day at the last school at which pupils unload, at a parking place designated by the assistant superintendent and it shall remain parked there until time to transport his pupils to their homes.  The bus shall not be moved during the day except for necessary service to the bus or for purposes specifically authorized by the assistant superintendent.  It shall be the duty of the principal of the school which the bus is parked to cooperate with the driver to protect the bus from abuse while it is parked there.
 
17.       The driver shall not use the bus for his own personal transportation or convenience at any time.  It is a violation of state law for a driver to use a district owned bus for his personal transportation.
 
18.       Each trip other than on the regular school route shall be made on written instruction from the superintendent as provided in the Rules and Regulations of the state school buses owned by school districts for the purpose of transporting children to and from school programs as authorized by House Bill No. 6 of the Laws of Mississippi, Extra-ordinary Session, 1953, and such trips shall not then be made unless the driver has with him on the bus the written instructions from the superintendent for the specific trip being made.  The superintendent shall authorize no extra trips except those specifically approved by the board and recorded in the official minutes of the board.  The board shall not authorize the use of a school bus for any service not authorized by the State Board of Education, or by law.
 
19.       The driver shall park the bus at night and on weekends at a place designated by the superintendent and if this designated parking place is at the driver's home he shall be responsible for its safekeeping while it is parked there.  The driver shall permit no one except the substitute driver designated to drive his bus and the substitute driver shall be governed by the same laws, rules and regulations as the driver.
 
20.       The driver shall enter into a contract with the board to faithfully perform his duties as driver as provided in these rules and regulations, and the regulations of the board on forms provided by the State Board of Education.  The board may require the driver to furnish a performance bond with a surety company on the form that such driver will faithfully carry out the provisions of said contract.
 
21.       Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as the Transportation Supervisor and/or Superintendent’s designee may assign from time to time.
                                                                                                           
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
 
 Salary, work day, and work year to be established by the Board of Trustees.
 
EVALUATION:
 
Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of
board policy on evaluation of support staff.

 




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