Food Service Worker

SALARY DETAILS

APPLICATION FILING DATES

June 9th, 2025 - June 30th, 2025

INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD

We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.

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BENEFITS

Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.

Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).

Vacation: Full-time employees earn up to two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five years of year-round paid service.

Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.

NOTE: Positions in this job classification may be offered on a 9-month basis - salary and paid time off for 9-month positions will be adjusted accordingly.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

A Food Service Worker prepares, produces, heats, cooks, and serves a variety of foods from fresh, canned, dry, or frozen states according to recipes and assists in other related tasks in a designated food service production and/or service area.

Typical Duties for this position include:

• Preparing and producing a variety of foods including soups, entrees, meats, vegetables, desserts, breads, salads, sandwiches, beverages, or other foods and beverages as specified by the menus, recipes, and production records.
• Setting up and merchandising food and food service areas and serves food.
• Operating kitchen equipment such as electric mixers, slicers, choppers and grinders.
• Utilizing kitchenware such as knives, spatulas, whisks, tongs, spoons, and ladles.
• Practicing safe food handling according to HACCP, LA County Health Department, and LAUSD Food Services Standard Operating Procedures.
• Assisting in the monitoring, reduction, and management of food waste.
• Cleaning and sanitizing pots, pans, and kitchen utensils.
• Performing daily, weekly, and monthly deep cleaning of the facility, service areas, and all kitchen equipment such as counters, tables, ovens, refrigerators, freezers, mixers, transient hot carts, mobile carts, and rolling racks.
• Mopping floors and disposing of waste according to the Food Services Operating Procedures, OSHA, the State, and LA County Health Department processes and procedures.
• Receiving, labeling, and storing food and supplies according to produce and Food Service HACCP Standards.
• Assisting in taking inventory.
• Assisting in preparing sales, production and other reports.
• May be designated to serve as a cafeteria manager in elementary and satellite schools during brief absences.
• May accept and count money, tickets, or cards for redemption of foods and beverages during breakfast, nutrition, lunch, snacks, or other special meal periods in accordance with the regulations of the National School Breakfast and National School Lunch Programs.
• May disburse tickets for meals to students
• Performing related duties as assigned. 

The full class description can be found at bit.ly/3Fg2E2j

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Experience: 

Full time paid food and beverage industry experience is preferred.

Special:

A valid Los Angeles Unified School District Food Handler's Health Certificate obtained upon appointment.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

Ideal candidates for this position will demonstrate the ability to:

• Work rapidly and efficiently in performing job duties
• Work cohesively with peers, supervisors, school personnel, and students
• Work in large groups or crowds
• Apply and maintain standards of cleanliness, sanitation, and personal hygiene
• Perform basic arithmetic, count money and make change accurately

EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS

The assessment process tentatively consists of a multiple choice test and a scored questionnaire. Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net AND @successfactors.com as approved senders so that messages aren't accidentally placed into your spam/junk e-mail folder. We anticipate receiving a number of well qualified applicants for this position; therefore, there will be a competitive process. The hiring departments have requested that we proceed with the selection process in an expeditious and timely manner. To honor this request we will be adhering to a pre-planned employment assessment schedule. If you are unable to attend the scheduled assessment dates, please note that we recruit for this position on a regular basis. We encourage you to visit our website, http://www.lausdjobs.org periodically to check for the next recruitment and we encourage you to apply again. For more information about the LAUSD employment assessment process, visit the hiring process section of our website at http://www.lausdjobs.org.

APPLICATION PROCESS

DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE APPLICATION? Email us at helpmeapply@lausd.net

To find out whether the application deadline has been extended, visit the website at: http://www.lausdjobs.org. 

The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion. Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing are available to individuals with disabilities. Please call (213) 241-3455 for more information.

ADDITIONAL POSTING INFORMATION

The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability (including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart disease), medical condition (cancer related and genetic characteristics), military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or affiliation (unless union related), a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides significant assistance. For inquiries or complaints contact our Equal Opportunity Section, (213) 241-7685. 

Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open positions in related job classifications. 

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