To fill vacancies, 3 hrs/day, 10-months per year (school year), and to establish an eligibility list to fill part-time vacancies at various school sites.  This list will remain in effect for six months.

Application Deadline for this recruitment process: Applications are submitted no later than 11:59 pm. a week prior to the test. 

TESTING PROCESS: 
Multiple Choice Test -  100% weighting of final score. Tentatively Scheduled for: To be determined.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications stated in the job posting by the application deadline in order to move forward in the testing process. Those candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be invited to the multiple choice test  The testing process is subject to change as needs dictate. All communication regarding this process will be delivered via email.

The information included in the Work Experience section of the application will determine whether applicants meet minimum qualifications. Please make sure you include ALL current and previous employment in the Work Experience section of the application and complete ALL fields

Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

Summary 
Performs routine service level duties to assist with food preparation, serving, and clean up at a central food production facility and/or various school service kitchens.

Distinguishing Career Features 
The Cafeteria Assistant is the first level in a service-oriented career ladder. Assignments will be at a school site kitchen or central production facility that serves food items. Advancement to Cafeteria Services Specialist is based on need and will work on a more independent basis at a satellite kitchen where duties expand from the Assistant level to include recordkeeping, ordering food items and supplies, and partial leadership over food production. 

• Education and Experience 

• Knowledge and Skills 
The position requires: Basic knowledge of institutional quantity food preparation and service, utensils, equipment, and weights and measures. Knowledge of safe work methods and kitchen sanitation. Knowledge of modern machines and equipment used in institutional cooking and service lines. Sufficient mathematical skills to compute weights, measures, counts, and portions. Sufficient human relations skills to exhibit positive customer service and work as a productive member of a team. 

• Abilities 
Requires the ability to: Perform the routine duties of the position under direct supervision. Follow safety and sanitation guidelines. Learn and operate commercial kitchen utensils, equipment and production machines such as, but not limited to, food sealers and slicers. Follow oral and written instructions. Count cash and make correct change by adding and subtracting, using decimals and fractions. Requires the ability to learn cashiering duties and to track student status on a computerized point of sale system. Learn, understand and apply safety and sanitation regulations. Requires the ability to work varying shifts and locations. 

• Physical Abilities 
The position performs work of an active nature. Requires: general arm, hand, leg, and body coordination to use standard large kitchen equipment and perform repetitive movements; physical ability to stand for extended periods of time; ability to lift, push and pull objects of medium weight; ability to handle hot material and work in an environment dominated by wide temperature extremes that include hot temperatures and cold storage rooms; and sufficient hand-eye coordination to maintain pace in a production setting. 

• Working Conditions 
Work is performed indoors or outdoors where significant health and safety considerations exist from physical labor and handling of sharp objects, equipment, and materials in conditions that vary in temperature and stability.

Individuals protected by the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) may request accommodation if needed.  In order for appropriate arrangements to be made for testing, your request must be received at the time your application is submitted.  If special arrangements are not requested at the time the application is submitted, it is understood that no special accommodations are required.  Documentation on the need for accommodation must accompany your request.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The Simi Valley Unified School District is committed to providing equal opportunity for all applicants for employment. The application, examination, and selection process shall be free from unlawful discrimination, including discrimination against an individual or group based on race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital, pregnancy, or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or genetic information; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.