(Full-time) Cafeteria Assistant

Salary: $35,632.83 Annually
Location: Shasta College – Main
Campus – Redding, CA
Job Type: Classified Staff Full-Time
Department: Administrative Services
Job Number:
2022-00577
Closing: 7/6/2026 4:30 PM Pacific

Description
Description of Basic Functions and
Responsibilities

OVERVIEW:
The Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College
District (Shasta College) sits at the northern end of the Sacramento Valley, surrounded by mountains to the north, east, and west. The area
provides a wide array of outdoor amenities and activities with miles of hiking and biking trails, national parks, two lakes, and the
Sacramento River. The main campus is located in the city of Redding, population 90,000. The area is characterized by excellent schools with
high graduation rates, low traffic, and low housing prices (Zillow average 393,000 vs. California state average of 770,000).

Shasta
College is committed to providing its diverse student population with equitable education outcomes, contributing to the social, cultural,
intellectual, and economic development of our communities. The college has been recognized as a leader in developing and implementing
innovative education programs to increase student success, including accelerated pathways for high school students to achieve a bachelor’s
degree and for returning students to complete their Associate and Bachelor’s degrees. Shasta College enrolls more than 11,000 students
annually and provides educational services to students with a wide range of skills and abilities.

Our ideal candidate is motivated to
join a campus community prioritizing the success of our racially and socio-economically diverse staff and student population. Providing
equitable outcomes so all members of our community may enjoy safe, healthy, and vibrant educational and employment environments is critical
to our success.

Classified positions in the California Community College system offer a unique opportunity to contribute to the
empowerment of our students seeking to improve their lives and communities. Our classified staff engage with a diverse employee and student
populations, facilitating equitable outcomes for all by implementing and supporting our various employment and academic programs. As a
classified staff member at Shasta College, you will join a vibrant community of professionals and educators working together to provide a
positive, healthy educational environment where our students experience diverse academic and cultural perspectives. A career in classified
service at Shasta College offers a highly rewarding and enriching employment experience.

DESCRIPTION OF BASIC FUNCTIONS
AND RESPONSIBILITIES
To assist in the preparation and packaging of food items in a cafeteria, snack bar, or for food vending
machines; to serve food and perform cashiering duties in a cafeteria or snack bar; and to maintain food service equipment and facilities in
a safe, clean, and sanitary condition. Employees in this classification receive direct to general supervision within a framework of
well-defined policies and procedures. This job class performs a wide variety of routine to responsible duties related to day-to-day food
service/cafeteria operations as assigned.

CLASSIFICATION: Range 19 on the current Classified Salary
Schedule, 40 hours per week, 12 months per year. Typical work assignment hours include Monday – Thursday 10:00am –
6:30pm, Fridays 5:30am – 2:00pm, with some overtime available on weekends. This is a classified position with a
default CalPERS retirement.

SUPERVISOR: Director of Food Services or designee

Typical Duties, Knowledge and Ability

Essential Functions:

• Assists in preparing foods such as
  sandwiches, salads, salad dressings, hamburgers, and other hot/cold foods
• Assists in preparing baked goods
• Washes and
  prepares fruits and vegetables
• Slices, assembles, mixes, stirs, blends, counts, weighs or measures a variety of ingredients used in
  food preparation activities
• Wraps and/or packages food items into specified food portions for sale
• Cooks and warms food for
  serving on site
• Sets up serving counters/lines/food wells with appropriate food items and supplies
• Dishes and serves food
  items to students and adults
• Replenishes food items as needed during service
• Inventories food on hand before/after
  meals/service
• Restocks food items and supplies as needed; reports needs to supervisor
• Receives and dispenses storeroom
  supplies
• Directs and supervises student helpers during serving periods
• Replenishes food items in vending machines as
  needed
• Assists in collecting and counting vending machine money and refills moneychanger
• Makes minor repairs to vending
  machines
• Performs cashiering duties; receives money and makes change
• Cleans serving counters and storage/work areas to
  include walk-in iceboxes and freezers
• Dismantles, cleans, and reassembles food service vending equipment/machines
• Washes
  trays, plates, utensils, pots/pans, and serving equipment
• Packages and properly stores leftover food and supplies
• Performs
  heavy lifting as needed
• Assists in the setup, preparation, serving, and clean up foods for special functions as
  assigned
• Performs other related duties similar to the above in scope and function as required

Knowledge
of:

• The proper use and care of kitchen, cafeteria, and snack bar food serving utensils and equipment
• Basic methods of
  quality food preparation
• Proper food storage methods and procedures
• Basic cleaning and sanitation methods and procedures
  related to food service operations

Ability to:

• Learn and effectively apply proper sanitation and safety
  requirements associated with food preparation and serving operations
• Understand and follow both oral and written
  instructions
• Perform a variety of food preparation and cleaning tasks
• Learn to operate assigned food service appliances and
  equipment in a safe and effective manner
• Assist in the preparation, serving, and packaging of food items
• Prepare entrees,
  salads, and dessert items as assigned
• Accurately perform routine mathematical calculations using basic addition, subtraction,
  multiplication, and division
• Accurately make change
• Meet the physical requirements necessary to safely and effectively
  perform assigned duties such as lifting heavy cases or standing for prolonged periods of time
• Establish and maintain effective work
  relationships with those contacted in the performance of required duties

Experience/Education

• Equivalent to
  completion of the 12th grade of high school and one year paid experience in a college cafeteria or snack bar work

Additional
Information

Online Application with
Additional Preferred Materials
to be attached to application:

• Cover letter addressing criteria listed in the position announcement
• Current
  resume
• College transcripts, if applicable (unofficial will be accepted at the time of application)

Attention Applicants:

• After application has been submitted, all application materials will be
  screened.
• Internal candidates must also submit all required materials to be considered.
• Candidate evaluations will not be
  considered.
• Reference letters from any member of the Hiring Committee or Board Members will not be considered.
• Interviews
  will be by invitation only.
• Interviews may be by Zoom.
• The District does not reimburse for new hire moving
  expenses.

New Classified Appointments will be placed at Step 1 on the Classified Salary
Schedule and will graduate to the next step on July 1st if the hire date is before February 1st, with subsequent steps annually thereafter
to a maximum 21st step.

The Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District (“Shasta College”) does not
discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religious preference, age, disability (physical and
mental), pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), gender identity, sexual
orientation, genetics, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law in admission and access to, or
treatment in employment, educational programs or activities at any of its campuses. Shasta College also prohibits harassment on any of these
bases, including sexual harassment, as well as sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

To apply,
visit: https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/shastacc/jobs/5370627/full-time-cafeteria-assistant

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