Food Service Helpers - Ferryway [SY24-25]

The Ferryway School Community:

The Ferryway School is one of the five K-8 schools in Malden. We are the home of the Ferryway Phoenix and pride ourselves in teaching the whole child through the lenses of equity and belonging. It is our mission to provide a safe, nurturing, and rigorous environment where the whole student learns and grows to his/her maximum potential. Our core values are empathy, respect, responsibility, perseverance and motivation. We believe that every child leaves our school wiser, healthier, and with the tools that they need to be agents of change in an ever changing world as they go on to their high school experience. Our staff is student-centered and believes that the relationships between the school, the students, the families, and the community create a fertile environment where the opportunity gap is closed and student achievement increases. 

Essential Functions, Responsibilities, and Duties: 

• Job assignments may consist of serving breakfast and lunches, completing paperwork, learning and using various kitchen equipment, preparing food, operating cash registers, cleaning and any other duties consistent of running a lunch program at the school.

• Must adhere to all Whitsons policies.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications Competecies:

• Ability to work effectively with fellow workers and others.
• Ability to lift up to and possibly more than 40 pounds.
• Ability to learn the use and care of equipment, materials, utensils, cash registers, and methods used in food service.
• Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions.
• Must have transportation and be willing to be sent out to any one of our 7 schools
• Preferred experience in cash handling, working in a food service setting, or in a school breakfast & lunch program. 

Report To: Director of Food Services 

Hours: 3 hours per day

To Apply:  Submit letter of interest highlighting qualifications for the position via TalentEd. 

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Malden Public Schools is committed to cultivating an ethnically, racially, and linguistically diverse and inclusive environment where different backgrounds and perspectives are celebrated. We believe the differences within our environment will positively impact student outcomes and benefit our employees and community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.

Salary : $20