Substitute - Student Nutrition Services

The impact you will have: As a Substitute Student Nutrition team member, you play an important role in ensuring students have access to nutritious meals in a safe, welcoming environment—especially when regular staff are absent. Your flexibility and reliability help maintain continuity of service so students feel supported, cared for, and ready to learn each day.

By stepping in where needed, you directly support the smooth operation of school meal programs and San José Unified’s commitment to student health, equity, and success.

Who you are

You are a dependable, adaptable professional who enjoys working with students and supporting school communities. You are comfortable stepping into new environments, following established procedures, and learning routines quickly. You bring strong attention to cleanliness, food safety, and customer service, and you understand the importance of teamwork and professionalism.

You are flexible, responsive, and committed to providing a positive experience for students, staff, and families. As a Substitute Student Nutrition team member, responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Assisting with the preparation and service of nutritious meals in accordance with district menus, portion standards, and nutrition guidelines.

Following all food safety, sanitation, and hygiene procedures to ensure a clean and compliant food service environment. Setting up and cleaning food service areas and equipment before, during, and after meal service. Operating kitchen equipment safely and efficiently, as trained. Supporting inventory organization, food storage, and proper rotation of supplies.

Assisting with meal counts and basic documentation, as required. Providing friendly, respectful customer service to students, staff, and visitors. Working collaboratively with site staff to ensure meal service runs smoothly and on schedule. Adapting quickly to different school sites, schedules, and team structures. Reporting equipment, safety, or food service concerns promptly to site supervisors.

Performing other related duties as assigned to support food service operations. What you need for this position: Completion of 10th grade, or any combination of education, experience and training which is equivalent Resume Location: Student Nutrition Services Department When will you hear back from us: Within seven days of applying, we will inform you if you will be moving forward in our hiring process and share next steps.

If there is a delayed response, feel free to reach out to talent@sjusd.org . Note to internal applicants: Even though we may have some information on file for you, we encourage you to submit a letter of introduction highlighting your qualifications and interest in this role, as well as any other information you would like to share.

Where applicable, please also note which available location you are applying to. To be eligible to interview, you will need to be in permanent status and have passed probation.

What we offer

San José Unified offers a fantastic team and system of supports. We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package which includes free medical and dental coverage for our employees who work at least a 0.75 FTE (30 hours per week), as well as 21-vacation days, and 11-paid holidays for 10-month employees!

For 11-month employees, you earn 21-vacation days and 12-paid holidays. For 12-month employees, you earn 27-vacation days and 13-paid holidays. Who we are: San José Unified is an innovative urban school district that prepares today’s students to be the thinkers, leaders, and creators of tomorrow. We are reinventing the education system by bringing together teachers and staff with parents and students, inspiring each to discover their own greatness.

Serving over 25,000 students from transitional kindergarten through post secondary in 41 schools from Downtown San José to the Almaden Valley, San José Unified is Silicon Valley’s largest and most diverse school system. We welcome instructional and support staff who are interested in making a difference in the lives of San José children.

San José Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnic group identification, race, ancestry, national origin, religion, marital, parental or family status, color, mental or physical disability, or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics in its educational programs and activities or employment practices as required by Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 504 or the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Vocational Education Act of 1976.

The lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in the District’s programs. Students, parents, employees, or others who wish further information about these regulations, or who wish to file a complaint, should contact the following persons: For Title IX, discrimination, equity or Section 504 Compliance complaints involving students: Director of Student Services, Michelle Reghitto at 408-535-6080 (mreghitto@sjusd.

org), 855 Lenzen Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126 For Title IX, discrimination or equity complaints involving staff: Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Dominic Bejarano at 408-535-6139 (jbejarano@sjusd.org), 855 Lenzen Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126 For facilities or other ADA complaints: Director of Maintenance, Grounds and Operations, Denny Pini at 408-535-6200 (dpini@sjusd.

org), 855 Lenzen Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126