Duluth Public Schools

  • Nutrition Services Assistant

  • DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS
  • Duluth, Minnesota United States View Map
Position Type:
Child Nutrition/Nutrition Service Assistant

Date Posted:
6/16/2026

Location:
Denfeld High School

Closing Date:
06/23/2026

Nutrition Services Assistant
Denfeld High School
30 hrs per week | Monday - Friday |
Starting Wage: $16.31/hr

Join the Duluth Public Schools team, where we work to inspire every student to achieve their potential and prepare students to lead productive, fulfilling lives.

Summary:
Duluth Public Schools is seeking an individual to work under the supervision of the Site Manager and also receives direction from cooks charged with the coordination of meal preparation by providing assistance in the preparation and serving of food items. Performs a variety of activities involved in the set up for meals, maintaining proper sanitary conditions in preparation and serving areas. Assists the Site Manager in the tracking of meals and food records through operating the cash register and food service computer.

Minimum qualifications:
  • Physical ability to handle large quantities of food
  • Freedom from contagious disease
  • A combination of education and experience that may be accepted as equivalent by the Food Service Department
  • Previous experience in the preparation, handling and servicing of large quantities of food is desirable
  • Knowledge of the methods of preparing, cooking and serving foods in large quantities
  • Knowledge of simple record keeping and accounting
  • Knowledge of cleaning methods
  • Knowledge of kitchen utensils and their uses
  • Ability to get along with and to handle children
  • Ability to maintain harmonious relations with co-workers and other school personnel
  • Ability to read and write and to make simple arithmetic calculations
  • Basic computer operations

In addition to rewarding career opportunities, Duluth Public Schools offers an excellent benefit package to employees who are hired into positions scheduled to work 24 hours/week or more. Benefits include, but are not limited to the following:

Medical/Prescription Drug Plan with Health Reimbursement Arrangement
  • Single Coverage District pays 100% of premium (FREE) + contributes $2,612.50 into HRA annually
  • Family Coverage District pays 75% of premium (25% employee contribution) + contributes $5,225.00 into HRA annually

Dental Plan
  • Single Coverage District pays 100% of Basic premium (FREE)
  • Family Coverage District pays 25% of Premium

Life Insurance
  • District provides minimum of $50,000 of life insurance at no cost, employee may purchase supplemental life insurance

Long Term Disability
  • District-provided at no cost to employee

Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Employees may elect to contribute on a pre-tax basis to Health Flexible Spending Accounts and Dependent Care Accounts

Retirement
  • The District contributes 7.5% of your total salary in the Public Employees Retirement Association) pension plan.
  • Employees may also elect to participate in Tax-Shelter Annuity options.

Time Off
  • Each bargaining unit contract defines time off provisions such as holidays, sick/personal leave, vacation, etc.

Contact Information:
  • If you have any questions, please contact Human Resources at noncerthr@isd709.org or call 218-336-8722.

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Duluth Public Schools

Duluth Public Schools

218-336-8700

Duluth, or Onigamiising in Ojibwe, is the seat of St. Louis County, the largest city in the northern two-thirds of  Minnesota, and the fourth largest city in the state. It is located on the western tip of Lake Superior and its city limits encompass 67 square miles of land and nearly 50 square miles of water. It is part of the Twin Ports metropolitan statistical area which includes all of Wisconsin's Douglas County, and Minnesota's Carlton, Lake, and Saint Louis counties  which boasts a population of 291,638, ranked as the 170th largest metropolitan area in the United States. 

After years of building economic diversity, Duluth is growing into a robust regional economic, medical, aviation, higher education, outdoor recreation and arts center. Duluth has long been recognized as an innovative region that is supported by a wide variety of services and industries, including the largest, farthest inland freshwater port, the Port of Duluth-Superior. 

The city also boasts a vibrant arts culture, home to art museums, theater, and numerous festivals throughout the year. It is the home of two colleges and a university whose local sports teams include nationally ranked and championship  teams. 

 

Duluth Public Schools offers an excellent, competitive and comprehensive benefits program, which includes medical, prescription drug, dental, life, and disability coverage. A pension plan, tax-sheltered annuities program, flexible spending accounts (FSA), health care savings plan and employee assistance program round out the district’s robust benefits program. 

The district pays a significant portion of the premium for medical hospitalization, dental and prescription coverage for employees and dependents and offers Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) funding. 

The district also has generous provisions for vacation, holidays, family and medical leave and other types of paid and unpaid leave. The district recently added Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth to our list of paid holidays. 

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