Lead Student Nutrition - John Muir Middle School

The impact you will have:

As a Lead Student Nutrition team member, you will play a critical role in ensuring high-quality meal service while supporting and guiding staff during daily food service operations. In addition to preparing and serving nutritious meals, you will help coordinate workflows, model best practices, and ensure safety, sanitation, and nutrition standards are consistently met. Your leadership supports a smooth, welcoming meal experience that helps students feel cared for, energized, and ready to learn—advancing San José Unified’s mission to provide every student with the foundation for success.

A more detailed job description is available at:

You are a dependable, service-oriented professional who leads by example. You bring strong knowledge of food service operations, attention to detail, and the ability to support and guide team members in a fast-paced environment. You take pride in maintaining safety, cleanliness, and efficiency, and you communicate clearly and respectfully with coworkers, supervisors, and site staff. You understand that your leadership directly impacts student health, staff morale, and daily operational success.

• Preparing and serving nutritious meals in accordance with district menus, portion standards, and nutrition guidelines.
• Supporting daily workflow by assisting with task assignments and ensuring meal service stays on schedule.
• Modeling and reinforcing safe food handling, sanitation, and storage procedures in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Assisting with setup, breakdown, and cleaning of food service areas and equipment before, during, and after meal service.
• Receiving, organizing, rotating, and monitoring inventory to maintain freshness and reduce waste.
• Safely operating kitchen equipment, including ovens, warmers, dishwashers, and other food service equipment.
• Recording meal counts and assisting with required documentation and reports.
• Providing friendly, professional customer service to students, staff, and visitors.
• Communicating equipment, supply, or safety concerns to supervisors and assisting with resolution.
• Collaborating with site staff and team members to ensure consistent, high-quality service.

• Completion of 12th grade, or any combination of education, experience, and training which is equivalent.

• John Muir Middle School
• 0.875 FTE - 35hrs./week
• 6:30am - 2:00pm

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 classified.

• 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.