Elementary Building Substitutes

Minimum Job Requirements:

Elementary certification preferred. Flexibility and ability to work with all elementary age students. Ability to follow lesson plans.

Job Description:

Building Substitute Position:

Full-time Elementary Building Substitutes needed at Altamont, Guilderland, Lynnwood, and Westmere Elementary Schools

September 4, 2025–June 26, 2026

We are seeking dynamic educators to work as a building substitute at the elementary level. The successful candidate will be able to work across grade levels and collaborate with other dedicated educators in the service of our students. This is an outstanding opportunity for someone looking to gain experience while working with a supportive and welcoming team.

Selected candidates will be contacted for interviews.

Cafeteria Monitor

Minimum Job Requirements: 

Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent preferred. Experience working with children is a plus. Ability to remain calm, patient, and firm in a busy environment. Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to stand and move around for extended periods. Ability to lift and move light objects (e.g., trays, bins). 

Job Description:

Position Overview:

The Cafeteria Monitor supports a safe, respectful, and orderly environment during lunch periods. This role ensures that students follow appropriate behavior expectations, assists with maintaining cleanliness and organization, and helps facilitate efficient meal service and transitions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise students in the cafeteria during designated lunch times.
• Promote and reinforce positive behavior and school expectations.
• Assist students as needed (e.g., opening containers, finding seats, navigating the lunch line).
• Ensure safety and orderly movement of students to and from the cafeteria.
• Encourage good table manners and respectful interaction among students.
• Monitor for food allergies, spills, or other safety concerns.
• Clean tables and assist in maintaining a tidy cafeteria environment.
• Communicate concerns or incidents to appropriate school staff.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Selected candidates will be contacted for interviews.

Food Service Worker

Job Description:

4-hour positions - 185 days

Job Description:

• The Food Service Worker works under the supervision of the School Lunch Director and performs manual work related to the preparation and serving of food.
• While performing the duties of this job, the Food Service Worker is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, and crouch; and talk and hear.
• The Food Service Worker must frequently lift and/or move more than 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Heat/reheat food for meal service daily.
• Inventory, order and stock food and supplies.
• Maintain a variety of records including those related to production records, daily reports, register tapes and receipts.
• Serve food on the serving lines.
• Monitor refrigerator temperatures on a regular basis.
• Clean and maintain the kitchen equipment and serving area.
• Performs daily tasks as needed, including operating the dishwasher, ringing the register and setting up for meetings.
• Communicates with the School Lunch Director regarding repairs and complaints or suggestions from building staff.
• Attend meetings and inservice as required.

Related Expectations:`

• The Food Service Worker should demonstrate the ability to meet work schedules and maintain output of work under normal conditions.
• Regular attendance, dependability, acceptance of responsibility, willingness to follow established procedures, cooperation with supervisors and fellow employees and ability to react appropriately to changing work conditions are normal expectations of the job.
• The Food Service Worker should demonstrate a working knowledge of the proper methods of cooking and serving food, the use of food utensils, appliances and equipment, of cleaning methods and the use of cleaning materials and equipment, and the economical and efficient use of supplies, equipment and food.
• The Food Service Worker should demonstrate the ability to get along with others, including building staff and children.
• The Food Service Worker must be able to follow simple to complex oral and written instructions.

Selected candidates will be contacted for interviews.