Schedule
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, FridayShifts: Day
Required Years of Experience
2 years
Job Details
Service Assistant (Part Time) (Sausalito location)
About Acre Gourmet:
Since 2004, Acre has been providing dietitian-approved, scratch-cooked, healthy lunches to San Francisco schools using only the best ingredients. As a small, local, minority and woman owned company with authentic sustainability values, Acre consciously integrates sustainability and nutrition principles into the dining culture by familiarizing eaters with local farms, seasonality, nutrient-rich eating practices, and demonstrating zero-waste efforts. Our team works on site together to serve over 1,500 delicious, organic meals daily. It’s gratifying work to serve our students and educators nutritious and delicious meals each day.
Job Purpose/Objective:
The Service Assistant will serve our youngest eaters during our very busy lunch service during the daily Acre Real School Lunch Program on-site each day service is provided. We are looking for a service assistant who enjoys food service and working with young children. You will report to the operations manager to ensure that our elementary students have all that they need during daily lunch service. This is a part-time role and ideal for someone looking for work during typical daytime school hours.
Title: Service Assistant
Reports to: Director of Operations
Status: Part time for school year (runs August-June)
Hours: All school days (Monday-Friday) 10:00am-2:00pm during the school year
Location: Sausalito
Essential Job Functions:
- Help prepare and set up the serving stations at one of Acre’s San Francisco locations for the Acre daily lunch program
- Foster a positive and welcoming atmosphere during school lunch service
- Review menu labels to ensure correct allergens
- Orchestrate the service during the lunch period, monitor daily lunch menu items, replenish as needed and prevent shortages
- Assist with serving meals to the students in a courteous and efficient manner
- Assist in maintaining clean and organized serving at all times
Other Duties:
- Follow company guidelines when health inspections occur to ensure a positive and productive work environment during an inspection
- Attend at least one company-provided food safety training session per year.
- Participate in the annual review given by management
- Participate in 1 food safety training sessions per year given by management
- Other duties as assigned
Working Conditions/Job Environment
- Use of commercial kitchen equipment in a high-volume setting.
- Ability to stand for extended periods.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Requirements:
- Minimum 2 years service experience, preferably in food and beverage or hospitality industry
- High School diploma required; college in culinary arts, food service, hospitality or related field preferred.
- Excellent English language, with interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Possess or obtain (within 90 days of hire) a Food Safety Certification.
- Maintain proper understanding of food allergies, adhere to food safety and hygiene standards, and follow proper procedures for handling and storing food
- Very reliable and able to maintain professionalism while interacting with parents, students, management, faculty and staff at the schools
- Must be comfortable around and serving young children
- Ability to work calmly in a fast-paced work environment and maintain a professional atmosphere
- Adhere to company dress code and grooming standards
- Physical ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 40 pounds
Other Requirements:
We partner with all of our schools with required finger printing, background checks, and any current and necessary vaccinations. Please let us know if you have questions.
Compensation and Benefits:
- Salary $21 - $24/ hour, depending on experience
- Daily meals provided on site
- All employees receive a 401K retirement accountwith company matching contribution (open to ALL employees)
- Health care benefits
- San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance (SFHCSO) contributions quarterly
- Annual non-slip shoe benefit
Application Instructions:
If this sounds like an exciting opportunity to you, please submit resume and salary requirements.
* Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
Compensation Details
Compensation: Hourly ($21.00 - $24.00)
Benefits & Perks: 401k, Dining Discounts
Required Skills
Culinary Creativity
Customer Service Skills
Teamwork
Problem Solving
Collaboration
Time Management
Adaptability
Problem Solving Skills
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Since 2004, ACRE Real School Lunch has been cooking everything from scratch using only the best ingredients. Each day we serve over 2,500 delicious organic meals. Our successful lunch program promotes an optimistic outlook within the school, fosters community, and nurtures the individual. We define our success by the many happy faces we see in the lunchroom!
It started In 1990 with the opening of The Slow Club, our first restaurant—named by Michael Bauer, renowned Bay Area food critic, as one of the top most important Bay Area restaurants of the last 30 years. We focused on outstanding cooking and the use of fresh, local, and seasonal ingredients. Customers loved it. We learned that doing things better makes a big difference.
We went on to create and manage many on-site restaurants and concessions in business centers including The San Francisco Film Center and The Exploratorium.
In 2004, while operating Acre Café in The Thoreau Center For Sustainability (Presidio), we were asked to be the food service provider at The Bay School of San Francisco. We added Cathedral School for Boys (2006-2024), Town School for Boys (2009), Katherine Delmar Burke School (2011 - 2023), The Hamlin School (2017 - 2022), Convent & Stuart Hall (2023), and Cypress School of San Francisco (2025).
