Aide - Cafeteria

The Archdiocese of St. Louis strives to teach and share our faith, serve others, and foster unity throughout the St. Louis area. Once a part of Kenrick-Glennon Seminary's campus, the Cardinal Rigali Center in Shrewsbury, MO is today the headquarters and curia (governing body) for the Archdiocese of St. Louis.

Job Summary

Incarnate Word is seeking a caring, dependable, and faith-filled individual to serve as a Cafeteria Aide in our School Lunch Program. The Cafeteria Aide helps provide students with a safe, welcoming, orderly, and positive lunch experience while supporting the Catholic mission and values of the school.

The Cafeteria Aide works collaboratively with school staff to assist with meal service, student supervision, cafeteria cleanliness, and daily lunch routines. The ideal candidate demonstrates patience, kindness, responsibility, and a genuine desire to serve and support our students.

Job Responsibilities

• Assist with the daily operation of the school cafeteria and lunch program.
• Help create a welcoming, positive, and respectful environment for students during lunch.
• Assist students as needed with meal service and cafeteria procedures.
• Monitor and supervise students during lunch to help ensure their safety and well-being.
• Encourage students to demonstrate appropriate table manners, respect, kindness, and responsible behavior.
• Maintain a calm and orderly cafeteria environment.
• Follow all school policies, procedures, and safety guidelines.
• Assist with setting up and cleaning tables, serving areas, and other cafeteria spaces.
• Clean and sanitize tables, surfaces, and eating areas as needed.
• Assist with proper disposal of trash and maintaining a clean and organized cafeteria.
• Follow food-service, sanitation, and allergy-awareness procedures as directed.
• Be attentive to student dietary needs and follow established procedures for communicating or responding to food allergies and special meal requirements.
• Assist cafeteria staff with meal distribution, supplies, and other daily tasks as assigned.
• Communicate student concerns, behavioral issues, accidents, or other relevant information to the appropriate school staff.
• Work cooperatively with teachers, administrators, cafeteria personnel, and other school employees.
• Help supervise students during transitions to and from the cafeteria as assigned.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding student and school information.
• Serve as a positive role model by demonstrating patience, kindness, respect, and professionalism.
• Support the Catholic identity and mission of Incarnate Word by modeling Christian values and treating every student with dignity and compassion.
• Participate respectfully in prayer or other faith-based activities when appropriate.

Job Requirements

• Previous experience working with children in a school, childcare, cafeteria, or youth-related setting preferred.
• Dependable, punctual, responsible, and able to work effectively as part of a team.
• Ability to interact positively and respectfully with children.
• Ability to follow directions, school policies, and established safety procedures.
• Ability to maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to remain patient and professional in a busy school environment.
• Willingness to support the Catholic mission, values, and traditions of Incarnate Word.

The Archdiocese of St. Louis is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital, parental, veteran or disability status.

Pre-Employment Screening

All candidates receiving an employment offer must submit a pre-employment screening. The screening will include criminal background check, Family Care Safety Registration, drug screen, employment and educational licensure/certification verification, health screening, and any other screenings deemed necessary for employment. Any offer would be contingent upon successful completion of any required screening.

Our Mission

We are a unique community—diverse in our talent, but unified in our drive to create together, face challenges together and grow together. Our values push us to empower, propel and inspire new ways of turning possibilities into realities. Our competencies define the behaviors that guide who we are, how we are inspired and how we inspire of others to succeed.

Benefits

Work/life balance is so important to the archdiocese. After all, our business is about making life easier and better—and we want that for you and your career just as much as our consumers and their day-to-day lives. That’s why we offer flexible working times, remote working options, generous paid vacation increasing with service, and personal leaves of absence.

As well as being able to make the most of life at home, you’ll also be able to contribute to the Archdiocese sponsored volunteer events. You can discover more about who we’re working with near you, and you can always ask us more about this at events and interviews—we love to see how passionate our people are about giving back.