Lunchroom General Preparation at Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Joseph M. Gallagher

Lunchroom General Preparation at Cleveland Metropolitan School District in Joseph M. Gallagher. Full-time. $15.81 an hour. Apply with swipeandhired.

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Date Posted:
2025-07-14

Location: Joseph M. Gallagher

ABOUT CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) is Ohio's third-largest public school system, serving more than 35,000 students.
CMSD strives to ensure that every child receives a high-quality education, regardless of the provider. To that end, CMSD lets families choose which District schools their children attend, with options that include STEM, the arts, single-gender education, International Baccalaureate, Montessori, and early college.
Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing their school as a high-quality, high-expectation academic center focusing on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results.
CMSD ensures that students have access to technology and training to prepare them for the future. The District provides a free laptop or tablet for every student and connects every family that needs internet access. Graduating seniors leave commencement with not only a diploma but also a laptop.
In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we strive to ensure that all of our learners, both scholars and educators, to be challenged with academically and intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their efforts and provide them opportunities to demonstrate their best work.

BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES

The Cleveland Board of Education adopted the Building Brighter Futures (BBF) initiative on December 9, 2025. Building Brighter Futures is a strategic and data-driven plan shaped by more than a year of community engagement, information analysis, and thoughtful deliberation. The goal of this plan is to strengthen enrollment and ensure scholars attend a newer school building that offers more educational opportunities, including algebra in the eighth grade, more sports and extracurricular activities, and college credits and college and career pathways in high school. BBF is ensuring academic excellence so every CMSD scholar can thrive.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

Location: Joseph M. Gallagher PreK-8 School
Address: 6601 Franklin Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44102
Reports to: Area Supervisor
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Pay Rate: $15.81 an hour
Union: SEIU 1199
Number of positions: 2

Do you enjoy helping others and want a job that fits your family's schedule?
Join our School Nutrition team and help provide healthy meals that support students' success every day. We are looking for dependable, customer-focused individuals to fill a variety of Nutrition Services positions.

Under the direction of the Assistant Manager, the General Preparation assist with operational duties, including cleaning and maintaining equipment and other kitchen areas. Primary responsibilities include preparing and serving food and helping store and remove food and supplies from freezers and storage areas.

Why Join Our Team?

No nights or weekends
School-day schedule
Retirement and pension opportunities
Paid training provided
Stable employment with opportunities for advancement
Meaningful work serving students and the community
Entry-level jobs
No experience required
On-the-job training
Immediate openings

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

QUALIFICATIONS

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The characteristics listed below are representative of the work environment typically encountered by an individual while performing the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

NOTE: The above duties are intended to outline the functions typically performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This description of duties is not intended to be all-inclusive or to limit the discretionary authority of management to assign other tasks of similar nature or level of responsibility.

Education

To Apply
Please submit your resume and application using Workday, our online human capital management system. Please note that an offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of an FBI/BCI background check and drug screen.

EEO Statement
We believe that equity and inclusion at CMSD is an essential call to action, a catalyst to ensure value and appreciation among all our employees, so we may be fair and welcoming now and in the future. CMSD provides equal opportunities for employment, retention and advancement of all personnel by administering all terms and conditions of employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, sex, disability or genetic information, age, citizenship status, military status, sexual orientation or expression, socio-economic status, title, other dimensions of identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The District’s Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Discriminatory Harassment, and Sexual Harassment and the District’s Title IX grievance procedures, including information on how to report or file a complaint of discrimination, how to report or file a formal complaint of sexual harassment, and how the District will respond, may be accessed on the District’s Civil Rights Notices webpage, available at ClevelandMetroSchools.org/domain/105. The District’s Title IX Coordinator / Director of Equal Employment Opportunity may be reached at:

1111 Superior Avenue East, Suite 1800
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
(216)-838-0070
[email protected]