UTQIAGVIK: Temporary Cook's Helper

North Slope Borough School District

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Utqiagvik, Alaska, US on site Until 8/21/2026 0+ years exp First posted May 19, 2026 Last posted May 19, 2026
Job description

Assist in the preparation and service of food in a manner that will ensure nutritious meals and snacks, served at appropriate times, while safeguarding the heath of students, staff, and visitors.

NSBSD Pedagogy

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

  • A graduate from high school or a general education degree is required.

Language Skills and Abilities:

  • Present information and respond clearly and understandably to questions from supervisor, staff, students, and the public.
  • Read and interpret procedures, policies, and regulations, such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Reasoning Ability:

  • Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of non-standard situations.
  • Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

  • Current Alaska Driver’s License

Preferred Skills and Abilities:

  • Iñupiaq speaking, language & culture experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Participate in the production and service of palatable school meals.
  • Participate in storage, clean up, and safety tasks
  • Operate the food service vehicles to deliver food and staff to and from the school sites.
  • Expedite incoming and outgoing food to locations as required.
  • Process incoming freight and check necessary paperwork.
  • Lift and stock freight in appropriate storage areas. Keep all storage areas neat and clean.
  • Keep all storage areas neat and clean.
  • Operate a pallet jack for positioning pallets of food.
  • Lift 70 pounds.
  • Perform such other tasks and assume other responsibilities as the supervisor may assign.
  • Adhere to all District policies and regulations.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 70 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.

Environmental Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee is regularly required to work in noisy, overcrowded environments, and around dust, fumes, and odors, cleaning chemicals, work with hands in water, and must operate machinery with moving parts.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Benefits

Work Year: School-Year

Range and Minimum Salary Grade:

  • Grade 12

$20.81 (Per Hour)

About this role

Summary

Assist in food prep, service, storage, safety, and logistics at school.

Job title

UTQIAGVIK: Temporary Cook's Helper

Experience level

high school graduate

Minimum experience

0+ years exp

Industry

education

Location requirements

Based in Utqiagvik, Alaska; remote work not allowed.

Salary

$2k+

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

driver's licensephysical strengthsafety awareness

Preferred skills

Iñupiaq languageculture experience

Specializations

food servicekitchen
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Utqiagvik, AK 99723, USA

On-site City