$600 Bonuses Offered To Cobb Schools Food-Service Workers

COBB COUNTY, GA — Food-service workers in the Cobb County School District could be eligible for two separate retention bonuses that Superintendent Chris Ragsdale announced last week.

The district is offering two $600 retention supplements to eligible Cobb Food and Nutrition Services staff members, one in January 2022 and one in June 2022.

To be eligible for the January bonus, food-service workers must be employed by Oct. 25, 2021 and stay in their job through Jan. 1. For the June 2022 bonus, staff must be employed by February 2022 and remain in the department through June 1, 2022.

“It is a great job if you are a stay-at-home mom and you still want to get out and work with adults. It is a great time to get in the schools and work because your kids never realize you are gone," said Charlotte Wisniewski, an 18-year veteran of the department, said in a news release. "The time flies by, and you go home and spend the rest of the time with your family. It is a great job.”

All Food and Nutrition Services employees, including all kitchen-level staff, district-level staff, maintenance and warehouse teams are eligible for the bonuses. Anyone interested in applying to the department can do so online.