5 Hour Cafeteria Worker

Toms River Regional Schools; Toms River (NJ); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Toms River Regional Schools in New Jersey is hiring for a 5-hour Cafeteria Worker within the Food Services Department for the 2026-2027 school year. The role involves serving meals, maintaining safety and temperature logs, and supporting staff and students in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include courteous service, accurate record-keeping, and occasional extended hours. Prior cooking experience is helpful or willingness to learn. Closing date is 09/04/2026.

Qualifications

• Must provide courteous customer service to students and staff.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment and follow through with tasks.
• Maintain records as required by state and federal guidelines (production records, temperature logs, daily paperwork).
• Ensure proper temperatures are maintained during serving of breakfast and lunch.
• Lift and put away food orders as needed.
• Perform all duties required to serve breakfast and/or lunch.
• Occasionally come in early or stay late to complete tasks; may work additional hours.
• Strong cooking background or willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Provide courteous customer service to students and staff.
• Work in a fast-paced environment and follow through with tasks.
• Maintain required records for state and federal compliance.
• Maintain proper temperatures during serving and holding of meals.
• Lift and store food orders as part of daily duties.
• Assist in serving breakfast and/or lunch.
• Be flexible with hours and possibly work overtime as needed.
• Possess or develop a strong cooking background.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Multitasking

Food safety

Cooking

Record keeping

Flexibility

Job description

Openings as of 8/25/2026

• Position Type: Support Staff
• Date Posted: 8/20/2026
• Location: Toms River Regional Schools
• Closing Date: 09/04/2026

The Food Services Department anticipates openings for 5-hour workers within the 2026-2027 school year at the following locations:

5 hour Cafeteria Worker Position

The following is a list of responsibilities/requirements:

• Must be able to work well with others and provide courteous customer service to the students and staff.
• Must be able to work in a fast paced environment, while taking multiple directions and be able to follow through with completed job tasks.
• Maintain records as required by the State and Federal Department of Agriculture. For example, Production Records, Temperature Logs, and consolidating daily paperwork/records.
• Ensure that proper temperatures are maintained during the holding and serving of Lunch and Breakfast.
• Lift and put away food orders.
• Able to perform all duties required to serve Breakfast and/or Lunch.
• Come in early or stay late on occasion (complete voucher for additional hours).
• Possess a strong cooking background (or be willing to learn).

Postings current as of 8/25/2026 6:41:30 AM CST.