Food Service Worker

Penn Manor; Willow Street (PA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 19,000; Part time

Job summary

Penn Manor School District is seeking a Part-time Food Service Worker at Pequea Elementary School. The role runs Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., during school days only, totaling 25 hours per week and up to 180 days per school year.

The position involves food preparation, serving, cashier duties, and ensuring food safety and sanitation per HACCP guidelines. Higher attention to customer service and accurate transactions is required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Prior food service experience is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Food preparation and serving for the school food service program.
• Review recipes and prepare items per standardized recipes with correct utensils.
• Present food appetizingly and maintain correct serving temperatures.
• Stock beverages, entrees, fruits, vegetables, and condiments for presentation and selection.
• Assist with catering events and food preparation as needed.
• Conduct interactions with customers and staff professionally to ensure service quality.
• Maintain HACCP-compliant sanitation in kitchen and serving areas.
• Handle cashier duties, reconcile money for meals and a la carte items.
• Identify NSLP meals and ensure compliance with reimbursement rules.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Penn Manor School District – Position Description

Food Service Worker - Pequea Elementary School

Posting: 10/23/26 - 11/6/26

Hours & Location: Part-time, Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00p.m. at Pequea Elementary School

School days only, 25 hours per week, up to 180 days per school year.

Summary

This role involves assisting in and overseeing the preparation and serving of food items, ensuring food safety and sanitation, providing excellent customer service, and performing cashier duties. The position requires maintaining a clean and safe kitchen environment and accurately handling transactions for the school food service program.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Food preparation

1. Assist in and oversee the preparation and serving of food items for the food service program, ensuring minimal waste.
2. Review recipes, prepare and serve food items per standardized recipes with correct serving utensils.
3. Present all food in an appetizing manner and ensure it is served at the correct temperatures.
4. Stock milk, beverage cases, entrees, fruits, vegetables and condiments to optimize eye appealing presentation and easy selection.
5. Assist with catering events and food preparation as needed.

Customer Service

1. Conduct all interactions with customers and staff in a professional manner.
2. Implement the highest level of customer service by engaging in positive and helpful interactions with students and staff.

Sanitization, Food Safety & Cleaning

1. Maintain kitchen and serving line areas in clean, safe, and sanitary condition following all HACCP guidelines and standard operating procedures.
2. Utilize all measurement tools correctly and safely operate and maintain kitchen equipment.

Cashier Duties

1. Ensure each register is prepared for daily transactions and all appropriate meal sales supplies are on hand.
2. Collect and reconcile money for meals, a la carte, and account for meals served.
3. Correctly identify NSLP breakfast and lunch meals and offer vs. serve to accurately meet state and federal reimbursement requirements.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Some food service operations experience is helpful but not required
• Valid PA Driver’s license and /or access to independent transportation
• Pre-employment requirements as designated by the PA School Code

Physical Requirements and Sensory Abilities

• Ability to bend, twist, and kneel
• Ability to stand or walk for extended periods of time
• Ability to lift/pull supplies on to carts that may weigh around 50lbs
• Lifting – occasional 30lbs, sparingly 50lbs
• Ability to work in fluctuating temperatures with varying humidity levels
• Freezer – approx. 0 degrees for short periods of time
• Refrigerator – approx. 36 degrees for short periods of time
• Dish room/kitchen – in hotter months the kitchens can be very warm (80+ degrees)

(Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with a disability or disabilities to perform the primary duties and responsibilities of the job.)