Food Service Worker 1 (PT) - Cherryville Senior Center

Northampton County; Bangor (Northampton County); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Northampton County seeks a part-time Food Service Worker 1 for the Slate Belt Senior Center. Responsibilities include overseeing food delivery, maintaining kitchen sanitation, and assisting with meal service. Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma and relevant skills in kitchen maintenance and volunteer supervision.

Qualifications

• Completion of a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to understand and implement regulations.
• Ability to lift hot boxes and food pans.

Responsibilities

• Check daily delivery of food and ensure quality.
• Record food temperatures and supervise sanitation.
• Assist with cleaning and overall maintenance.

Skills

Ability to communicate in English

Ability to supervise volunteers

Knowledge of proper kitchen maintenance

Ability to handle emergency situations

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Cleaning equipment

Washing machines

Cooking machines

Job description

**Must apply on external site: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/northamptoncounty**

**Application deadline is May 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST. Applicants will not be contacted until after this date. Internal applicants will be considered before external applicants.**

**This position is part-time, twenty (20) hours per week, Monday - Friday, 9:30am-1:30pm.**

**Job Description**

**GENERAL PURPOSE**

The Food Service Worker 1 -- Part-Time at the Slate Belt Senior Center is responsible for checking the daily delivery of food to verity that meals are delivered on schedule, in the amounts ordered, that the temperatures are in the safe-zone, and that the quality of the meal is acceptable, by personal observation and discussion with program participants.

**SUPERVISION RECEIVED**

This position reports directly to the Center Director.

**SUPERVISION EXERCISED**

This position is not responsible for the supervision of other employees.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE POSITION**

Records food temperatures on a daily basis.

Prepares tea and coffee, serves juice and portions and serves soup.

Supervises food service for sanitation and portion control.

Serves trays and beverages to clients.

Oversees sanitizing of tables and kitchen daily, as needed.

Washes dishes, dining room and kitchen tables, puts dishes and utensils in storage places and cleans coffee pots.

Fills and empties steam table wells when needed. Wipes down after lunch.

Clean kitchen appliances thoroughly once a week.

Clean interior cabinets once a month.

Prepares inventory of supplies before due date and gives to Center Manager.

Launders kitchen dish towels once a week.

Assists Center Manager with telephone calls and paperwork when necessary.

Recruits volunteers to help with serving of meals, set-up and cleaning of the kitchen.

Assists with general overall cleaning of assigned centers such as trash removal, cleaning toilets, running vacuum cleaner, sweeping and mopping floors.

Deposits donations in designated bank, when necessary.

Maintains certificates and attends training sessions as required.

• An employee assigned to this title shall perform a majority, but may not perform all, of the duties listed in this job description. Conversely, minor level duties performed on the job may not be listed. The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.*
  
  

**REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**

• EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE** -- Completion of a high school, or general equivalency diploma.
  
  

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES **

Ability to understand, implement and explain Federal, State and Agency regulations.

Knowledge of proper kitchen/center maintenance and sanitation.

Ability to supervise volunteers.

Ability to communicate in English, both verbally and in writing.

Ability to use simple mathematics.

Ability to handle emergency situations.

Ability to lift hot boxes and food pans.

**TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT**

Brooms, mops, and other cleaning equipment. Various washing and cooking machines.

**PHYSICAL DEMANDS**

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, sit, talk or hear.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds.

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.

**WORK ENVIRONM NT**

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job

The noise level in the work environment is noisy.

**SELECTION GUIDELINES**

Formal application, rating of education and experience, oral interview and reference check as well as job related tests may be required.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

**FLSA STATUS: FLSA NON-EXEMPT (ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME)**

**DESIGNATION: CAREER SERVICE**

**PAY GRADE: PS-24**

**UNION STATUS: PSSU**

Created December 2024