Food Services Worker

Orange Public Schools; Orange (CT); On-site; USD 21,060 - 25,740; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Union Position

No Health Coverage

Job summary

Orange Public Schools is hiring a Food Services Worker for the Grades 1 to 6 School Kitchen at Race Brook School, Orange, CT. Workdays follow the school calendar; start date is August 20, 2026. Hours are 9:00 AM–1:30 PM (4.5 hours daily), totaling 22.5 hours per week.

Union position with no health coverage; salary follows the union agreement and is paid bi-weekly. The role focuses on preparing and serving healthy lunches, maintaining a clean kitchen, cleaning dishes and trays, and

Qualifications

• Must be able to mult-task and maintain a pleasant, welcoming demeanor.
• Ability to stand for extended periods.
• Ability to lift and rotate stock daily.

Responsibilities

• preparing and serving healthy lunches to children and staff
• cleaning dishes, trays, and food-related items
• keeping the kitchen clean and orderly
• being able to lift and rotate stock on a daily basis

Job description

Job Posting: Food Services Worker – Grades 1 to 6 School Kitchen

Location: Race Brook School, 107 Grannis Rd, Orange, CT

Start Date: August 20, 2026; workdays follow the school calendar

Salary: Follows union agreement; Paid bi-weekly

Hours of Employment: 4.5 hours/day, 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM; 22.5 hours/week

Benefits: Union Position; no health coverage

Responsibilities

• preparing and serving healthy lunches to children and staff
• cleaning dishes, trays, and food-related items
• keeping the kitchen clean and orderly.
• being able to lift and rotate stock on a daily basis

Candidate must be pleasant, welcoming, open to change, and be able to multitask. Also, this position requires that the candidate be able to stand for hours at a time.

Equal Opportunity Employer: It is the Board of Education's policy to provide equal employment opportunities for all employees and that qualified applicants for employment will be recruited, hired, and assigned on the basis of merit, without regard to race, creed, color, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, marital status, disability, or veteran status. The employment policies and practices of the Board are to ensure that all qualified employees are treated equally with no discrimination in employment, compensation, opportunities for advancement (including promotions and transfers), training, and discipline based on race, creed, color, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability or veteran status or any other protected basis.