Preschool Food Service Aide — Part-Time, Morning Hours

Njymca; Somerville (NJ); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Greater Somerset County YMCA (GSCY) in Somerset County, NJ, is seeking a part-time Food Worker for the Somerville Preschool program. The role supports daily meal service, receiving and organizing meals for classrooms, with approximately 2–4 hours per day (9am–1pm).

Responsibilities include preparing and distributing meals, monitoring temperatures, maintaining meal counts and basic records, and ensuring food-safety procedures.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Experience in food-service, school, or childcare preferred.
• Basic knowledge of food safety and sanitation preferred.
• Dependable, organized and able to follow established procedures.
• Ability to complete basic meal counts and records accurately.
• Ability to lift and transport food and meal-service supplies.
• Must complete required YMCA and food-service trainings.

Responsibilities

• Receive and organize daily food and milk deliveries.
• Prepare and distribute meals, snacks and milk to preschool classrooms.
• Maintain required meal counts and basic food-service records.
• Monitor food temperatures and follow food-safety and sanitation procedures.
• Maintain food and supply inventory and communicate when items need to be reordered.
• Follow allergy and dietary accommodation procedures.
• Clean and sanitize food-service areas, carts and equipment.
• Properly store or dispose of food following meal service.
• Complete required food-service training and documentation, as applicable.
• Communicate food-delivery or meal-service concerns to the Preschool Program Director.
• Perform other related food-service duties as assigned.

Skills

Food-service experience

Childcare experience

Food safety knowledge

Dependable and organized

Ability to lift and transport

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Greater Somerset County YMCA (GSCY) in Somerset County, NJ, is seeking a part-time Food Worker for the Somerville Preschool program. The role supports daily meal service, receiving and organizing meals for classrooms, with approximately 2–4 hours per day (9am–1pm).

Responsibilities include preparing and distributing meals, monitoring temperatures, maintaining meal counts and basic records, and ensuring food-safety procedures.