Food service worker jobs in Allentown, PA - 515 jobs

This position is part-time, twenty (20) hours per week Monday - Friday, 9:30am-1:30pm. In order to be considered for this position, applicants must successfully submit a completed application prior to the posting deadline. Applications submitted with incomplete or missing education and/or work experience sections will be considered incomplete and disqualified from consideration. The attachment of a resume to the application does not fulfill this requirement and will not prevent incomplete applications from being rejected. BE SURE YOUR APPLICATION REFLECTS YOUR ENTIRE WORK HISTORY AS YOUR RESUME IS NOT REVIEWED TO QUALIFY YOU Please answer any supplemental questions truthfully and completely. Use the employment history section of your application to substantiate your answers to supplemental questions. Once the posting closes, all applications will be reviewed. The information provided on the application will be utilized to determine whether or not each applicant meets the minimum requirements for this position. Please read the Minimum Requirements thoroughly and then demonstrate that you meet these requirements on your application. Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements will not be considered for the position. Qualified, eligible applicants will move on to the next step, an Education and Experience Review, in which points will be assigned to each applicant's education and relevant work experience provided on their application. We encourage all applicants to share a comprehensive, concise history of their education, certification, licensing, and employment on their employment application so that we are able to accurately assess their experience. Eligible candidates will be ranked on an Eligibility List based on their total score on the Education and Experience Review. For questions regarding this posting, please contact County of Northampton Human Resources at ******************* or ************. Equal Employment Opportunities - It is the policy of Northampton County to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, sex, gender identity, gender expression, age, genetic information, disability, or any other status protected by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and any other state, federal, or local law.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. 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. 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 . 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 ENVIRONMENT 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 Updated June 2025