
Food Service Worker - CHSD218 Alan B. Shepard HS
Palos Heights, ILJob$15.4/hrPosted 5mo agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Whitsons Culinary Group is hiring a Food Service Worker - CHSD218 Alan B. Shepard HS. The Food Service Worker at Whitsons Culinary Group will join the school nutrition team at CHSD Alan B. Shepard High School, preparing, portioning, and serving meals to students and staff while maintaining food safety and sanitation, creating a welcoming mealtime atmosphere, and working with a fun, energetic team during family‑friendly weekday hours.
Key focus areas include Prep, portion, and serve meals to students and staff, Set up and clean serving stations and kitchen areas, and Follow food safety and sanitation procedures.
Successful candidates bring High School Or GED. Important skills include Food Safety And Sanitation Procedures, Positive Attitude, Team Spirit, Reliability, Attention To Cleanliness, and Working Around Children And School Staff. Preferred (not required): Prep Meals, Portion Meals, Serve Meals, and Set Up Serving Stations.
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Food Service Worker - CHSD218 Alan B. Shepard HS
Palos Heights, IL, USA
Requisition Number
16458
Location
CHSD Alan B Shepard HS
Job Description
School Food Service Worker – Fuel the Future!Monday–Friday (No Nights or Weekends!)
Do you love working with kids and want a job that fits your schedule? Join our school nutrition team as a Food Service Worker and help serve healthy meals that fuel learning and fun every day!
What You’ll Do:
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Prep, portion, and serve meals to students and staff
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Set up and clean serving stations and kitchen areas
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Follow food safety and sanitation procedures
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Create a positive and welcoming mealtime experience
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Work as part of a fun, energetic team
Why This Job Rocks:
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Family-friendly hours – off by mid-afternoon!
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Weekends, evenings, holidays, and summers off
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No experience needed – we’ll train you!
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Make a difference in kids' health and well-being
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Supportive school community and team atmosphere
We’re Looking For:
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A positive attitude and team spirit
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Reliability and attention to cleanliness
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Willingness to learn and follow food safety rules
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Enjoyment of working around children and school staff
Why Join Us?
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Competitive pay + opportunities for growth
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Comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, vision, and retirement
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Paid time off
About Us:At Whitsons, we know that hungry kids can’t learn. Our food service team plays a vital role in creating a healthy, happy school day—one meal at a time. If you're ready to serve with heart, this job is for you!
Apply today and help nourish young minds—at Whitsons our mission is Enhancing Life One Meal at a Time™.
Pay Rate: $15.40/hr
Requirements
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES:
Education:High School or GED
Certifications:Food Handling certification preferred but not required
Other Qualifications, Experience and Competencies:Speak and read English• Some experience helpful• Be able to lift 40 pounds or more
PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF THE JOB:• 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.• While performing the duties of this job, the team member is frequently required:• To stand, walk, talk and hear; use hands and fingers to feel, handle, or operate objects, tools and controls; and reach with hands and arms.• The employee is frequently required to lift and move up to 40 lbs• Specific vision abilities required by this job include being able to see in dim lit areas such as walk-ins and storage areas.• Position may require extended hours including evenings and/or weekends, possible travel to other work sites.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.The work is performed primarily in kitchen and storage setting The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud.The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work and duties 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, and the Company reserves the right to add additional duties or modify existing duties.
The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the Company and employee and is subject to change by the Company as the needs of the Company and requirements of the job change.
Work Schedule
8am-2pm Monday through Friday. Follows school district schedule
Supervisor
Lizzie M Perkins
Salary Target
$15.40/hour
How this job compares
Set against the 2,284 open Food Service Worker jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$15.4/hr
- Illinois median$16–17/hr82 hourly ranges
- US median$16–17/hr1,414 hourly ranges
This rate, $15.40/hr, is 7% below the Illinois median midpoint ($17/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Food Service Worker hourly ranges in Illinois.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 83 open Food Service Worker jobs in Illinois and 2,284 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
- Compass Group, North America25 open
- ARAMARK21 open
- Whitsons Culinary Group (this employer)14 open
- Experience
- Food Service Worker postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (139 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 241 of the 2,284 open Food Service Worker jobs (11%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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