
Kitchen Helper (Part-Time)
Part-timeBrick Township, NJPart-time$16/hrPosted 2 days agoStill listed 2 days ago
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Job overview
The Kitchen Helper supports the culinary team with dishwashing, sanitation, cleaning, and routine meal preparation and service-support tasks. The role helps keep kitchen and dining areas clean, organized, stocked, and ready for meal service to residents and guests. This is a part-time position scheduled for 10 hours per week and reports to a Culinary Services leader.
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Company Description
Monarch/Brandywine Senior Living Company Culture and Values: At Monarch Communities, we value compassion, innovation, and community. Our team is committed to making a meaningful impact on the lives of our residents and fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment.
Job Description
Part-time position - 10 Hours per week Salary Range: $16.00 Hourly Reports To: The Kitchen Helper reports to the Culinary Services Director, Executive Chef, or other designated Culinary Services leader. FLSA Classification: This position is classified as non-exempt and is an hourly position. Job Overview: Supports the culinary team with dishwashing, sanitation, cleaning, and routine meal preparation and service-support tasks. Helps ensure the kitchen, dining service areas, and meal service operations are clean, organized, stocked, and prepared to provide excellent service to residents and guests. Responsibilities and Duties:
- Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work environment in accordance with sanitation standard operating procedures.
- Operate dishwashing equipment safely and properly; wash, clean, and store pots, pans, cooking utensils, plates, glasses, cups, silverware, and other foodservice equipment.
- Maintain adequate cleaning supplies, monitor chemical dispensers, use required safety equipment, and remove kitchen trash and refuse as needed.
- Support preparation for meal service through simple kitchen tasks such as washing and preparing fruits and vegetables, placing prepared items into pans or service containers, assembling salads, plating desserts, portioning or arranging items for service, and assisting with tray setup.
- Assist servers with side work and routine setup tasks to ensure dining areas and service stations are prepared for each meal service.
- Assist with room service tray delivery and the delivery and retrieval of meal carts to and from satellite kitchens or designated service areas.
- Assist during meal service by removing soiled dishes from dining areas and returning them to the dishwashing station.
- Participate in required in-service training and follow all Federal, State, and local regulations, as well as community policies and procedures.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
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High school diploma or GED preferred
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Prior food service, kitchen, or hospitality experience preferred
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Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
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Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment Physical Abilities:
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While performing the duties of this job, the associate is often required to stand, walk, sit, use fine and gross motor skills, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, hear, and smell. • An individual in this position will be required to lift or carry weight in up to 50 lbs. Intermittent physical activity includes lifting and supporting residents. The associate must use proper body mechanics.
Additional Information
Benefits Offered (for Part-Time Employees):
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Flexible Schedule
- On the job training
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Free Parking
Other Compensation Programs:
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Resident Referral Bonus
Equal Opportunity Statement: Monarch Communities and Brandywine Senior Living is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
How this job compares
Set against the 4,108 open Food Service jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$16/hr
- New Jersey median$17–18/hr60 hourly ranges
- US median$17–19/hr2,048 hourly ranges
This rate, $16/hr, is 11% below the New Jersey median midpoint ($18/hr) — in the middle half of Food Service hourly ranges in New Jersey.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 78 open Food Service jobs in New Jersey and 4,108 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Jersey
- Experience
- Food Service postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (517 postings).
- Education
- 20 of the 4,108 open Food Service jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 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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