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Cafeteria Worker | Full Time Varied Shifts | CantonPotsdam Hospital

RochesterRegional Health

POTSDAM, NYFull-time$18.29–25.25/hrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$18.29–25.25/hr
Location
POTSDAM, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Cafeteria Worker at Canton-Potsdam Hospital sets out and serves prepared food, handles meal payments, and maintains dining and service areas. The role includes varied 7.5- to 8-hour shifts, including every other weekend, and totals 37.5 hours per week. The listed base pay range is $18.29 to $25.25.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Food ServiceCash Register OperationCustomer ServiceDish Machine OperationLifting Up to 50 Lbs

Full job description

Description Job Title: Cafeteria Worker Department: Food and Nutrition Location: Canton-Potsdam Hospital Hours Per Week: 37.5 Schedule: 7.5 to 8 Hour Shifts (6a to 2p or 11a to 7p), includes every other weekend The Cafeteria worker sets out, serves and receives payment for food in the Cafeteria; maintain sanitary, orderly, and attractive surroundings according to regulatory scope and standards of hospital policies and procedures protocol. Job Duties and Responsibilities: 1. (5%) Set out and restock the prepared food. 2. (5%) Serves prepared food to customers. 3. (50%) Runs cash register, receives payment for meals, and is responsible for counting opening and closing cash drawer ensuring less than $5 discrepancy. 4. (10%) Stock and maintains supplies and condiments. 5. (10%) Clean and maintain sanitary conditions where customers dine. 6. (15%) Respond to visitor and staff requests for assistance using a high level of customer service skills. 7. (5%) Effectively operates dish machine to insure proper sanitation. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Moderate - These roles require a combination of movement and stationary work, including frequent standing, walking, and moderate lifting (up to 50 lbs.). Tasks may involve repetitive reaching, bending, pushing, or pulling, along with maintaining awareness in high-traffic or operational areas. Visual focus and spatial awareness are critical in facilities, logistics, or support settings. Emotional demands include managing interruptions, prioritizing tasks, and maintaining compliance with safety standards. Environmental exposures may include equipment noise, shared workspaces, and occasional proximity to hazardous areas. Physical capability screening may be required. PAY RANGE: $18.29 - $25.25 The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for successful applicants. It may be modified in the future. Pay is determined by factors including experience, clinical licensure date, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts. Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Apply here: https://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=YmJnZW5lcmljLjk2OTAwLjEwNDE3QHJvY2hlc3RlcnJlZ2lvbmFsY29tcC5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20

How this job compares

Set against the 3,821 open Food Service jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$18.29–25.25/hr
  • New York median$18–21/hr247 hourly ranges
  • US median$17–19/hr1,934 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $21.77/hr, is 14% above the New York median midpoint ($19/hr) — in the top quarter of Food Service hourly ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 301 open Food Service jobs in New York and 3,821 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
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 (538 postings).
Education
21 of the 3,821 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 October 28, 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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