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Food Services Worker (26545)

Northern Rivers Family Services

Schenectady, NYFull-time$19/hrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$19/hr
Location
Schenectady, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Food Service Worker prepares and cooks meals, handles special requests, and packs meals for scheduled field trips and cookouts. The role also includes maintaining sanitary conditions, cleaning work areas and equipment, washing dishes, tracking food usage, and rotating stock. The worker reports to the Food Service Supervisor and works onsite.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Food PreparationInstitutional CookingReading and Writing

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED1 Year Institutional Cooking Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

Salary Range $19.00 - $19.00 Hourly

Position Type Full Time

Travel Percentage Up to 25%

Description

As a Food Service Worker, you will be responsible for food preparation and maintaining all aspects of food preparation and clean up following all health and sanitary codes. You will report to the Food Service Supervisor and work onsite.

Responsibilities:

  • Maintain all requirements set forth in the health and sanitary codes.

  • Be responsible for cleanliness of work area and equipment following established cleaning procedures.

  • Wash dishes, pots and utensils.

  • Prepare and cook all meals using sufficient quantities of food to meet all meal schedules and number of persons being service.

  • Prepare special requests. Prepare and pack all meals for scheduled fieldtrips and cookout and provide support.

  • Keep accurate records of the amount of food used for each meal.

  • Prepare and pack meals for scheduled field trips and cookouts.

  • Put away and and rotate all food stock as received.

Requirements and Education:

  • High school diploma or GED preferred. Can read and write with skill to perform all job responsibilities.

  • A least 1 year of experience in institutional cooking preferred.

Benefits

  • Health care package: medical, dental, and vision

  • Tuition reimbursement

  • Paid time off

  • Holiday Pay

  • 401 (K) plan

  • Life Insurance

  • Loan repayment assistance

  • Free training/CEU opportunities

About Northern Rivers

At Northern Rivers Family of Services, we work together to make a difference in our client's lives. Northern Rivers empowers children, adults, and families to change their lives and build stronger communities.

Northern Rivers Family of Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We hire great people from a variety of backgrounds, not because it is the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger! All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. We cherish the unique contributions of our diverse staff and are building a culture where everyone has the opportunity to do the meaningful work.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,328 open Food Service Worker jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$19/hr
  • New York median$17–19/hr209 hourly ranges
  • US median$16–17/hr1,449 hourly ranges

This rate, $19/hr, is 3% above the New York median midpoint ($19/hr) — in the middle half of Food Service Worker hourly ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 226 open Food Service Worker jobs in New York and 2,328 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Food Service Worker postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (141 postings).
Education
0 of the 2,328 open Food Service Worker jobs (0%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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