Haverford Offers Great Benefits: The College offers a comprehensive benefits program that includes work-from-home opportunities, automatic 10% retirement contribution to your retirement account upon eligibility (no match required), a 50% tuition benefit for dependent children upon eligibility, 14 paid holidays (including the week before New Year’s Day off), Health Savings Account contribution of $650 for individuals and $1300 for families (no match required), affordable medical plans, and a beautiful arboretum campus with walking trail and easy public transportation access. Please visit the Benefits page (https://www.haverford.edu/human-resources/benefits) for more information.

The Catering General Food Service Worker performs a variety of duties associated with the preparation and service of meals and sanitation for board plan, summer conferences, and special events within the Dining Center. This position requires a high level of customer service at all times, and requires working early morning hours, evening hours, weekends and holidays as needed. This position is also considered essential staff and must be available to work during inclement weather periods.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve meals to customers, ensuring proper quality and portion size, while maintaining the highest level of customer service
• Assist Catering Chef and Sous Chef with Prepping food for events
• Assist in the setup and serving of catered events
• Assist in basic food preparation for meals. Tasks may include slicing deli meats and cheeses, chopping vegetables, preparing salads, desserts and fruits, as well as cleaning work area and equipment used
• Assist in sanitation tasks of the fining operation, including working in the dish room, pot room, maintaining trash and recycling areas in dining center, sweeping and mopping, and wiping tables and counter tops
• Adhere to standards outlined by sanitation program (Serve Safe) and local, state, and federal guidelines
• Assist in training of student worker staff
• Other duties as assigned or directed

Line of Report: This position reports to the Sous Chef and Executive Chef.

Minimum Qualifications

• One (1) year of previous food preparation experience, including basic cooking in commercial and/or institutional foodservice operation

Professional Competencies

• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Proficient in communicating orally and in writing to customers, co-workers, and management
• Ability to read and follow recipes and production sheets
• emonstrated ability to utilize dining service equipment such as slicer, deep fryer, grill and steamer
• Ability to properly use various knives, hand tools, utensils, and equipment to portion, cut, slice, score, julienne, whip, beat, or otherwise prep food
• Familiarity with basic cooking procedures which may include steaming, baking, deep frying and grilling

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior cashier experience
• Previous catering food preparation experience

Special Requirements

• Must have, or be able to maintain, current Serv Safe Certification
• Must have, or able to maintain, current Allertrain Certification
• Must be available to work catered events and special functions held early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays as event schedule dictates

To Apply: Interested applicants are invited to submit an application, to include a cover letter and resume by visiting https://haverford.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/Haverford-Campus/Ca.... The application deadline is October 11, 2023. Application review will begin after deadline has passed. Please email recruiting [at] haverford.edu with questions about submitting your materials. Should the search committee be interested in pursuing your candidacy, you will hear from them directly. Finalists will be asked to provide three professional references.

Haverford College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, and providing equal opportunities and access to all individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status. Women, non-binary and transgender individuals, people of color, Indigenous people, and those with other or multiple historically marginalized and/or underrepresented identities are especially encouraged to apply. Haverford College and our consortial partners are located on Lenape lands.