Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, widely recognized as one of New York’s premier human services providers, is a 130-year-old settlement house that provides an extensive array of effective and integrated services—social, educational, legal, health, housing, mental health, nutritional and fitness—which significantly improve the lives of 16,000 people in need each year, ages 3 to 103, on the East Side of Manhattan. Our clients include older adults, homeless and formerly homeless adults, children and families, recent immigrants, disabled persons, adult learners and more. For more information on Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, please visit lenoxhill.org and check us out on Facebook or Instagram.

Salary: $48,500

Under the supervision of the Food Services Manager, the Food Service Worker is responsible for ensuring that the Lenox Hill Food Services department meets its goal of providing nutritious, quality meals for clients and, when appropriate, staff and other members of the Lenox Hill community. This Food Service Worker will perform duties for our two Senior programs (which serve breakfast, lunch and dinner) and our Early Childhood Center. The Food Service Worker must be flexible and adaptable to change to support the changing nature of the Neighborhood House’s Food Services department.

The Food Service Worker’s primary responsibilities are providing assistance to the cooks by helping with meal preparation, grocery delivery, washing dishes and clean up. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Support Cooks in preparing meals, washing dishes, and all cleaning up at end of meal service and staff events.
• Familiarize themselves with food service needs for the day and upcoming days to ensure that all production needs are met. 
• Ensure that safety guidelines in the kitchen are followed at all times. Comply with all food handling procedures, those of the Department of Health as well as those of the Neighborhood House.
• Ensure that proper sanitation and cleaning schedules are adhered to regularly. 
• Assist with receiving and properly storing all food deliveries. 
• Maintain current Food Handling certificates and adhere to departmental dress code.
• Maintain composure and work effectively in a busy work environment. 
• Adapt to floating and working in two kitchens in separate adjacent buildings as needed.

In addition to the above, the Food Service Worker will perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein as assigned by the Food Services Manager.

Hours of Operation: 
The Food Service Worker will work full-time on weekdays from 11:00 am.- 7:00 pm and on weekends from 7 am-to 3 pm. The schedule will also vary to ensure the best coverage of food services functions, flexibility is required. 

Qualifications: 
High School diploma or GED plus a minimum of one year of food service experience. A Food Protection and Sanitation certificate from the New York City Department of Health. The Food Service Worker must be open to career growth and willing to participate in trainings offered. This is a 1199SEIU union position with competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package. 

What We Offer

• Comprehensive health insurance choices for staff and their families – at no cost to staff
• Extensive paid time off – 25 days’ vacation and discretionary time; 13 holidays; and substantial sick time
• Pension Plan (Defined Benefit) provided at no cost to employee plus other retirement savings plans
• Wonderful paid parental leave policy for all staff
• Professional Development Opportunities – conferences, trainings, lectures and more
• Free Life Insurance – 3x annual salary
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical, Dependent Care and Parking/Mass Transit
• Supplemental Insurance Coverage (Accident, Hospital and Critical Illness) 
• We like to have fun! Monthly Film and Dinner nights, bowling parties, Mets and Yankee games, cruises, food trucks, holiday parties, parties on our two Green Roofs, chocolate event for Valentine’s Day and ice cream socials, and much more.
• State-of-the Art Fitness Center, Gym and Swimming Pool
• Staff yoga and boot camp classes (six a week), swimming lessons and lap swim for staff 
• PSLF (Public Service Loan Forgiveness) Eligible Employer
• The best colleagues in New York!

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House is a client-facing and essential community-serving organization. To keep our clients and our colleagues safe, and to comply with various governmental contractual requirements, all new employees must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 (except where valid medical exemptions apply) and will be required to submit proof prior to the time of onboarding.

At Lenox Hill Neighborhood House we value respect, diversity and integrity. We are an equal opportunity employer. Lenox Hill Neighborhood House prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Lenox Hill Neighborhood House conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations. The policy of equal employment opportunity (EEO) and anti-discrimination applies to all aspects of the relationship between Lenox Hill Neighborhood House and its colleagues.