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Food Worker

Greater Somerset County YMCA
Somerville, NJ Part Time
POSTED ON 10/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/1/2026
Description

An exciting opportunity to join the Executive Team of a progressive YMCA association located in vibrant Somerset County, New Jersey. The YMCA is one of the nation’s leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. With a 150-year-old history, Greater Somerset County YMCA (GSCY) is a pillar of the community and has seven locations across three counties, which collectively serve upwards of 30,000 individuals. GSCY has 100 full-time and 950 part-time employees along with operating revenues to $22 million.

The Y empowers everyone—no matter who they are or where they are from. To fulfill our purpose of strengthening community for all, GSCY is committed to being an inclusive organization and leveraging our collective impact to address social inequities. To learn more about GSCY, visit our website: http://gscymca.org

Somerville YMCA is seeking a part-time Food Worker to support daily meal service for our Preschool program. This position is responsible for receiving, organizing and distributing meals and maintaining a clean and safe food-service area.

Schedule: Approximately 2-4 hours per day (9am-1pm)

Key Responsibilities

  • Receive and organize daily food and milk deliveries.
  • Prepare and distribute meals, snacks and milk to preschool classrooms.
  • Maintain required meal counts and basic food-service records.
  • Monitor food temperatures and follow food-safety and sanitation procedures.
  • Maintain food and supply inventory and communicate when items need to be reordered.
  • Follow allergy and dietary accommodation procedures.
  • Clean and sanitize food-service areas, carts and equipment.
  • Properly store or dispose of food following meal service.
  • Complete required food-service and CACFP training and documentation, as applicable.
  • Communicate food-delivery or meal-service concerns to the Preschool Program Director.
  • Perform other related food-service duties as assigned.

Requirements

Requirements

Desired Skills & Experience

  • High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
  • Food-service, school or childcare experience preferred.
  • Basic knowledge of food safety and sanitation preferred.
  • Dependable, organized and able to follow established procedures.
  • Ability to complete basic meal counts and records accurately.
  • Ability to lift and transport food and meal-service supplies.
  • Must complete required YMCA and food-service trainings.

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