General Food Service Worker, Coop

• Hourly rate: $18
• Benefits: The
  College offers a comprehensive benefits program that includes possible 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), affordable medical plans, Health Savings Account contribution of $700 for individuals
  and$1400 for families (no match required, available to employees enrolled in the High Deductible Health Plan), 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.

Work Location: On-Site at the Coop

About the Position
The 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, requires
working early morning hours, evening hours, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve
  meals to customers, ensuring proper quality and portion size, while maintaining the highest level of customer service
• Update
  temperature logs at each meal and communicate needs to cooks
• Maintain front of house serving areas including beverage stations,
  salad and deli bars, serving lines, snack and dessert areas, and dining room. Ensure areas are fully stocked, visual presentation is
  correct, and areas are clean
• Work as a cashier for the Retail and dining hall operations. Swipe ID cards for students and guests who
  have a meal plan, and accurately process all Cash or Credit Card transactions
• 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
• Familiarity with basic cooking procedures which may include steaming, baking, deep frying, and
  grilling
• Assist in sanitation tasks of the dining operation. This includes working in the dish room and 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: The General Food Service Worker reports to the Retail Operations
Manager and Retail Supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current Serv Safe certification or the ability to
  obtain certification

Professional Competencies

• Excellent interpersonal and customer service
  skills
• Proficient in communicating orally and in writing to customers, co-workers, and management
• Demonstrated ability to
  read and follow written instructions, menus, and production sheets
• Solid reading, hearing, and speaking skills
• Excellent
  interpersonal and customer service skills
• Ability to perform simple arithmetic
• Good manual dexterity and good
  sight
• Ability to be mobile between workstations and numerous campus buildings
• Working knowledge of safety precautions
  associated with the food service industry
• Familiarity with basic cooking procedures which may include steaming, baking, deep
  frying, and grilling
• Demonstrated ability to utilize dining service equipment such as slicer, deep fryer, grill, and
  steamer

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior cashier experience

We are aware that some people are less
likely to apply for jobs unless they meet qualifications as described in the job advertisement. We are most interested in finding the best
candidate for the job, and recognize that a successful candidate may come from a less traditional career trajectory, and have skills and
abilities gained outside a classroom context, or an equivalent skill set. We encourage you to apply and share how you meet the position’s
qualifications.

Special Requirements

• Must be able to work in extreme temperatures
• Must be able to
  stand for periods up to 4 hours at a time, bend over, lift up to 50 pounds, and climb stairs

To Apply: Interested
applicants are invited to submit an application, to include a cover letter and resume, through Haverford College’s career website via
Workday (no other form of application is accepted) by visiting https://haverford.wd1.myworkd
ayjobs.com/External/job/Haverford-Campus/General-Food-Service-Worker_R1284. The application deadline is April 16, 2026.
Application review will begin after the deadline has passed. Please email recruiting@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 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.

We at Haverford College recognize that we live and work on Lenape land and pay respect and honor to the
caretakers of this land, from the time of its first human inhabitants until now, and into the future. We seek to maintain and build upon our
current and ever-evolving connections with members of Lenape tribes and communities, in recognition of our intertwined histories and with a
goal of moving toward right relationship between the Haverford of today and Lenape peoples.

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