Food Service Worker 1

Full Job Description

The Department of Conservation & Natural Resources is actively looking to hire a seasonal Food Service Worker 1 to join their team at the Kings Gap Environmental Education Center. This position involves providing essential food service and housekeeping support for guests utilizing the Mansion and Training Center facilities. As a Food Service Worker, you will play a vital role in ensuring that visitors have a pleasant and enjoyable experience during their stay. Your responsibilities will include preparing and serving meals, maintaining cleanliness in dining and kitchen areas, and assisting with various housekeeping tasks to uphold the center's standards. If you are interested in contributing to a meaningful environment while gaining valuable experience, we encourage you to apply now!

Requirements

In this position, you will be responsible for preparing the dining area for meals, which includes arranging tables, laying out tablecloths, setting up tableware, and placing condiments for easy access. You will also assist the cook with food preparation tasks, ensuring that everything is ready for service. Once the meals are prepared, you will serve them to the guests at the Center, along with coffee and other beverages to enhance their dining experience. After the meals, your duties will involve cleaning the dining room and break area, which includes washing dishes, removing and laundering tablecloths, vacuuming the floors, and sanitizing hard surfaces to maintain a hygienic environment.

Additionally, you will be tasked with cleaning and preparing guest bedrooms and bathrooms, which entails changing linens, vacuuming carpets, dusting surfaces, and thoroughly sanitizing toilets, showers, and bathtubs. Your role will also encompass general housekeeping responsibilities throughout the Center's facilities, including cleaning restrooms, vacuuming, and dusting various areas. You may be called upon to assist with more intensive cleaning tasks, such as steam cleaning carpets, to ensure that all spaces are kept in pristine condition for the comfort and satisfaction of the guests.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

This is a seasonal, full-time position with no healthcare benefits. There is not an option to buy into health care benefits.

The season runs from approximately March 2026 until November 2026 at which time the employee will be placed on leave without pay. The employee will automatically be returned to employment March 2027.

Employee will work 37.5 hrs./ days per week to include holidays, evenings and weekends

Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.

You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Additional Requirements:

• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• ServSafe Certification

Legal Requirements:

• A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports. See hiring agency contact information.

How to Apply:

Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position.

Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).

Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.

Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce.

The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania.

The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.