Elizabethtown College
Posting Details
Position Information
Job Title
Cook (9 months per year)
Job Description
Elizabethtown College's Dining Services Department is currently seeking a full time Cook.
This position will work full-time, 40 hours per week, 9 months per year (mid-August through mid-May). Get the summer off!
Hours of shift will be 11:30am-8:00pm (subject to changed based on business needs)
The primary purpose of this position is to ensure quality service and food production for all guests.
Why work at Elizabethtown College? We've got great PERKS!
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
High school diploma or GED is required. Associate's degree from an accredited culinary institute is preferred; plus two years of food service experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
For full consideration please provide resume and contact information for (3) references.
Preferred Qualifications
Physical Demands
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
AS686P
Open Date
07/03/2025
Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants
About Elizabethtown College
Located in southeastern Pennsylvania, Elizabethtown College offers its 1,800 students more than 75 academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences and professional studies. Driven by its commitment to "Educate for Service," Elizabethtown centers learning in strong relationships, links classroom instruction with experiential learning, emphasizes international and cross-cultural perspectives, and nurtures the capacity for lives of purpose and leadership as global citizens. For more information, consult .
Elizabethtown College is committed to valuing and fostering the diversity reflected in our life together and in the world beyond our campus. We strive to ensure that the members of the community-students, faculty, staff, and administrators-are diverse in race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion, ability, gender, gender identity and expression, age, and national origin. We also seek to provide our community members, especially our students, with educational opportunities, programs, and services that are multicultural in content and expressive of a diverse life of experiences and worldviews that underrepresented groups bring to the learning environment.
Status
Hours Per Week
40 hours per week, 9 month position
Work Schedule
11:30am-8:00pm (subject to change)
Salary per hour
$19.00-$19.50-plus shift differential for working nights!
Annual Salary
Position Information
Job Title
Cook (9 months per year)
Job Description
Elizabethtown College's Dining Services Department is currently seeking a full time Cook.
This position will work full-time, 40 hours per week, 9 months per year (mid-August through mid-May). Get the summer off!
Hours of shift will be 11:30am-8:00pm (subject to changed based on business needs)
The primary purpose of this position is to ensure quality service and food production for all guests.
Why work at Elizabethtown College? We've got great PERKS!
- FREE College undergraduate tuition for employee, spouse and dependent(s) after six months of full-time employment
- Excellent benefits (medical, dental, vision, retirement match & more!)
- PAID time off between Christmas-New Years
- FREE access to Bowers Center exercise equipment & pool
- Generous paid time off for vacation & sick leave
- Beautiful campus setting with walking paths, library, cafeteria, Starbucks kiosk, college bookstore, mail services, pool, exercise classes
- Local business discounts for being an employee of the college
- FREE Employee held events throughout the year on campus
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Prepare and cook a variety of menu items
- Set up and operate action stations
- Follow proper food handling, sanitation, and safety procedures
- Utilize knives, cooking utensils, and all kitchen equipment effectively
- Maintain sanitation, production, and equipment records as required
- Monitor food temperatures and appearance
- Maintain optimum station coverage at all times - cover for co-workers' breaks
- Set up and break down cooking stations
- Adapt to special dietary needs and allergen requests
- Assist with receiving, storing, and rotating food inventory
- Support catered campus events
- Contribute to team efforts
- Respond flexibly to operational needs
- Train student personnel
- Other duties as assigned
- Assist other areas within dining services
- Assist with cleaning and sanitation duties
- Conduct all responsibilities in a safe manner according to regulations (OSHA, EPA, etc.)
- Ability to work extended hours as needed
- Ability to work weekends
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to work within strict deadlines
- Good interpersonal skills and desire to be a team player
- Creative problem-solving skills
- Exceptional customer service skills
- Excellent oral communication skills (i.e. ability to deal effectively with others, speak professionally on the phone, etc.)
- Ability to read and communicate in English
High school diploma or GED is required. Associate's degree from an accredited culinary institute is preferred; plus two years of food service experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
For full consideration please provide resume and contact information for (3) references.
Preferred Qualifications
Physical Demands
- Occasionally required to remain seated in a normal position for long periods of time
- Regularly required to walk about
- Regularly required to maintain balance while walking, standing, crouching, or running
- Regularly required to reach up and out with hands and arms
- Regularly required to talk and hear; verbally express information or instructions
- Regularly required to use hands to grasp objects, type, pick up objects, move objects, or hold objects
- Regularly required to stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl
- Regularly required to climb stairs and/or ladders
- Occasionally required to lift up to 50 pounds and carry a distance of 10 feet
- Occasionally required to push and/or pull up to 50 pounds a distance of 10 feet
- Regularly required to stand for long periods of time
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
AS686P
Open Date
07/03/2025
Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants
About Elizabethtown College
Located in southeastern Pennsylvania, Elizabethtown College offers its 1,800 students more than 75 academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences and professional studies. Driven by its commitment to "Educate for Service," Elizabethtown centers learning in strong relationships, links classroom instruction with experiential learning, emphasizes international and cross-cultural perspectives, and nurtures the capacity for lives of purpose and leadership as global citizens. For more information, consult .
Elizabethtown College is committed to valuing and fostering the diversity reflected in our life together and in the world beyond our campus. We strive to ensure that the members of the community-students, faculty, staff, and administrators-are diverse in race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion, ability, gender, gender identity and expression, age, and national origin. We also seek to provide our community members, especially our students, with educational opportunities, programs, and services that are multicultural in content and expressive of a diverse life of experiences and worldviews that underrepresented groups bring to the learning environment.
Status
Hours Per Week
40 hours per week, 9 month position
Work Schedule
11:30am-8:00pm (subject to change)
Salary per hour
$19.00-$19.50-plus shift differential for working nights!
Annual Salary