Job Location Woodland - Laurel, MD 20724 Position Type Full Time Education Level High School Salary Range $17.20 - $17.20 Hourly
Job Category Education
Are you passionate about food and ready to make a real difference?
Join our Food Service team at Woodland Job Corps Center, where every meal you help prepare fuels the success of young people pursuing their High School Diploma or GED and hands-on career training.
Be part of a team that prepares and serves delicious meals and mentors students as they develop the skills they need for a bright future. With competitive benefits, a positive work environment, and the chance to shape lives, this is more than just a job—it’s an opportunity to leave a lasting impact.
The Woodland Job Corps Center provides students with the opportunity to earn their High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED), and hands-on training in the following areas:
⚡ Electrical Wiring
🪚 Carpentry
🏗 Building Construction Technology
🍳 Culinary Arts
🍽 Advanced Training - Culinary Arts and Hotel & Lodging
We also assist students with job placement upon completion of their educational and career technical training.
Adams and Associates is a 100% employee-owned company that is service-focused and outcome-driven We began as a small business formed in 1990 with the sole mission of operating at-risk youth and children's programs for local, state, and federal governmental agencies Today, we are one of the largest workforce providers involved in the federal Job Corps program!
Adams and Associates employs more than 2,000 staff members across the United States Each year we provide academic, vocational training, and placement services to approximately 9,000 young people from ages 16 to 24 primarily in a residential setting Our academic and career technical training programs are accredited and lead to national industry-recognized credentials
💲 Competitive hourly wage
🏥 Free Health, Vision, and Dental insurance
📈 Opportunities for professional development
🌟 Positive and inclusive work environment
💖 Making a difference in the lives of young individuals
Ensures that food, supplies, and equipment are available as needed and stored properly
Assists in the preparation of food for meals
Provides kitchen clean-up to facilitate sanitizing of all food service areas
Schedule:
🌞 Off Sunday and Monday
🕚 Tuesday–Thursday: 11:00am–8:00pm
🕤 Friday–Saturday: 9:30am–6:30pm
May supervise Job Corps’ Work-Based Learning students assigned to the department.
🔄 Transfers food, supplies, and equipment between storage areas and kitchen/cafeteria
🍎 Washes, peels, and cores fruit and vegetables as necessary
🪑 Sets up and takes down tables and chairs
🍽 Scrapes, washes, and stores dishes, pots, pans, and utensils
🧹 Clears, cleans, and sanitizes kitchen, cafeteria, and food storage areas
❄️ Cleans refrigerators, stoves, ovens, and other kitchen equipment
🧽 Sweeps, mops, waxes, and strips wax from floors
🗑 Cleans and stores trash containers in appropriate areas
🔧 Degreases and sanitizes vent screens and filters
🌟 Provides superior customer service
🕒 Produces quality work in a thorough, timely, and accurate manner
📊 Maintains attendance, accountability, and productivity standards
🗂 Plans, prioritizes, and organizes assignments to meet goals and deadlines
💡 Understands and applies job knowledge to complete responsibilities
🏅 Mentors and models the Career Success Standards
👩🏫 Provides high-quality supervision and positively influences student behavior
📝 Exchanges ideas and information clearly, contributing to group efforts
🔍 Identifies problems, analyzes causes, evaluates solutions, and ensures follow-up
🤝 Works in partnership with staff from all Departments
🧾 Accepts direction and supervision, including temporary assignments in other departments
➕ Other duties as assigned
📜 High School Diploma or equivalent required Advanced degrees preferred.
🍴 Experience in a food services operation desired
🥡 Ability to obtain local Food Handling/Health Certification required
Physical requirements:
🏃♂️ Sitting, standing, climbing, walking, lifting, pulling and/or pushing, carrying, reaching, stooping, and crouching
💪 Demonstrates the ability to lift 40 pounds and/or the ability to assess the lift load in order to ask for necessary assistance
“Adams and Associates, Inc. abides by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on characteristics protected by federal, state or local laws. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to their protected veteran status or disability.” This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training
Adams and Associates, Inc. provides academic and vocational training services to approximately 9,000 participants a year. We employ staff members at 17 locations, including 14 federal Job Corps Center sites across the country. Adams has offices in Reno, NV and Columbia, MDto provide support and expertise to our program sites.
