Job Description

Posting number: 2026-08051

Department: Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth

Division: Nutrition

Job classification: FOOD SERVICE WORKER

Posting type: Open

Categories: Food Services, Education, Hospitality and Tourism

Summary

On-Call Food Service Worker

Vancouver, WA

Note - This is a school year-based position and is not scheduled to work during annual school closures.

This recruitment will tentatively close on October 15, 2026 . We reserve the right to make a hiring decision at any time. It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible. Applicant materials are reviewed weekly.

Our Agency: The Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth (CDHY) is an educational community and statewide resource committed to ensuring all deaf and hard of hearing students in Washington reach their full potential. Our agency offers a variety of services in academic, residential, and outreach programming. CDHY celebrates all language experiences and deaf culture. We are committed to providing the best individualized learning experience for all students we serve.

Our Staff: Our employees are more than just workers. They are part of a community, network, and family. Each staff member serves as a role model to students. We're looking for people that can contribute, grow, think, and dream. We thrive in a culture that embraces diversity and rewards imagination. CDHY is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion! Our agency strives to create an inclusive and diverse learning community with emphasis on access, success, and equity by recruiting, retaining, and ensuring the success of diverse students, faculty, and staff. CDHY aims to build a community that values and respects one another by providing the best learning environment for faculty, staff, and student success.

The Nutrition Services Department at the Washington School for the Deaf campus invites people with a background in preparing delicious meals to apply for school year on-call work opportunities. This is a residential school environment, and we serve students who are deaf and hard of hearing following USDA guidelines and best practices. If you are committed to excellence, have experience with food prep and would like to work with great people, we are looking for you! For more information about our department and school please visit our website at www.wsd.wa.gov.

WSD Students are:

Bilingual · Empowered · Successful for Today and Tomorrow = the BEST!

About the position:

WSD is seeking a qualified candidate to fill an on-call Food Service Worker position. On-call hours can vary, and the Nutrition Services department is offering weekly opportunities for shifts between 6:30am and 6:30pm.

Examples of duties

• Follow all food handling safety procedures.
• Assist cooks with preparing fruits, vegetables, and condiments for meal services in accordance with published menus and USDA recipes and guidelines.
• Provide friendly customer service and professionalism towards students, staff, and visitors.
• Work as a team member with other food service staff to serve nutritious meals to students in a friendly, safe, and relaxed atmosphere.
• Follow a rotating schedule to serve, clean, monitor, and wash dishes during meal services.

Qualifications

• Food service experience.
• Ability to obtain a Washington State Food Handler's Card.
• Ability to accurately follow written and/or oral instructions.
• Ability to adhere to state and federal guidelines, agency policies and supervisor directives.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to lift and carry up to 25 lbs. on a regular basis.
• Able to work standing for the entire assigned shift.
• Committed to working as a team member and maintaining positive relations with staff, students, parents, and the public.
• Willing and able to work with little notice to cover for staff absences.
• Ability to communicate in American Sign Language (ASL) is strongly preferred (must be willing to learn).

Supplemental information

CDHY is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please provide a completed application including education and work experience.

Please provide three professional references.

Must be able to pass federal and state criminal background screening.

This position is not eligible for benefits (medical, dental, retirement, long-term disability, and life insurance).

Some working hours may qualify for shift premium pay.

This position is in the bargaining unit represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE). For membership questions, contact the local Union Representative.

Salary Information:

Salary is set using the State of Washington General government pay scales (Range 35).

Vacation and sick leave accrual, paid holidays, personal holiday, personal leave day, and overtime eligible after 40 hours of work in a week.

For questions about this recruitment, or to request reasonable accommodation in the application process, please email: Recruitment@cdhy.wa.gov.