Lund

Food Service Specialist

Operations - Burlington, VT - Part Time

Are you passionate about creating delicious, nutritious meals and fostering a sense of community? Lund’s Food Services department seeks a Food Services Specialist to help us deliver thoughtful, nutritious meals to clients, staff, and guests in an inclusive and welcoming environment at our Residential and Treatment Center. 

As a Food Services Specialist, together with the Food Services Coordinator, this position will assist in planning and preparing nourishing meals and snacks for clients, staff, and guests throughout the year. This position provides opportunities to engage with clients, and support catering inclusive meals during the holidays, events, and celebrations. The Food Service Specialist has shared responsibilities and assists with meal planning, waste control, and maintaining compliance with health and safety regulations. This role works as a team with other Food Service Specialists and community members, including clients, administrators, and coordinators, to build an inclusive, welcoming, and healthy environment for everyone.  

Other responsibilities include, but not limited to: 

  • Work with Food Services Coordinator to plan and prepare nutritious, creative, and economical meals and snacks for clients, staff and guests including alternative meal options based on identified dietary preferences and needs. 
  • Monitor residents in the kitchen at all times to ensure safety. 
  • Comply with all licensing and health department regulations and maintain all records required in this area. 
  • Communicate regularly with shift supervisors and residential counseling staff regarding kitchen, dining room, meal times, and resident food needs. 

This is a part-time, in-person, 24-hour per week position at our facility in Burlington. The rate of pay for this position is $22/hr. For the full job description, click here.   

Research shows that individuals from marginalized groups—such as BIPOC, LGBTQ+, women, people with disabilities, and those from working-class backgrounds—often hesitate to apply for jobs unless they can see themselves meeting and performing every responsibility and requirement. However, many skills can be learned on the job. If you can see yourself adding value to the role, our clients, staff, and guests and meeting most of the responsibilities and qualifications, we encourage you to apply! 
 
What You Will Bring: 
  • Strong practical experience in the areas of food service delivery, record-keeping,
  • Self-motivated and creative thinker with good organizational ability. 
  • Ability to interact well with both staff and residents. 
  • Ability to juggle multiple priorities, deadlines and demands. 
  • Ability to work occasional irregular hours to meet the needs of a 24-hour facility. 
  • Ability to receive and store large bulk food orders, including ability to lift up to 50 pounds and lift items overhead for proper storage. 
  • Ability to abide by all food and personal safety regulations. 
  • Ability to maintain access to reliable transportation. Occasional statewide travel may be required. 
  • Ability to consistently demonstrate Lund’s values of collaboration, compassion, empathy, integrity, and respect. 
The successful completion of a background check is a conditional of employment. 

Why Join Our Team at Lund 

For over 132 years, Lund has been harnessing hope and providing opportunities to help strengthen families and ensure a safe, secure and loving environment for all Vermont children.  As a multi-service nonprofit organization, Lund serves more than 5,000 individuals each year.  Lund’s mission is to help children thrive by empowering families to break cycles of poverty, addiction and abuse. Lund offers hope and opportunity to families through education, treatment, family support and adoption.  

At Lund, we celebrate our clients' and staff's unique strengths and talents, fostering a supportive, inclusive environment where collaboration thrives. Our work is rooted in a strengths-based approach, focusing on family-centered services, including lifelong adoption support and innovative residential and community treatment programs that address both treatment and parenting. Our team believes in creating a vibrant, fun, and community-oriented workplace, emphasizing professional growth through ongoing training and weekly supervision. We value employee well-being, offering staff-led initiatives for wellness, diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as opportunities for work-life balance, with some positions offering flexible or hybrid schedules. Lund provides competitive pay, paid training, and a comprehensive benefits package for benefits-eligible positions that includes health, dental, life, disability, retirement plans, generous time-off accrual, 13 paid holidays, and wellness reimbursements, making Lund a place where you can thrive personally and professionally. 

Lund does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, genetic information, ancestry, place of birth, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. EEO/AA 
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