Swarthmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college
located in the suburbs of Philadelphia, whose mission combines
academic rigor with social responsibility. Swarthmore has a strong
institutional commitment to inclusive excellence and
nondiscrimination in its educational program and employment
practices and encourages candidates who will further advance the
goal of fostering a diverse and inclusive community. As one of the
nation’s finest institutions of higher learning, Swarthmore College
is global in outlook and draws students from around the nation and
world. The 425‐acre campus is a designated arboretum, complete with
gardens, rolling lawns, a creek, wooded hills, and hiking trails in
the Crum Woods.
Provides timely and reliable cleaning and maintenance support for
Swarthmore’s dining services. Scrubs, sanitizes and rinses pots,
pan and utensils throughout the day to ensure cooks have constant
availability of cooking vessels, Ensures the availability of a
clean and sanitary supply of dishes, glassware, trays, throughout
each meal period. Maintains and sanitizes the dish machine &
pot area. Ensures a clean dining service facility. Must interact
well with customers, co-workers and supervisors. Must work
effectively, both independently and as a team member. This is a
part-time, 9-month position, working during the academic year,
August through May.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Scrapes foods from pots and pans
- Scrubs, rinses and sanitizes according to Serv-Safe
procedures
- Air dries all and returns to proper storage locations
- Continually monitors pot wash sinks for proper water
temperatures, detergent and sanitizer levels
Continually check in with cooks to see they have needed
vessels.
Cleans and sanitizes utensils and return to proper
locations
Scrapes food scraps from dishes and places them in designated
racks for ware washing
Empties liquids from cups/mugs and places in racks for ware
washing
Transports silverware bins from front of house and transfers to
wash racks
Places clean small wares in proper transport racks after they
go through dish machine
Place clean silverware on the sorting table .
Transport clean small wares to serving lines in a timely manner
to insure plates, bowls, glasses, mugs, silverware are available
throughout the meal periods.
Sorts silverware
Keeps work area wiped clean of garbage and excess water.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Sweeps & mops kitchen, walk in boxes, serving area,&
dining rooms according to daily cleaning lists
- Takes trash, recycling and compost to designated
dumpsters/containers in loading dock area
- Keeps loading dock broom swept and organized
- Assists receivers in down times
- Cleans and sanitizes dish machine, transport dish dolly to
serving lines and clean silverware to sorting table
- Clean and sanitize silverware retrieval area in servery
- Performs other assignments as directed by the utility
supervisor and other managers.
Required Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Customer service experience
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment
Physical Demands:
- Prolonged periods of time standing on hard surface floor
- Good hand eye coordination
- Able to lift up to 30 pounds
- Frequent bending, pushing, pulling, reaching and lifting
Working Conditions/Environment:
- Fast paced high volume environment.
- Must be able to work with a diverse group of individuals from
different cultures and different levels of ability.
- Exposed to equipment with moving parts and a moderate level of
noise. Floors are often wet and it can be warm and humid.
- Must be able to report to work during inclement weather as we
are essential and Swarthmore College is a residential College.
- We are a seven day a week operation so schedules will include
nights and weekends.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 2-3 years prior experience in a dish room
What You Will Get:
You’ll work at one of the world's most renowned liberal arts
Colleges, with incredible benefits, a stunning 420-acre campus, and
a collaborative work environment. Join a team of passionate,
creative people who work hard and have fun supporting the College
students, faculty, and staff.
We want to hear from you if you are excited about this
role!
The pay for this position is $20.60 per hour, which represents
the College’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range at
the time of posting.
PA Criminal Clearance Required
Swarthmore College requires a PA Criminal background check for all
staff positions prior to the start of employment.
Swarthmore College actively seeks and welcomes applications from
candidates with exceptional qualifications, particularly those with
demonstrable commitments to a more inclusive society and world.
Swarthmore College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and
minorities are encouraged to apply.
Advertised: Sep 04 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close:
