Job Details
Job Location
PMC-Lynchburg Corps - LYNCHBURG, VA
Job Category
Food Service
Job Posting Date(s)
Start Date
07/14/2025
End Date
07/28/2025
Description
Under the direct supervision of the Food Service Manager, the Kitchen Assistant is responsible for supporting the preparation and serving of nutritious meals in accordance with established guidelines and schedules. This position ensures that all meals are prepared and served in a clean, safe, and presentable manner. Duties include cleaning kitchen facilities, equipment, and appliances, as well as maintaining an organized inventory of food and kitchen supplies. The Kitchen Assistant also monitors the Center of Hope dining room as needed to support meal service and maintain a welcoming environment.
Physical Requirements:
Work requires the ability to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, use fingers, tools or controls; and frequently required to reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Work requires the ability to lift and carry and/or push/pull heavy (50-100+ lbs.) materials, supplies and equipment frequently. Heavy mobility duties are usually performed by combinations of standing, walking, climbing ladders or steps, bending, reaching or transporting merchandise on frequent change basis relieved by fewer periods of sitting or operating a vehicle.
Working Conditions:
Work will involve some exposure to hazards or physical risks, which require following basic safety precautions.  Work may involve moderate exposure to unusual elements, such as extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors, and/or loud noises. And work with sharp and potentially dangerous equipment daily. The worker will work safely and effectively with all kitchen equipment.
Why work for us?
The Salvation Army offers a broad range of career opportunities, particularly targeted toward those motivated by our mission, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
The Salvation Army strives to do the “Most Good” for its employees by offering a greater sense of purpose in the work performed, by training and mentoring employees and by offering competitive compensation and benefit plans.  Whether employed as a truck driver, administrative support team member or the director of a program, our employees understand at the core of their work is the opportunity to be an integral part of an organization that is Doing the Most Good.
Five values at the heart of everything we do…We are…
• Passionate
• Compassionate
• Uplifting
• Brave
• Trustworthy
Additional Information:
All employees recognize The Salvation Army is a church and agree they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled
Qualifications
• High School Diploma / G.E.D a nd One-year experience working in a kitchen preferred
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.