Summer Food Worker in Albany, New York at Albany Housing Authority

Summer is a time for connection, exploration, and fun! Summer nutrition programs make sure children and young people have the nutrition they need to do just that. During the school year, meals are available to kids through school breakfast and lunch. But kids lose critical access to meals during the summer when schools are out. To fill this gap, many local schools and community organizations nationwide operate summer meal programs to provide meals to kids at no cost.

The intent of the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is to serve nutritious meals to youth ages 18 and under at no charge during the summer months when school is not in session. The program is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and administered at state level by relevant agencies.

Albany Housing Authority is one of those relevant agencies and we are currently seeking enthusiastic, responsible, and friendly people to help us bring this program to the community we serve.

SUMMER FOOD Worker @ $18.00 per hour / 25 hours per week

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Seasonal Part-time

EMPLOYMENT DATES: July 1,2026 through August 15, 2026

HOURS PER DAY: 5 SHIFT: 8:30AM - 1:30PM-MONDAY-FRIDAY

Typical Work Activities

Basic Function: Under the direction the Summer Food Program Coordinator,

•Assist distributing breakfast/lunch meals to children of the summer food program,

•Make certain the meal counts are accurate from the vendor and in accordance with the menu,

•Maintaining daily record keeping; keeping track of the site’s number and meal counts,

•Order meals as needed

•Responsible for maintaining a clean and sanitary meal preparation and service, environment.

•Ability to get along with children,

•Performs other related duties as assigned.