Swing Cook

Swing Cook

Haverford College invites applications for our full-time (40 hours per week), non-exempt, benefits-eligible Swing Cook opportunity.

Total Compensation

• Hourly rate: $19
• Benefits: The College offers a comprehensive benefits program that includes possible work-from-home opportunities, automatic 10% retirement contribution to your retirement account upon eligibility (no match required), a 50% tuition benefit for dependent children upon eligibility, 14 paid holidays (including the week before New Year's Day), affordable medical plans, Health Savings Account contribution of $700 for individuals and $1400 for families (no match required, available to employees enrolled in the High Deductible Health Plan), and a beautiful arboretum campus with walking trail and easy public transportation access. Please visit the Benefits page for more information.

Work Location: Dining Center

About the Position The Swing Cook will assist the cooks in terms of food preparation and may be assigned to act as lead cook for specified meal periods.

Primary Responsibilities

• Prepare food for future meals using computer-generated production sheets and recipes, including cutting vegetables for recipes, panning up food, cooking off items, and labeling and dating all prepared food
• Perform other prep work as assigned by the manager
• Pull frozen food from the freezer by following a pull list generated by the cook or the manager
• Keep prep and storage areas clean and organized
• Record on the production sheets what prep has been done and its location

Line of Report: The Swing Cook reports to the Executive Chef and Dining Center management team.

Minimum Qualifications

• 1 year of food preparation experience, including basic cooking in commercial and/or institutional foodservice operation

Professional Competencies

• Ability to read and follow recipes and production sheets
• Ability to properly use various knives, hand tools, utensils, and equipment to portion, cut, slice, score, julienne, whip, beat, or otherwise prep food
• Demonstrated ability to utilize dining service equipment such as slicer, deep fryer, grill, and steamer
• Proficient in communicating orally and in writing to co-workers and management

We are aware that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet qualifications as described in the job advertisement. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and recognize that a successful candidate may come from a less traditional career trajectory, and have skills and abilities gained outside a classroom context, or an equivalent skill set. We encourage you to apply and share how you meet the position's qualifications.

Special Requirements

• Serve Safe Certification or ability to obtain certification at the college's expense within 3 months
• Aller-train Certification or ability to obtain certification at the college's expense within 3 months
• Must be available to work catered events and special functions

To Apply: Interested applicants are invited to submit an application, to include a cover letter and resume, through Haverford College's career website via Workday (no other form of application is accepted). The application deadline is April 13, 2026. Application review will begin after the deadline has passed. Please email View email address on click.appcast.io with questions about submitting your materials. Should the search committee be interested in pursuing your candidacy, you will hear from them directly. Finalists will be asked to provide three professional references.

Haverford College is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, and providing equal opportunities and access to all individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status. Women, non-binary and transgender individuals, people of color, Indigenous people, and those with other or multiple historically marginalized and/or underrepresented identities are especially encouraged to apply.

We at Haverford College recognize that we live and work on Lenape land and pay respect and honor to the caretakers of this land, from the time of its first human inhabitants until now, and into the future. We seek to maintain and build upon our current and ever-evolving connections with members of Lenape tribes and communities, in recognition of our intertwined histories and with a goal of moving toward right relationship between the Haverford of today and Lenape peoples.