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Salary: $20.00 - $23.00 per hour
Job Classification: Non-Exempt, Part-Time Temporary
Reports to: OAC Head Cook
Schedule: 2 days per week, 7 hours/day for July and August 2026
Organizational Description:
Sunnyside Community Services (SCS) is a multi-service, community-based organization providing a broad range of services to approximately 16,000 people each year. Our services include: pre-kindergarten and after school programs; college prep and career programs for teens and young adults; supports for immigrants; a vibrant Older Adult Center, dedicated home care services, support and assistance for family caregivers, and social adult day program for people with cognitive and physical impairments.
Part-Time Kitchen Aide / Assistant Cook – Role Description:
Sunnyside Community Services is seeking a Kitchen Aide/Assistant Cook to work at the Older Adult Center which provides essential services to older adults in a community-based setting, including education, recreation, physical and mental health support, benefit assistance, referrals, and nutritious, freshly prepared meals served daily.
The Kitchen Aide/Assistant Cook is responsible for cooking and assisting with meal preparation for Older Adult Center members and agency programs, while ensuring compliance with Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and Department for the Aging (DFTA) standards and regulations. This role supports safe, sanitary kitchen operations and helps maintain a welcoming environment for older adults, volunteers, and visitors.
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How to apply: Send cover letter and resume. Indicate “Part-Time Kitchen Aide/Cook” in subject line.
All positions at Sunnyside Community Services are filled without regard to race/color, religion/creed, national origin, age, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, pregnancy-related condition or lactation, military/veteran status, marital status, familial status, caregiver status, sexual or reproductive health decisions, height, weight, status as a victim of domestic violence/stalking/ sex offenses, predisposing genetic characteristic, immigration or citizenship status, prior arrest or conviction record, credit history, salary history, unemployment status, pre-employment marijuana testing, union affiliation/activity, or for reporting or opposing discrimination on these bases or for reporting or opposing violations of workplace health and safety, pay equity or practices, or for participating in any internal or any legally protected status listed in the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL). All are encouraged to apply.
Sunnyside Community Services strives to address, explore, and educate all our stakeholders about the diversity of human experience and to advance and integrate racial equity and social justice into all organizational policies and programs. We believe that everyone, regardless of who they are or what they do for the organization, should feel equally involved and supported.
Sunnyside Community Services represents a commitment to considering the whole person and how systemic barriers and access to opportunities can affect their well-being.
For more information about Sunnyside Community Services, please visit the website at www.scsny.org
*Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer*
43-31 39th Street, Sunnyside, Queens, 11104, New York

Non-profit • More than 250 Employees
Hiring on JOB TODAY since June, 2026
Our Mission We enrich lives and strengthen communities through services and engagement for individuals at all ages, beginning with those most in need.
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