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University of Iowa
Kitchen Helper I
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What they do
A Kitchen Staff assists with food preparation as directed by cooks, food supervisors or chefs. Cleans kitchen work areas and dishes. Prepares ingredients for dishes to be cooked, prepares beverages, and stocks salad bars or buffet tables.
$30,910 / year median in Iowa
+5% projected growth
Job Description
Kitchen Helper I University of Iowa United States, Iowa, Iowa City 5 West Jefferson Street (Show on map) Jul 30, 2026 Kitchen Helper I Posting ID 160388
Department Food & Nutrition Services/UIHC
Jobcode Kitchen Helper I
Working Title Kitchen Helper I
Details Description The University of Iowa Health Care department of Food and Nutrition Services is seeking a Kitchen Helper to clean designed kitchen areas, dish room and restroom using the appropriate cleaning equipment, transports soiled and clean dishes, empty trash and recyclable material containers University of Iowa Health Care -recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States-is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives. For temporary jobs with University of Iowa Health Care there is a maximum number of hours you may work.
Under a temporary appointment, you are limited to a maximum of 780 hours of work on a fiscal year basis.
This limit is a cumulative threshold for any and all non-permanent appointments under the Board of Regents Merit System.
Under a temporary appointment, you are limited to a maximum of 780 hours of work on a fiscal year basis.
This limit is a cumulative threshold for any and all non-permanent appointments under the Board of Regents Merit System.