Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Range $14.25 - $17.50
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee assistance program
Training opportunities
flexible schedule
Job Description
The hiring establishment is a community-focused Head Start program dedicated to providing essential services to children and families, emphasizing their health, nutrition, and overall well-being. This program operates with the mission to ensure that young children have access to nutritious, balanced meals that comply with USDA guidelines while respecting cultural diversity and individual dietary needs. The organization prides itself on maintaining a safe, sanitary, and welcoming environment, both in kitchen and classroom areas, in compliance with all Health Department ordinances. With a strong commitment to fostering child development through quality food service, the program integrates nutritional care within its broader... Show More
Job Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- experience in food preparation or food service
- knowledge of USDA meal guidelines
- ability to follow health and safety standards
- excellent communication skills
- ability to work as part of a team
- attention to detail and strong organizational skills
- physical ability to handle kitchen duties including lifting and standing for extended periods
- awareness of food allergies and dietary restrictions
- experience with maintaining cleanliness and sanitation
- food handling and temperature monitoring skills
- ability to maintain accurate records and documentation
Job Qualifications
- Experience in a food service environment
- knowledge of nutritional needs for children
- familiarity with USDA regulations
- understanding of health and safety regulations related to food services
- ability to manage food inventories and supplies
- competency in record keeping and reporting
- good interpersonal and customer service skills
- ability to train and support teammates
- commitment to confidentiality and professionalism
- skills in sanitation and kitchen safety
- ability to adapt menus when necessary
Job Duties
- Serve vended meals that are nutritious and that take into consideration childrens various cultures and individual nutritional needs
- Understand and uses child nutritional needs and age-specific portion sizes to prepare meals in accordance with USDA guidelines
- Understand and strictly adhere to health, safety, food handling, and sanitation requirements before, during and after meal preparation
- Follow menu guidelines and adjust when necessary, due to an availability of menu items or an individual childs needs
- Prepare and serve family-style meals for children, volunteers, and staff, ensuring delivery to each classroom
- Daily food delivery: responsible to ensure that food is received at the proper temperature, and in the correct amounts ordered
- Test and verify the temperature of cooked food that will be transported, to ensure it has the holding temperature of 140 F or above for hot food, and below 40F for cold food
- Maintain the safety of the environment, for staff and children
- store food and supplies properly
- perform physical inventory of equipment and/or supplies
- Maintain cleanliness of kitchen at all times
- Maintain, and be aware of, center allergies and concerns
- ensure that every child with a documented food allergy receives the correct substitution
- Wash and store dishes
- clean and sanitize food transport carrier daily
- complete cleaning checklists as required, and file in MB
- Ensure disposal of garbage each school day
- Maintain the Food Services Master Binder for the site, as well as provide updated reports to the Food Services Coordinator as needed
- Document all menu substitutions in Master Binder (MB)
- Keep daily temperature logs of all equipment and food
- file in MB at the end of the month
- Fill out the Food Substitution Log for all special diet substitutions
- Ensure that SDC Attendance and SDC Weekly Work Sheet are filed into the MB, and are available for review by clerks, CD, or the FSM as needed
- Provide courteous and prompt service to all internal and external clients
- prioritize and address requests and assignments in a professional manner to develop cooperative relationships and to ensure that client confidentiality is assured
- Identify opportunities and recommend methods to improve service, work processes and financial performance, e.g. expense management
- assists in the implementation of quality improvement initiatives
- Assist co-workers in the completion of tasks and assignments to ensure continuity of service
- orient new co-workers and actively support teamwork throughout the organization
- Perform other duties as required
Job Qualifications
Experience
Entry Level (1-2 years)
Job Location
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