Job Description: Child Care Center Cook
Job Summary:
We are looking for a temporary/backup cook and a floating teacher. Prepares meals and snacks for the children enrolled in the Center ensuring that meals and snacks are ready at scheduled times. Prepares and serves food according to proper health and safety methods. May assist in classroom when necessary.
Essential Functions/Job Responsibilities:
- Prepares meals and snacks according to approved menu & posted schedule, and distributes food ensuring health and safety standards are met.
- Maintains inventory of food; calculates appropriate amounts of food needed, assists with ordering as directed.
- Properly labels and stores all food items; follows all health and safety related and/or OSHA guidelines.
- Maintains required records of meal and snacks; maintains master menu, including making approved menu changes when directed and keeping parents informed of menu changes.
- Prepare meals for children who have dietary restrictions / allergies
- Performs clean up duties after meals and snacks including food clean-up, washing/sanitizing dishes, utensils, and cookware.
- Performs routine kitchen related maintenance and notifies Director about maintenance needed if not performed.
- Interacts with children, and families, being friendly and supportive, following company procedures and state guidelines on the supervision of children.
- Reports suspected abuse or neglect as mandated by state regulations.
- Attends all staff meetings, training sessions, meetings and programs as requested by the Director.
- Performs other duties as requested by Director
- May assist in classrooms as needed.
Skills & Abilities:
- Demonstrates integrity and honesty
- Work independently with minimal supervision
- Excellent cooking skills
- Flexible/adapts to constant change
- Ability to plan work and follow a schedule
- Ability to work flexible schedule consistent with hours of operation, and ability to adapt hours to the needs of the business
- Commitment to complete annual state licensing training requirements
- Ability to interact and communicate with tact and diplomacy with children, parents and school staff
Qualifications:
- ServSafe Certification
- Food Handling Certification or willing to obtain
- Child Care Background Check
- Must meet state licensing requirements for education and experience.
Experience and Education:
- Cooking: 3 years (Required)
- Cooking in childcare: 1 year (Required)
- High School Diploma
Teaching and working at Discovery Point is more than just a “daycare job.” This is your opportunity to make an impact in the lives of the children in your community with a rewarding career path in child care.
Our staff is the heart of each of our childcare centers. Their dedication and focus in caring for and educating the children in their care is such a vital part of what makes Discovery Point so special.
We’re expanding our team with positions available at several of our child care centers. Careers like these need qualified applicants who work well with children and have a passion for education — and for having fun!
OUR MISSION: To build a child care brand committed to providing each child with a nurturing, supportive environment for growth and learning.
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