Job Description
Responsive recruiter
Benefits:
- Employee discounts
- Paid time off
Are you dependable, organized, and someone who enjoys keeping things clean and running smoothly? The Goddard School is looking for a Food Service Assistant to join our team and help us provide nutritious meals and snacks to the children in our care!
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working behind the scenes, staying busy throughout the day, and being part of a fun, supportive school environment.
What You'll DoAs our Kitchen Assistant, you will work closely with our Food Service Manager to help keep our kitchen organized, clean, and ready to serve our students each day.
Responsibilities include:
- Assisting with daily meal and snack preparation
- Portioning food according to age-appropriate serving sizes
- Preparing and organizing meal and snack carts for classrooms
- Delivering food and supplies to classrooms as needed
- Washing dishes, utensils, pans, carts, and other kitchen equipment
- Cleaning and sanitizing food preparation and kitchen areas
- Properly storing food and rotating inventory
- Assisting with receiving and putting away food and supply deliveries
- Following food safety, sanitation, and allergy procedures
- Helping maintain accurate labeling and proper food storage
- Supporting the Food Service Manager with daily kitchen needs
- Maintaining a clean, organized, and well-stocked kitchen
- Following all school, DCFS, health department, and food safety requirements
- Assisting with other school needs as assigned
What We're Looking ForOur ideal Kitchen Assistant is:
- Dependable and punctual – our classrooms count on meals and snacks being ready on time!
- Organized and able to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
- Comfortable standing, bending, lifting, and being active throughout the shift
- Able to follow recipes, portion guidelines, and written instructions
- Detail-oriented, especially when it comes to allergies and food safety
- Willing to clean, wash dishes, and jump in wherever help is needed
- Positive, flexible, and a team player
- Comfortable working in an environment with young children
Qualifications
- Must meet all Illinois DCFS requirements for employment in a licensed child care center
- Must be able to pass required background checks
- Food Handler Certification required or willingness to obtain upon hire
- Previous kitchen, food service, restaurant, school, or child care experience is preferred but not required
- Ability to safely lift and carry food, supplies, and kitchen equipment
- Ability to follow sanitation and food safety procedures consistently
Why Join The Goddard School?At The Goddard School, every role contributes to creating a safe, healthy, and nurturing environment for our children. Our kitchen team plays an incredibly important part in our school day by making sure our students are well-fed and ready to learn, play, and grow.
We offer a welcoming team environment, consistent weekday hours, and the opportunity to be part of a school community that truly values the work you do.
No late nights and no traditional restaurant environment!
If you're reliable, hardworking, and ready to be part of a team that makes a difference for children every day, we'd love to meet you!
Apply today to join The Goddard School of Springfield!
Compensation: $16.00 - $16.50 per hour
This Is Your Moment
The joy of childhood comes from those bright sparks of discovery -- moments that delight and surprise us. Your career at The Goddard School can be just as exciting. For more than 35 years, Goddard Schools have put each teacher at the heart of everything we do because teachers put each student at the heart of everything they do. The Goddard School trusts, empowers, and honors its exceptional educators. Develop your teaching skills in a vibrant and nurturing environment and make a difference in children's lives every day.
Each Goddard School location is privately owned and operated by Goddard Franchisor LLC franchisees. The Goddard School franchise owner(s) are the employers at each school, and the franchise owner(s) set their own wage and benefit programs, which vary by location.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Springfield, Illinois |
| Industry | Education |
| Salary | $16–$16.50 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 20 to 49 employees |
| Website | http://www.goddardschool.com/chicago/plainfield-joliet-theodore-street-il#moreFromThisSchool |
About Company
The Goddard School provides the foundation to encourage a child's lifelong love of learning .In our warm, caring atmosphere, dedicated teachers support the development of children from 6 weeks to 8 years old. Our year round program offers families the choice of either half day or full day schedule.
We are delighted to be the on-site owners of The Goddard School on Theodore Street in Plainfield. We welcome the opportunity for you to join our team by providing the best educational child care for children. Our play-based curriculum taught by our wonderful degreed teachers in a nurturing learning environment, is tailored to meet the social, intellectual, physical and emotional needs of each individual child. We are not a daycare, but rather a preschool with purpose.
Rundy and Karen Wells
Skills
- Allergiesunmatched
- Background Investigationunmatched
- Childcareunmatched
- Cook Dishesunmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- Food Deliveryunmatched
- Food Safetyunmatched
- Food Servicesunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Restaurantunmatched
- Safety Processunmatched
- Sanitationunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Training/Teachingunmatched
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