Childcare Cook

Title:

Childcare Cook Reports to:

Center Director Job Purpose:

Responsible for preparing and delivering of meals through close coordination with center teachers that exceeds State and USDA requirements while creating a 'home cooked', 'family' style, healthy meal for the children. Additionally, responsible for ensuring that Northstar Early Learning Center provides the premier child development experience that is educational and affordable.

Tasks:

Apportion and serve food to children Compile and maintain records of food use and expenditures Train new employees Take inventory of supplies and equipment Manage center food and nutrition program Prepare meals Maintain cleanliness of kitchen, supplies Inventory of supplies, equipment Follow dishwashing procedures as is relates to Rule 3 Support children's emotional, social development Maintain CEU's and upgrade training Complete certification process to become a teacher Prepare breakfast and snack for children Must be able to attend work as scheduled

Work Activities:

Getting Information; follow recipes; Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events; understand state health and food service regulations; Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards; Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work; Performing for or Working Directly with the Public; Serve food or beverages; provide customer service; Making Decisions and Solving Problems; determine food or beverage costs; determine food portions; Performing General Physical Activities; clean kitchen work area; Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings; Temperature of food to determine that it is cooked; Handling and Moving Objects; cook meals; use knives; wash dishes, glassware, or related utensils; prepare appetizers, salads, or cold dishes; carve meat or bone fish or fowl; perform a variety of food preparation duties other than cooking; knead, shape, cut, or roll food products by hand; cut, trim, or clean meat, or carcasses; bake breads, rolls, or other baked goods; Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material; evaluate premises for cleanliness.

Physical Demands:

Regularly Stand; Walk; Sit; Use hands to finger, handle, or feel; Reach with hands and arms; Climb or balance; Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; occasionally wet or humid conditions (non-weather); Work near moving mechanical parts.

Required Qualifications:

Must be at least 18 years of age.

Preferred Qualifications:

Previous food preparation experience

Resource Management Skills:

Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Required:

Food Production Customer and Personal Service Inventory Management Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

From $17.00 per hour

Benefits:

Employee discount Paid time off

Experience:

Cooking:

1 year (Preferred)

Work Location:

In person