About the Role

As an Early Childhood Meal Attendant, you will be responsible for running the day to day activities of a daycare kitchen, including providing meals and snacks, maintaining a clean space, washing dishes, following state licensing guidelines and managing dietary restrictions.

What You’ll Do

• Create menus and prepare healthy snacks for the children in the center

• Partner with our food service vendor to provide accurate daily numbers, portions, and allergy information

• Deliver lunch to the classrooms in a timely manner

• Wash dishes used for meals of approximately 200 children, three times a day

• Order food and supplies, and manage inventory

• Maintain an organized and sanitary kitchen environment that meets proper conditions and food storage requirements

• Understand the needs of children with food allergies

• Attend all staff meetings to obtain required continuing education hours

• Maintain all state required trainings including but not limited to: preventing abusive head trauma, child abuse and neglect reporting requirements, First Aid and Infant/Child CPR with AED and kitchen sanitation, food handling, and nutrition

• Additional tasks may be assigned

What Skills You Have

Required

• Knowledge of proper nutritional standards, food handling, preparation, safety and sanitation

• Strong communication and customer service skills to build welcoming and inclusive relationships with families, staff, vendors and business partners

• Effective time management skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, and interact effectively with others