Job Description
Summary Under the supervision of the Center Director, the Cook implements the cycle menu, purchases and prepares food, completes Child Care Food Program paperwork and supports center staff with nutrition activities in the classroom.
Position : Full-time Cook/Nutritionist
Required Qualifications: - Basic cooking skills plus experience in food service and volume meal preparation for up to 95 children and 20 staff for breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack.
- Must be able to multitask and have amazing time management skills.
- Must be able to read and follow a recipe and a rotational menu.
- Must be able to relate well to parents, children and other staff members.
- Must communicate effectively and be functionally literate in English.
- Must possess organizational skills and the ability to prioritize.
- Must possess the ability to keep accurate reports and records.
- Must possess the math ability to increase or decrease recipe quantities, including the ability to use decimals and fractions.
Physical Requirements: - Physical ability to remain on feet for extended periods of time.
- Position requires fine motor repetitive motion.
- Physical ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds.
- Physical agility to bend, stoop, walk, reach overhead, push/pull, squat, twist, and turn.
- Must successfully complete a health screening and provide proof of the absence of TB no later than 7 days following the date of hire.
Health and Safety Requirements - Must obtain a current Criminal Record Clearance with current Child Abuse Index Check on file
Duties The Cook/Nutritionist is responsible for the following tasks:
- Implements the cycle menu in accordance with FELA policies, procedures, and established practices; budget requirements; Head Start Performance Standards, and the guidelines established by the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
- Purchases food needed for meals and snacks served on-site and for field trips for center-based programs and home-based socializations.
- Prepares, organizes, and sets up the food for meals and snacks (including meeting the "time of day meal service" guidelines required by the CACFP).
- Cleans and maintains kitchen, food service utensils, equipment, and food storage areas to standards mandated by Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) and Bright from the Start, the Fayette County Health Department, and best practices with regards to food safety and sanitation.
- Purchases and provides set up of foods for nutrition curriculum and children's cooking projects in the classroom.
- Maintains all required CACFP paperwork. Paperwork includes menu production records, monthly adjustment sheets, food transport records, inventories, cycle menus, attendance sheets and food purchase receipts. Compiles monthly reports accurately. Turns in all monthly CACFP documentation on time.
- Posts and maintains all required Child Care Food public notices.
- Refers child nutrition concerns to appropriate agency staff member.
- Participates in team meetings, required in-services, and all required training.
- Communicates and works effectively with other staff members.
- Trains potential substitutes in the CACFP paperwork and in all other aspects of the cook's roles and responsibilities.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements see above
Benefits paid training
discounted child care
Job Tags
Full time, Work from home,