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*The hours for this role are 9:00am-2:00pm, Monday-Friday.

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