Job Description
Qualifications
The Cook must meet the state licensing requirement for age and meet all other training requirements of state and local regulatory agencies.
Job Responsibilities
Food Service Responsibilities
- Prepares breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily based on USDA Guidelines.
- Prepares and serves lunch and snacks in amounts based on USDA Guidelines, and allowing for second helpings for children, if needed.
- Meals are served in a timely manner to coincide with each classrooms daily schedule and maintaining holding temperatures of food.
- Serves food in appropriate containers at the appropriate temperature with appropriate serving utensils.
- Stocks shelves and refrigerators food safely and efficiently with correct dating procedures.
- Posts and follows approved menus. Posts approved, nutritionally sound substitutions, as needed.
- Post all food allergy and food restrictions alerts in kitchen with childs name, classroom assignment, and detailed description of allergy or food restriction.
- Obeys and keeps track of all Allergy Plans for children as it relates to food and ensures that the appropriate substitutes are served to the correct children.
- Fiscal Responsibilities
- Minimizes food waste while ensuring children are provided with minimum portions as well additional helpings of food if desired.
- Works with a member of management on food orders adhering to a budget and notifying management of any discrepancies in orders or price change.
- Health & Safety Requirements
- Maintains a clean, safe, healthy environment through scheduled cleaning and frequent visual checks.
- Ensures food products are stored, labeled and discarded in accordance with local regulatory agencies and KRK Learning Academy policies.
- Maintains safe refrigeration and storage of food products.
- Must be able to determine food temperatures and ensure that food is served and stored at appropriate temperatures.
- Correctly cleans, sanitizes and stores dishes and utensils.
- Understands and implements emergency procedures in case of emergency situations.
- Must be CRP/First Aid Certified and when necessary, can administer CPR/First Aid, including lifting and carrying injured children.
- Implements all standards necessary to ensure a clean, safe, and healthy environment, including universal precautions.
- Maintains kitchen equipment to ensure a safe environment that meets company and licensing safety standards.
- Participates in emergency drills in accordance with company and licensing requirements.
- Customer Relations
- Maintains positive communications with children, families, staff. And approved vendors.
- General
- Follows all company and local regulatory agency requirements for health, safety, and hygiene procedures, including hand washing and food preparation.
- Able to count, record information, and follow recipes and instructions.
- Washes and sanitizes dishes and cookware, using sanitizing methods determined by the company and local regulatory agencies.
- Capable of safely handling knives and other sharp objects needed to prepare food.
- Able to stoop and bend to clean, store and retrieve food and utensils.
- Must be capable of lifting, carrying, and holding children and provisions in accordance with local state requirements.
- Must be able to react quickly with sound judgment and problem-solving skills in complex and critical situations, such as injuries and accidents.
- Must use excellent verbal and written communication skills with parents, children, and staff.
- Completes and maintains all required paperwork and record keeping on a timely basis and maintains same in an organized, up-to-date manner.
- Keeps Director apprised in a timely manner of all critical areas of responsibility, including serious student accidents, employee issues and significant events.
- Works well with others.
- Possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Salary: $14.00 - $16.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- 1 year
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- New Braunfels, TX 78132: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
- Can you pass a FBI background check it is required to work in a childcare setting?
- Do you have experience working in a childcare center as a cook?
- High school or equivalent (Required)
- cooking: 1 year (Required)
- Food Manager's Certificate (Preferred)
- Day Shift (Required)