*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