Kitchen Aide

Job Description

Job Description

Kitchen Aide Job Description

Title: Kitchen Aide

Responsible For: Supportive Role

Reports To: Operations Manager

Exempt Position: No

Position Summary:

The Kitchen Aide is responsible for assisting the cook with meal preparation, dishwashing, cleaning, and other food service duties in the kitchen/food prep areas. Works collaboratively with food services team and other service area staff. Functions as a substitute cook. Maintains confidentiality and attends scheduled food services and program-wide meetings and training.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Food Service:

• Assists cook with daily preparation of breakfast, lunch and snacks.
• Accomplishes tasks in accordance with mealtime schedules.
• Transports bus tubs/dirty dishes from food service areas to kitchen as needed.
• Washes all dishes according to established procedures.
• Cleans and sanitizes the kitchen and all related food service areas in compliance with all federal, state and local health and sanitation laws and regulations.
• Assists cook with unpacking deliveries and storing food orders in designated areas.
• Substitutes as cook when needed, adhering to the essential functions of that position.
• Notifies the supervisor of any kitchen supplies needed.
• Assists with providing accommodation for children with special dietary needs as advised by the Health Office.
• Ensures food is stored and disposed of properly.
• Assists cook with start-up and end-of-year tasks to open and close up kitchen/food prep areas.
• Works collaboratively with food service and other staff to ensure successful meal service to all children/classes.
• Attends scheduled service area and program-wide meetings and training.
• Completes other duties as needed.

General Responsibilities:

• Ability to take direction and accept flexibility in job expectations.
• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions and give feedback.
• Ability to prioritize, organize, problem solve, and effectively handle multiple tasks.
• Physical ability to move quickly in order to respond to children for safety purposes.
• Ability to respond appropriately to an emergency or crisis situation.
• Ability to identify and solve problems constructively.
• Attends and participates in all scheduled service areas and program-wide meetings and training.
• Promotes a positive work environment.
• Able to perform duties in an active environment.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with staff, parents and the community.
• Able to stand, kneel, stoop, bend, twist, push, pull, crawl, sit, and go up and down stairs daily.
• Ability to see and hear (with or without assistance).
• Ensure Head Start Performance Standards and state childcare licensing requirements are followed.
• Abides by Child Start Inc. Standards of Conduct and Policies and Procedures to accomplish agency goals.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by a person in this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties that may be performed in such a position.

Recommended Qualifications, Education and Experience:

Required:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Must be 18 years or older.
• Must be able to stand for extended period of time daily.
• Must complete required health screenings, immunizations, and physical.
• Must pass a comprehensive State and FBI fingerprint background check.

Preferred:

• Experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job duties.
• Basic computer skills.
• Food Handlers Certificate.
• Possesses a means for transportation for all job-related activities.

Working Conditions:

Tasks that involve possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids, or tissues. Risk involved with travel on national flights, main highways, side streets, and rural roads during business travel, including travel to meetings and training events. Tasks may involve handling implements or utensils, use of public or shared bathroom facilities or telephones and personal contacts. Possible exposure to communicable diseases. This is a job that is a mixture of desk work, standing for long periods of time, and visits in the community. This job may require you to lift items up to 50 lbs. in weight. Ability to successfully perform the job in this manner is required.