Part Time Daycare Meal Attendant

Role Specific Information

Job Description

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

Essential Functions

The requirements listed below are representative of functions you will be required to perform, however you may be required to perform additional functions. Kohl's may revise this job description at any time. To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, absent undue hardship.

• Ability to perform the accountabilities listed in the "What You'll Do" Section.
• Ability to comply with dress code requirements
• Basic math and reading skills, legible handwriting, and basic computer operation
• Ability to maintain prompt and regular attendance and have flexibility within the hours of operation
• Ability to learn and comply with all company policies, procedures, standards and guidelines
• Ability to receive, understand and proactively respond to direction from leadership and other company personnel
• Ability to work as part of a team and interact effectively and appropriately with others
• Ability to maintain composure and work in a fast paced environment while accomplishing multiple tasks within established timeframes
• Ability to use a personal computer/ipad for tasks such as communicating, preparing reports, etc.
• Perform work in accordance with the Physical Requirements section

Physical / Cognitive Requirements

• Ability to lift 40lbs
• Ability to stand, sit, squat, bend, twist, walk and move at a fast pace may all be required throughout your day
• Be physically, mentally, and emotionally able to provide responsible care for all children, including children with disabilities

Additional Requirements

• If hired, Drug Screen, Health Exam, Fingerprint Based Background Check and TB test will be required
• Travel between CDC sites as needed