Child Care Center Cook

Job Description

Job Description

We’re looking for someone who cooks like a parent or grandparent - simple, comforting, kid‑friendly meals. Not a chef. Not a line cook. Just real food made with real care. This is a one‑person kitchen , so daily dependability is essential . Perform math for portioning and calculations related to the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Hours 6.5-8 hrs p/day

What You’ll Do:

• Breakfast 9:00 AM.
• Lunch 11:00
• PM 2:00–2:15.
• Prepare home‑style meals that meet CACFP requirements.
• Complete CACFP documentation (menus, production records, portions).
• Wash dishes, sanitize, and reset the kitchen.
• Use DEC‑aligned communication with staff (calm, respectful, team‑minded).
• Online grocery shop twice weekly; one pickup (your transportation), one delivery.
• Work efficiently in a small, once‑a‑home kitchen.
• Perform basic math for portioning and calculations related to the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).

Qualifications:

• Experience in childcare, healthcare, or dietary settings, and cooking for large groups regularly.
• Must be 21 or older to apply.
• Regular cooking for large groups or cafe/restaurant kitchen experience.
• Strong home-style cooking & food-safety skills.
• Familiarity with CACFP and DEC regulations is a PLUS.
• Reliable, friendly, flexible, efficient in a busy environment.
• Steady on feet 6-8 hours at a time.
• Efficient and accurate with measurements, documents, inventory, and shopping.
• Must have own transportation to pick up supplies weekly.

Who You Are:

• Extremely reliable — this role depends on you every day.
• Warm, steady, and kid‑friendly.
• Comfortable on your feet all day.
• Organized and able to switch gears quickly.
• Enjoy cooking simple, nourishing meals.
• Willing to learn CACFP + DEC (if new).

A Day Here: 

Greet families, settle kids, then head to the kitchen to get breakfast rolling 8:30. Lunch flow at 11:00 & :11:30, dishes get done, documentation, snack goes out mid‑afternoon, clean down and prep for next day. It’s a steady rhythm — cozy, busy, meaningful — and your cooking becomes part of the children’s daily comfort.

If you want a job where your food truly matters, we’d love to meet you.