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Daycare Cook

Kids & Company

Cook

Inspire Young Minds. Build Your Career. Make an Impact.

Are you enthusiastic about cooking for children? If so, we are looking for you to join our team! At Inspire Early Education, we create a joyful, inclusive environment where both children and educators flourish.

We're looking for a caring and experienced Cook to assist in the overall management of the day-to-day operations of all food preparation and cooking in the kitchen through the conscientious application of Inspire Early Education standards to achieve our mission statement.

Location:

  • Inspire Central O'Fallon: 123 Hutchings Farm Dr, O'Fallon, MO 63366
  • Inspire St. Charles: 15 Garvey Pkwy, St. Charles, MO 63303
  • Inspire Lake St Louis South: 2998 Technology Dr, Lake St Louis, MO 63367
  • Inspire O'Fallon: 2796 Highway K O'Fallon, MO 63368

Why You'll Love Working with Us:

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance
  • Work-Life Support: Generous PTO, 401(k) with match
  • Perks That Make a Difference: Childcare discounts, Daily Pay app
  • Grow with Us: Ongoing professional development + clear advancement paths

What You'll Do:

  • Responsible for cooking, baking, and food preparation
  • Ensure safe food storage and disposal, including maintaining temperature logs.
  • Cook is responsible for preparing meals and snacks for children with special dietary needs
  • Maintain children's allergy list regularly.
  • Weekly ordering and receiving all food supplies, and replenishing dishware and cookware
  • Follow food portioning guidelines and maintain appropriate food inventory
  • Complies with all health regulations and the company's best practices
  • Upkeep kitchen cleaning schedule, including dishwashing, daily, weekly, and monthly duties
  • Occasionally required to prepare food for field trips, school-age programs, and community events.
  • Duties and responsibilities may change from time to time to meet the needs of the daycare centers.

Who You Are:

Required:

  • Current Food Handler Certification
  • 2 years of cooking and/or kitchen-related experience
  • Valid driver's license and a clean driver's abstract.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Clean criminal record check

Preferred:

  • Experience working with vulnerable populations
  • Experience in a daycare environment would be an asset.
  • Ability to push, pull and lift to 45 pounds

Join us at Inspire Early Education and become part of a diverse and inclusive community committed to providing the highest quality early childhood education. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.

Inspire Early Education is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion. We provide accommodation for applicants with disabilities to ensure equal access to employment opportunities. If you require accommodation during the application process, please reach out to us at View email address on click.appcast.io.

KIDS & COMPANY
Vacancy posted 4 days ago
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