Preschool Cook

Preschool Cook

The Learning Experience seeks a dedicated and enthusiastic Preschool Cook to join our team as an ambassador of happiness. As a Preschool Cook with us, you'll play a key role in making a difference in the lives of children, their families, and communities by cooking daily nutritious meals.

You will:

• Plan, prepare, and cook healthy and delicious meals for preschool children that meet proper nutritional requirements.
• Maintain and track food allergies for each child in our center, ensuring their safety, and communicate any identified allergies to teachers daily with every food delivery.
• Follow proper food safety, handling, and sanitation procedures to ensure food is stored properly.
• Collaborate with the Center Leadership team to purchase all necessary food and supplies and keep inventory records as local and state agencies require.
• Provide excellent customer service and a positive attitude towards parents and children, listen, and communicate effectively.
• Be flexible and adaptable to the daily business needs of a childcare center.
• Must keep a clean and organized kitchen.
• Continue the happy culture of the team and school daily going throughout the school!
• Assist in lunch coverage in classrooms as management schedules daily.
• Conduct Restroom Breaks daily for the whole team twice a day, once in the morning and another in the afternoon.
• Serve three meals to each room and meet sanitation standards while doing so and our each class schedule.
• Will communicate with the management team when required.
• Will unload the food deliveries weekly and labeling each item with the dates following the food certification rules.
• Must comply with all company and state training requirements.

If you have:

• A High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 1+ year of experience in food preparation and cooking.
• A food handling certificate or the ability to obtain one within 90 days of hire.
• The ability to lift a minimum of 5lbs
• Criminal Record Qualification Letter through the NC Division of Child Development (good for 5 years)
• TB test (within 1 year old)
• Staff medical report on NCDCD form (within 1 year old)
• Must have or understand they are responsible for taking a state approved Infant, Child, Adult CPR First Aid CPR and First Aid and AED training within 30 days of hire.
• Must have or understand they are responsible for taking a state approved IT'S SIDS training.

We encourage you to apply now to become a Preschool Cook! Join our team at The Learning Experience and help make a difference! Compensation: $15.00 - $17.50 per hour

At The Learning Experience, we make early education joyful, engaging and fun so children are happy to learn, play and grow.

Our curriculum focuses on the six ages and stages of early childhood development and engages children in hands-on learning activities that encourage them to explore and solve problems at their own rate of development. This forms a foundation for kids to Learn, Play and Grow under the care of our nurturing teachers and staff.

This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to The Learning Experience Corporate.