Classroom Food Assistant
About The Position
The Classroom Food Assistant helps prepare and serve the delivered breakfast, lunch, and snack in a safe and sanitary manner. Assists classroom teachers in providing for the care and education of children at the Head Start centers. Our agency provides employees with a positive work environment and the ability to balance work & home along with excellent benefits. Our benefit package includes: medical, dental, vision, life insurance including sick, vacation, and personal leave with 11 paid holiday's and a fully vested retirement plan with and up to 5% match. Position open in the Santa Maria area at the Meridian Head Start Center. Works 30 hours p/week, with benefits and starts out between $17.00 - $17.50 per hour.
Requirements
- Prior experience with food handling.
- Education and/or Experience
Nice To Haves
- Experience with preschool children and/or related course work in Early Childhood Education desirable.
Responsibilities
- Keeps kitchen areas and classrooms clean and sanitary and organized, following program policies.
- Completes all required CCFP documentation including food arrival and serving temperatures, delivery receipts, meal count and menu comments.
- Completes paperwork for meal count.
- Supports family style mealtimes.
- Demonstrates knowledgeable about food and the nutrition concepts.
- Assists with cooking projects and food learning experiences with children.
- Attends training and/or meetings as assigned in food preparation and handling regulations.
- Assists teachers in carrying out activities for children in the program.
- Meets on a monthly basis with the education staff to plan activities to meet the needs of the children in the program.
- Assists in keeping classroom neat and orderly.
- Works with individual children or groups of children on assigned projects and activities.
- Assists with children during lunch, on playground, and on field trips as assigned but not without the supervision of a teacher.
- Attends parent meetings and home visits when requested.
- Is alert for potentially hazardous activities and uses appropriate preventive techniques for children in order to ensure safety for all enrolled.
- Is sensitive to children with special needs.
- Is aware off all the centers children with food allergies and ensures they receive the doctor recommend substitutions.
- Attends workshops and other required in-service training.
- Functions as a positive team member. Communicates effectively with families and co-workers.
- Performs other comparable related duties as required.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance including sick, vacation, and personal leave with 11 paid holiday's and a fully vested retirement plan with and up to 5% match
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
