Dietary Tech (Cook)

Miracle Kids Success Academy • Jonesboro, AR

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About The Position

Help prepare young children with special needs for meaningful lives by providing assistance in all areas throughout the day! If you want to provide high-quality, compassionate care to children from birth to Kindergarten, we have a career for you! We are searching for a dependable, energetic, driven and talented Dietary Tech to join our team! POSITION PURPOSE Prepares and delivers snacks and lunches to each treatment room at designated times.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with a wide variety of people.
• Must be able to work with children birth to age 18 and families who are at risk.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Basic computer skills which includes a working knowledge of database, word processing, spreadsheet, and Internet software.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a very busy environment.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Nice To Haves

• Prefer at least one year of successful experience in a classroom setting working with developmentally at-risk children or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepares breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily for an average enrollment of 75-100 patients. Delivers food/snacks to each treatment room.
• Washes all dishes and/or utensils used during food preparation.
• Keeps kitchen and break room, including appliances, neat and clean.
• Cleans and defrosts milk box.
• Keeps accurate temperature logs on refrigerator(s) in kitchen and/or break room daily.
• Ensures that employee food items are not in the refrigerator used to refrigerate patient food.
• Places orders with designated vendor and stocks orders when received. Labels all food items with date received before stocking. Keeps inventory of all items stocked.
• Delivers weekly menus to each treatment room. Posts weekly menu on Parent Board.
• Wear hairnet any time food is being prepared and ensures that any staff entering the kitchen during preparation of food is also wearing a hair net. Wears gloves any time handling food.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED