ECEAP Food Service Worker - Oak Harbor

Skagit Valley College•Oak Harbor, WA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

ECEAP Food Service position purchases food and prepares meals, maintains meal records, cleans and sanitizes dishes, utensils, and food preparation equipment, and services areas. Responsible for ensuring individual dietary needs, including allergies and religiously based restrictions, are safely and appropriately addressed. Additionally, these positions will clean and sanitize restrooms, perform general cleaning tasks for the site, such as dusting and trash removal. This position works under direct supervision and reports to the Health, Safety, and Nutrition Coordinator. This position will be assigned to the main office kitchen, and may be moved on a temporary basis, or reassigned to a primary location within that same specified area if required to support program operations and effective centers. Travel to other locations will be required for delivery drop off, material pick up, meetings, and trainings. This position ensures compliance with the ECEAP performance standards, SVC ECEAP policy, and procedures. This is a classified, benefits-eligible position working 8.5 months per year, 32 hours per week. All positions work in person at their assigned center. The center for this position is the North Whidbey Site, located at 1051 N.E. 21st Court, Oak Harbor, WA 98277. Travel to other locations will be required for some pre-scheduled meetings and trainings. Application materials will be accepted until all positions are filled. Applications may be kept on file to be considered for openings that may occur in the future. This position is grant-funded. The extension of the position is dependent on the continuation of funding.

Requirements

High school completion, GED, or equivalent
One (1) year of food service experience or equivalent education and experience.

Nice To Haves

Two (2) or more years of food service experience

Responsibilities

Provide for the nutritional needs of all children
Reviews and follows the monthly menu, assuring appropriate CACFP elements and adequate food portions are available for the number and age of the children enrolled; Purchasing food required for each site’s menu as necessary; Receive food deliveries. Maintain vendor records and recipes, submit to the main office; Creates scratch-based recipes that ensure compliance with CACFP guidance; Prepares and serves food for breakfast, lunch, and or snack at the NW site; Prepares/packs/delivers food and consumables for CW and Anacortes sites; Supports classroom staff in ensuring appropriate serving sizes are offered, including identifying correct serving utensils.
Maintain a clean and safe kitchen environment
Follows appropriate food handling practices, using disposable gloves, keeping foods at proper temperature, and recording food temperatures as required; Cleans up after breakfast, lunch, and snack, utilizing proper dishwashing methods to assure sanitization of dishes and food service equipment. Sanitizes tables where children eat, the food preparation area, and any food transportation equipment used. Disposes of food waste using an appropriate method; Cleans and sanitizes kitchen equipment and appliances; Maintains awareness of children's special dietary needs, assuring substitutions are provided as appropriate; Empties garbage/trash in the kitchen Performs periodic cleaning of cupboards, high and low dusting, cleaning inside windows, and other general Center cleaning tasks assigned; May wash, dry, fold, and put away laundered items.
Complete and ensure compliance according to the health department and CACFP requirements
Maintain center food service records and binders in compliance with the health department and CACFP; Follow appropriate food handling practices, washing hands, using disposable gloves, keeping facial hair covered, keeping foods at proper temperature, and recording food temperatures in compliance with the local health department; Oversees custodial-food aides as needed; Understands and complies with Health Department and CACFP requirements; Supports classroom staff in ensuring appropriate serving sizes are offered, including identifying correct serving utensils; Inventories and maintains necessary kitchen supplies.
Other duties as assigned
Support outlying kitchens; Participate in services/trainings.