Kitchen Cook | Chef for a Childcare | Preschool

Kiddie Academy • Bellevue, WA

12d

About The Position

Our goal is to serve nutritious, wholesome meals and snacks cooked using as many fresh/local/organic ingredients as practically possible. We are looking for a full time chef who loves to cook healthy, delicious meals that will appeal to the palate of toddlers to five years old children at our academy.

The cook will be responsible for planning and preparation of meals and snacks in our state-of-the-art dream kitchen designed for a professional chef.

The cook will work from Monday to Friday and enjoy weekends off ! A typical workday will start at 6:30 AM /7:00 AM and finish between 2:30 ~ 3:30 PM, leaving rest of the evening open!

Requirements

• At least 2 years of cooking experience
• Food training in sanitation, food safety, nutrition, food preparation
• Food Handler's Permit as required by WA state

Nice To Haves

• Experience in cooking for a school/pre-school will be a plus
• Strong customer service mindset

Responsibilities

• Plans and prepares snacks and meals in accordance with posted menus and nutrition regulations.
• Determines meal and snack count and distributes food to each classroom.
• Removes trays and leftovers from classrooms and disposes accordingly.
• Performs weekly food and supply inventory; submits list of needed items to Management.
• Orders food and supply items from approved supplier, within budget set by Management.
• Checks-in supply deliveries to ensure accuracy of order placed.
• Ensures that all state and local health department, licensing, safety and nutritional requirements are met; follows standards of personal hygiene, safety, and sanitation and ensures that other staff in kitchen do the same.
• Keeps kitchen, including appliances, cabinets and all inventory, organized and clean.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings, training sessions, and academy events as requested.

Benefits

• Great salary
• Medical, dental and vision insurance, without any waiting period
• Life insurance
• Up to Three (3) Weeks paid time off
• Eight (8) paid holidays
• Company paid Professional development support including paid training and professional subscriptions ..and much more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees