Preschool Kitchen Prep & Teacher Assistant

Christ Church of Oak Brook•Oak Brook, IL

22h•Onsite

About The Position

This position supports the Preschool by receiving and readying food deliveries for daily meals. This person will also clean and wash dishes daily, using the standards of DCFS and the Health Department. The position also includes assisting classroom teachers as needed, which may involve prepping for activities, keeping a safe and clean classroom, helping students with diapering, or leading an activity.

Requirements

Communicates with clarity and warmth across diverse audiences
Demonstrates integrity, humility, and alignment with Christ Church’s values
Collaborates effectively across teams and ministries
Organizes and prioritizes work to meet goals with excellence
Learns quickly and adapts to new tools, systems, and challenges
Coaches and develops others, bringing out the best in people
Resolves conflicts constructively and maintains healthy relationships
Innovates and improves ministry systems to better serve people
Food Handler’s (can be obtained after hired)
Must be able to bend, squat, move around on floor
Must be able to lift 50 pounds
Knowledge and certification in food safety
Detail-oriented with high capacity to manage multiple projects at high level of detail and organization
Desire to continuously learn and serve others
Honest and trustworthy
Integrity for work habits and results
Ability to discern needs and respond appropriately, sensitively and proactively
Appreciation for own and others’ giftedness
Ongoing desire and effort to grow more Christ-like in character
Able to keep high degree of confidentiality
High degree of professionalism
Approachable and accessible

Nice To Haves

High School Diploma
At least 1 year Restaurant or Kitchen experience

Responsibilities

Receive and prepare daily meals from catering company
Wash, clean, and sanitize dishes after daily use
Provide assistance to classroom teachers or center director as needed
Participate in Christ Church staff life by attending all-staff meetings, church sponsored events, worship, training events and contributing to a culture of collaboration and encouragement
Support church-wide initiatives and special events – assist with Christmas, Easter, Mother’s Day services, outreach and mission events by serving in flexible roles beyond primary ministry responsibilities
Engage in ongoing personal and professional development through training, reading, coaching or mentoring, in order to grow as a leader and servant of Christ
Collaborate across ministries to ensure alignment, share resources, and strengthen unity on our staff teams
Demonstrate and model Christ Church’s core values in daily work, relationships and service to others
Maintain a posture of flexibility by assisting with projects or assignments outside the immediate scope of the role when needed
Contribute to a culture of grace, care and prayer by being available to support, encourage and pray with staff and volunteers and congregants as appropriate
Support and model individual spiritual formation i.e. Worship, Grow and Serve. (Weekly worship, prayer, scripture reading, small group, volunteering/service, etc.)
Regularly attends worship and participates in ministry events at Christ Church or a Christ Church campus unless exempted by Christ Church leadership
Seeks opportunities and participates in authentic worship, exalting and enjoying God as one of life’s greatest purposes and pleasures
Lives as an attractive witness, living to draw others to Christ in personal, daily mission
Intentionally seeks to become like Jesus, growing purposefully and intentionally
Values and contributes to genuine community, doing life together with colleagues and congregation.
Enrolls in genuine service, living a life of service, humility and generosity
Engages fully in life-changing love by loving people extravagantly