Description:
Under the direction of the Site Manager/Assistant, the Lead Food Service Worker is responsible for providing our children with nutritious home-style meals, maintaining the kitchen, handling inventory, and may be responsible for coordinating the day-to-day operations of the kitchen.
Requirements:
Qualifications
- HSD or GED is required.
- Minimum 4 years of cooking experience with the ability to cook following recipes and menus.
- Previous leadership experience is preferred.
Supervisory Responsibilities
There are no supervisory responsibilities for this position.
Essential Job Functions
- Performs according to the standards set forth by Head Start, NAEYC, CACFP, USDA, Tennessee Day Care licensing and Porter-Leath while performing duties within the kitchen and the center.
- Performs and serves meals according to menu, special dietary needs, in quantities of persons to be served in accordance with USDA recommended daily dietary allowances.
- Complete food and kitchen supply ordering in a timely manner taking into account the program budget.
- Monitor point of service meals for CACFP and USDA compliance.
- Monitor database entries for daily meals served prior to submitting end of the month claims.
- Maintain and regularly update inventory of all food supplies and equipment.
- Report kitchen information to various supervising bodies.
- Comply with all Health department and Porter-Leath requirements regarding food preparation, food storage and cleanliness.
- Maintain cleanliness of kitchen area to include washing dishes, cleaning counters and equipment, sweeping and mopping, etc.
- Maintain logs, receipts and documentation so that information is maintained and readily researchable.
- Teach proper cooking skills to families/students as necessary.
- Perform duties as a role model to clients and staff.
- Contribute to team effort by performing other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Schedule and meet with Family Services staff to cross reference the daily count of meals served.
- Knowledge of Health Department standards regarding food preparation, food storage and cleanliness.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills are required.
- Ability to perceive and deal with sensitive issues while maintaining confidentiality/objectivity.
- Demonstrated organizational skills.
- Ability to work a heavy workload, under pressure of conflicting deadlines and competing needs.
- Record-keeping skills to maintain accurate, up-to-date food logs so that information is readily retrieved.
- Ability to work as a team player to interact and assist all employees as necessary.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger/handle/feel. Occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee
must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and color vision. Work in a non-smoking environment.
Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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