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Kitchen Aide
CAPCO Job Posting: Head Start/Early Head
Start
Position: Kitchen
Aide
Program: Head
Start/Early Head Start
Reports to: Nutrition
Manager
Status: Part-time,
Non-Exempt, for 25-30 hours per week, typical hours between 9am-2pm, Monday-Friday,
44 weeks per year with summers off, with benefits
Job Function: Receive food and food supplies, set tables,
and serve meals family style at the designated site followed by cleaning of the
dining area, as well as the kitchen area fulfilling all sanitation requirements.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.
Other duties may be assigned.
Meet delivery personnel to receive food and food supplies and
sign daily delivery notices to acknowledge food and food supplies received.
Record changes on center menu.
Record temperatures of all hot dishes upon arrival of
food. Must record food temperature prior to serving.
Test bleach with test strips and record sanitize levels on
appropriate paper. If concerns with the levels contact Nutrition Manager.
Maintain
appropriate cleanliness of kitchen at all times which includes:
·
Must
wear clean, neat attire daily and food service gloves
·
Keep the
kitchen storage area clean and sanitized. Floors will be swept and mopped
daily. Counters kept free of unnecessary items and sanitized both before and
after meal preparation.
·
Stove,
refrigerator, and freezers will be kept clean inside and out. Proper
functioning of appliances is to be monitored by all kitchen staff daily.
·
Maintain
proper storage of food and supplies to avoid spoilage and ensuring efficient
rotation of food stock.
·
Ensure
disposal of garbage and recyclables daily
Assist in the preparation of daily snack as needed.
Wash dishes, silverware, serving dishes, glasses, pans,
and carriers, etc.
Maintain inventory of food and supplies on a regular
basis.
Contact Nutrition Manager for any general work concerns.
Work closely with the teaching staff, parent volunteers,
and children.
Must attend required training and all requested staff or
community meetings.
Education and/or Experience
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or
one or more years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination
of education and experience.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Acceptable NYS Driver's License.
Other Qualifications
Clearance through the NYS Maltreatment Registry. Annual Physical
Examination, TB Test and Fingerprinting for criminal background
Physical Demands & Work Environment
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is
regularly required to stand; use hands to handle, or feel and taste or smell.
The employee is frequently required to walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop,
kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required
to sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this
job include close vision and depth perception.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is
occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work
environment is usually loud.
CAPCO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we do not
discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally
recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniform service
member status, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, and
physical or mental disability. CAPCO will make reasonable accommodations for
qualified candidates in adherence of the Americans with Disabilities Act and
New York Human Rights Act.