Child Care Kitchen Specialist — Nutritious Meals

The Learning Experience; Menomonee Falls (WI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Employee discounts

Flexible schedule

Free uniforms

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Training & development

Tuition assistance

Vision insurance

Childcare discount 50%

Job summary

The Learning Experience in Menomonee Falls, WI is seeking a Child Care Cook/ Food Specialist to manage meals for enrolled children, adapt to menu changes, and meet scheduling needs.

Create home-style, nutritious meals in line with the school's menu and budget while complying with state and federal requirements; maintain safety, portion control and inventory, and assist in classrooms as needed.

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn and follow state/local regulations.
• Flexibility with hours and schedule.

Responsibilities

• Prepare meals and snacks for enrolled children and staff.
• Follow the daily menu within budget and regulatory requirements.
• Create home-style, nutritional meal plans in line with the school's menu and budget.
• Maintain inventory of food and supplies and order more when needed.
• Assist in classrooms as needed as an Assistant Teacher/Floater.
• Ensure health and safety during food preparation.

Skills

Willingness to learn

Flexibility with hours

Job description

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Employee discounts
• Flexible schedule
• Free uniforms
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Tuition assistance
• Vision insurance

Qualifications

• A willingness to learn and adhere to all current state and local regulations
• Flexibility as to the hours and schedule of work

Benefits

• Childcare discount 50%
• Dental
• vision
• FREE life insurance
• FREE Short term disability
• Free Long term disability
• personal growth with employee assistance programs
• PTO
• Telemedicine

Responsibilities

• The Child Care Cook, Food Specialist, is responsible for overall food preparation for the school’s enrolled children
• This role should be able to adapt to menu changes and meet meal and snack schedules
• As a Food Specialist, you will be: At home in the kitchen!
• Create home-style, nutritional meal plans in the boundaries of their school's menu and budget, as well as state and federal requirements
• Prepare meals/snacks for children and staff and distribute food to the classrooms
• Focused on health and safety!
• Follow the daily menu provided by the Director which incorporates USDA, licensing, and/or health department regulations
• Organized!
• Maintain inventory of food and supplies and order more when needed
• Helpful!
• Assist in classrooms as needed as an Assistant Teacher/Floater
• Create home-style, nutritional meal plans in the boundaries of their school's menu and budget, as well as state and federal requirements
• Prepare meals/snacks for children and staff and distribute food to the classrooms
• Follow the daily menu provided by the Director which incorporates USDA, licensing, and/or health department regulations
• Maintain inventory of food and supplies and order more when needed
• Assist in classrooms as needed as an Assistant Teacher/Floater