Cook - Child Care Center

CHILDROOTS FREMONT LLC; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 20,664,000 - 27,552,000; Full time

Job summary

ChildRoots Fremont LLC is seeking a full-time cook to prepare simple, nourishing meals at our Southeast childcare center in Portland. The role is primarily kitchen-based with minimal interaction with children, focusing on consistent, independent work.

You will handle cooking duties, food prep, and kitchen maintenance, ensuring all meals are organic, vegetarian, and nut-free, served in a Take 5 plan format with fresh produce prepared daily.

Qualifications

• Prior high-volume restaurant, school, or batch-cooking experience.
• Willing to do dirty, unglamorous work like dishes and cleaning.
• Self-directed and able to work independently all day.
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs regularly.

Responsibilities

• Cook and maintain kitchen to provide organic, vegetarian, nut-free meals.
• Prepare lunch and two snacks daily as part of a Take 5 plan.
• Ensure meals meet strict service standards and deadlines.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Rhythm-oriented

Physically capable

High-volume cooking

Job description

Tired of the restaurant grind? Cook simple, healthy food for children at ChildRoots!

Ready to come back to cooking, but not excited about going back to the stress and frustration of a restaurant kitchen? We have a more satisfying, less exasperating job for you - Full-Time Cook - preparing simple, nourishing meals at our progressive, close-in Southeast childcare center.

ChildRoots nurtures healthy growth and development in children aged six weeks to six years by encouraging play, facilitating exploration, and offering delicious, lovingly-prepared food.

All food served at ChildRoots is organic, vegetarian and nut-free. We offer lunch and two snacks daily, served resturant-style as part of our "Take 5" plan, which incorporates a grain, bean, fresh fruit, vegetable, and dairy. Produce is served fresh, roasted, or steamed. Beans and grains have minimal seasoning. By serving a variety of nutritious, delicious foods in their natural state; children are able to acquire a taste for whole, unprocessed foods.

This role is primarily cooking and kitchen maintenance. Interaction with children and other staff members is minimal. When delivering meals, you'll get to feel like a rock star who's the center of attention, but 95% of your day is spent working independently in the kitchen.

You'll thrive in this role if you are:

• Detail- and rhythm-oriented
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs routinely and repeatedly
• Comfortable and capable of meeting strict service standards and deadlines under pressure
• Experienced in a high-volume restaurant, school, or other batch-cooking environment
• Comfortable doing dirty, unglamorous work like washing dishes, cleaning, washing more dishes, and more cleaning
• Extremely self-directed and excited about the prospect of working independently all day long
• A lifelong learner who respects small people and their unique needs

PLEASE NOTE - YouDO NOT need to be teacher-qualified to work in this role, but you DO need to be enrolled in Oregon's Central Background Registryand possess a valid CPR/First Aid certificate & Oregon Food Handlers' Card.