Daycare Prep Cook — Nutritious Meals & Safe Kitchen

The Learning Experience; Surprise (AZ); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free uniforms

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Training & development

Vision insurance

401(k)

401(k) matching

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Employee discounts

Tuition assistance

Job summary

The Learning Experience is seeking a Prep Cook for our Happy Early Childhood Academic childcare center in Surprise, AZ. You will plan and prepare nutritious meals for children, ensuring CACFP standards are met and allergies are tracked with daily communication to staff.

Join a team focused on safe food handling, quality service, and flexible support in a joyful learning environment for infants to preschoolers.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 18 years of age or older.
• 1+ year of experience in food preparation.
• Ability to meet state/local childcare licensing requirements.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prepare nutritious meals for children that meet CACFP standards.
• Maintain and communicate food allergies for each child with daily updates to teachers.
• Follow proper food safety, handling, and sanitation procedures.
• Assist Center Leadership with purchasing food and keeping inventory records.
• Provide friendly customer service to parents and children and stay flexible to daily needs.

Skills

Food preparation

Sanitation

Nutrition awareness

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Benefits:

• Free uniforms
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Employee discounts
• Tuition assistance

Join our HAPPY Early Childhood Academic childcare center as a Prep Cook! Our centers are focused on developing Little Learners from infancy to preschool. We make early education and daycare joyful, engaging, and fun so children are happy to LEARN, PLAY and GROW.

Position Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent.
• 18 years of age or older
• 1+ year of experience in food preparation and cooking
• Ability to meet state/local childcare licensing requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and prepare nutritious meals for children that meet proper nutritional requirements in alignment with TLE and CACFP standards.
• Ensure safety of all children by maintaining and tracking food allergies for each child in our center and communicate identified allergies to teachers daily with every food delivery.
• Adhere to proper food safety, food handling, and sanitation procedures, ensuring that food is stored and managed properly.
• Partner with the Center Leadership team to purchase all food/supplies necessary and keep inventory records as required by local and state agencies and CACFP.
• Provide excellent customer service and a positive attitude towards parents and children, listen, and communicate effectively.
• Demonstrates flexibility to the daily business need of a childcare center.