Food Service Coordinator

Acquire4Hire LLC; Town of Woodruff (WI); On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ROTH

Vacation pay

Holiday pay

In-service training

Childcare access

Discounts

Job summary

Terri’s Treehouse is seeking a Food Service Coordinator to supervise meal prep and serve nutritious meals to center children and staff. The role ensures USDA guideline compliance, safety, cleanliness, and budget coordination with meal planning.

Responsibilities include menu development, staff coaching, and active engagement in garden-driven nutrition education. Candidates should have cooking experience, CPR/First Aid, and the ability to lift up to 30 lbs.

Qualifications

• Experience cooking and preparing meals with joy and flexibility.
• CPR and First Aid certification or willingness to train.
• Ability to lift up to 30 lbs and stay active in a kitchen/garden setting.
• Strong communication with staff, children, and parents.
• Interest in outdoor learning, wellness, and gardening activities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and implement menus aligned with USDA and licensing standards.
• Supervise food service, maintain safety, cleanliness, and inventory.
• Plan meals age-appropriate and engage children in nutrition education.
• Prepare menus, budgets, and allocate supplies and goods.
• Maintain accurate records and participate in ongoing professional development.
• Engage with garden activities and integrate nutrition into meals.

Skills

Experience cooking and meal prep

CPR and First Aid certification

Leadership and teamwork

Child development understanding

Physically able to lift up to 30 lbs

Outdoor learning and garden enthusiasm

Job description

About This Role

The Food Service Coordinator supervises food preparation and serves meals and snacks to center children and staff. The Food Service Coordinator is responsible for maintenance, cleanliness, inventory and safety of kitchen while following USDA guidelines. Has full access to the garden, full kitchen and coordinates supplies and budget with meal plans and creation.

What You'll Do

• Coordinate and implement menu and meal aligned with USDA Food Program and DCF Licensing Standards.
• Lead by example; encourage teaching team success through modeling and coaching.
• Plan meals that are individual and group age-appropriate while actively engaging children and encourage wellness and nutrition.
• Preparing menu, creating budget, allocating supplies and goods
• Ensure all center policies and state regulations are met.
• Maintain a safe and sanitary kitchen environment – including maintaining appropriate hygiene caring for equipment and cleanliness following standards and safety.
• Interact in garden and nutritional curriculum offering input to staff and integration in meals
• Maintain accurate records, forms, and files.
• Maintain personal professional development plan to ensure continuous health hygiene and nutrition training annually
• Interact with children in a Developmentally appropriate way

Requirements

• Experience cooking and meal preparation with a joy in meal creation.
• High energy & Motivation to get dirty and spearhead Outdoor Learning, Wellness, Gardening, and immersive activities.
• Ability to work well with others (staff, children, and parents) and to foster a supportive environment that focuses on outdoor and open-ended learning and healthy engagement.
• A strong understanding of child development.
• In physical condition to be able to lift 20 lbs.
• Excellent leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Infant/Child CPR and First Aid certification. Will Train if not skilled
• Must clear full background check and must pass health screening.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift 30 lbs.
• Stand for long periods of time.
• Move as the position requires.

Benefits

• Benefits, ROTH, Vacation and Holiday pay, paid in-services training and education and access to childcare and discounts.

About Us

Terri’s Treehouse is committed to implementing an NAEYC guided, adaptive curriculum to foster a transformative environment for all students, mentors and families. This will collectively be achieved by continually creating a natural learning framework, and interactive atmosphere that offers a “culturally-responsive”, rooted foundation for the individual, the intergenerational community, environment, and Our Program. This collaborative learning supports pathways to a meaningful connection with the Earth and our place within it, creating an experiential understanding of how community is profoundly dependent upon the immediate environment. https://terristreehouse.com/curriculum