Food Service Teacher Chef

Primrose School Franchising SPE, LLC; Yukon (OK); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Primrose School of Yukon is seeking a Food Service Teacher (Chef) to prepare healthy meals for children and maintain a nut-free, safe kitchen environment at our Yukon, OK location. The role requires adapting menus as needed and collaborating with the Director on daily menus.

You will support meal timing, portion control, and ordering, while ensuring compliance with local child care and food service regulations. This is a full-time on-site position with benefits.

Qualifications

• Must meet basic requirements of local child care and food service regulatory agencies
• Ability to relate positively to young children is essential
• Previous experience in quantity food preparation is preferred
• Must be able to lift up to 35 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a keen awareness of children that have allergies and food restrictions.
• Ensures food service area and food is free of nuts or nut products and cross-contamination risks according to policy.
• Follows the daily menu prepared in collaboration with or by the Director.
• Follows portion control standards for lunch and snacks.
• Is adaptable and implements changes in menus, if instructed.
• Ensures that each meal is ready to be served when scheduled.
• Assists with ordering food and is able to calculate the amount needed.
• Maintains an orderly, clean and safe kitchen area at all times, including proper maintenance of equipment.
• Attends all required staff meetings, workshops and school functions.
• Maintains professional appearance as per employee handbook.
• Assists in other capacities as needed.

Skills

Food prep

Child interaction

Allergen awareness

Job description

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Company parties
• Dental insurance
• Employee discounts

Do you love to cook healthy meals? Are you looking for a rewarding work atmosphere? Primrose School of Yukon located at 725 N Mustang Road, Yukon, OK 73099 is in search of a Food Service Teacher (Chef) who can prepare delicious, nutritious food.

Primrose School of Yukon is an accredited private preschool that provides a premier educational child care experience. We offer year-round programs for children from infant through elementary-aged school age.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Maintains a keen awareness of children that have allergies and food restrictions. Offers substitute items to children who may be allergic or have other food restrictions
• Ensures food service area and food is free of nuts, nut products or food items that have been processed in a facility that also processes nut products according to the policies and procedures of the Primrose School of Yukon. Checks all food labels upon receipt to ensure compliance with this requirement
• Follows the daily menu prepared in collaboration with or by the Director
• Follows portion control standards for lunch and snacks in preparations
• Is adaptable and implements changes in menus, if instructed to do so
• Ensures that each meal is ready to be served when scheduled
• Assists with ordering food and is able to calculate the amount needed
• Maintains an orderly, clean and safe kitchen area at all times, including the proper maintenance of equipment
• Attends all required staff meetings, workshops and/or school functions
• Maintains overall professional personal appearance adhering to the guidelines offered in the Primrose School of Yukon Employee Handbook
• Assists in other capacities that Director, or designee, determines is necessary

Desired skills and experience:

• Must meet basic requirements of local child care and food service regulatory agencies
• Ability to relate positively to young children is essential
• Previous experience in quantity food preparation is preferred
• Must be able to lift up to 35 lbs. in connection with the handling of children for the facilitation of programs, child safety, and potential emergency situations

Each Primrose school is a privately owned and operated franchise, and the respective Franchise Owner is the employer at each school. Franchise Owners set their own wage and benefit programs, which vary among Franchise Owners. Primrose Schools and its Franchise Owners are equal opportunity employers. Positions and position titles vary by school.