Head Start Food and Nutrition Services Worker - Davenport

Delaware Opportunities; New York (NY); Vor Ort; USD 30.000 - 40.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Delaware Opportunities is hiring a Food and Nutrition Services Worker for their Davenport Head Start Center. This position involves preparing and serving nutritious meals, maintaining health standards, and collaborating with parents on nutritional assessments. The ideal candidate should be hardworking, reliable, and possess the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. Responsibilities also include record keeping, purchasing supplies, and participating in nutrition education activities. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualifikationen

• Hard-working and reliable.
• Ability to work well with others and independently.

Aufgaben

• Prepare breakfast and lunch according to nutritionally approved menus.
• Work with parents to obtain nutritional assessments for each child.
• Maintain a clean kitchen and adhere to health and sanitation laws.
• Purchase and store supplies and equipment as required.
• Participate in planning menus for Head Start meals.

Jobbeschreibung

Delaware Opportunities, Inc., is hiring a Food and Nutrition Services Worker for our Davenport Head Start Center. The FNSW is responsible for the buying, preparation, and serving of breakfast and lunch for children, staff and volunteers. They will also ensure that the performance standards, state and local licensing codes are met. The ideal candidate will hard-working, reliable and have the ability to work well with others as well as independently.

Responsibilities

• Prepare breakfast and lunch according to nutritionally approved menus;
• Work with parents to obtain nutritional assessments for each child;
• Adhere to all health and sanitation laws, maintaining a clean kitchen at all times, and maintaining appropriate personal hygiene;
• Maintain records pertaining to food service operation;
• Purchase and store supplies and equipment for the center, as required;
• Attend regular center staff meetings and monthly all-staff meetings;
• Participate in planning menus for Head Start meals, preparing foods according to recipes;
• Participate in nutrition and other related trainings. Keep an updated training log;
• Work with parents, staff and children on nutrition education and activities (parent meetings, classroom, etc.);
• Operate and keep equipment in clean, good working condition;
• Implement regulations of being a mandated reporter;
• Work and plan with staff for children and nutrition related problems;
• Organize and have written plan for substitute cook and any emergency situations. Conduct training for substitutes;
• Provide for having a Head Start child work as a cook's helper, for approximately 10-20 minutes, 2-3 times per week;
• Perform other similar or associated duties as required or directed.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Delaware Opportunities Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.