Kitchen Aide 1

St William Of York School; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Operation Breakthrough in Kansas City is seeking a Kitchen Aide 1 to provide nutritious meals and snacks to children in a safe, sanitary, and developmentally appropriate environment, following CACFP and Head Start standards.

The role emphasizes teamwork, meal planning, and serving for family-style classrooms while maintaining food safety and compliance; physical ability to lift up to 50 lbs and stand for extended periods is required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Preferred experience in institutional food service.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and stand for extended periods.
• Maintain current Food Handlers Certification.
• Knowledge of USDA/CACFP, Head Start and State Sanitation standards.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and serving food items to students and agency personnel.
• Adheres to safety practices and operating equipment and/or machinery.
• Cleans and maintains equipment, utensils, dishes, and serving areas in a sanitary condition.
• Prepares food and beverages according to menus and worksheets for nutrition and portion requirements.
• May be assigned basic cooking responsibilities.
• Maintains dish count and delivers meals to classrooms ready for family-style service.
• Properly stores food and communicates product needs.
• Assist in the distribution of afternoon snacks.
• Sweep and mop floors in kitchen areas and storage rooms as needed.
• Separate recyclables from garbage and manage waste disposal.
• Attend in-services and training as required.

Skills

Food Service Experience

Safety Compliance

Heavy Lifting

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Operation Breakthrough is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping children living in poverty reach their full potential. We provide a safe, loving, and educational environment while supporting families through advocacy, referrals, and emergency aid.

Job Summary

The Kitchen Aide 1 role ensures that children receive nutritious, appealing meals and snacks prepared in a sanitary and developmentally appropriate manner. This role involves teamwork, planning, preparing, and delivering meals for family-style service to the classrooms while maintaining compliance with the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and State Sanitation requirements. Organizational, problem solving and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Preferred experience in institutional food service and commercial kitchen, preferably in a non-profit environment
• A minimum of a high school diploma required
• Ability to lift heavy objects (up to 50 lbs.)
• Ability to push, pull, carry, reach, walk, kneel and stand for extended periods
• Maintain current Food Handlers Certification
• Knowledge of USDA/CACFP, Head Start and State Sanitation compliance standards

Essential Functions

• Preparing and serving food items to students and agency personnel
• Adheres to safety practices and operating equipment and/or machinery
• Cleans and maintains equipment, utensils, dishes (including pots and pans), storage, food preparation and serving areas in a sanitary condition for the purpose of complying with agency, KCMO Health Department, CACFP and Head Start standards
• Prepares food and beverage items for meals and snacks according to menus and worksheet instruction for the purpose of meeting mandated nutritional and proportioned meal requirements.
• May be assigned basic cooking responsibilities
• Maintains dish count and delivers meals to classrooms ready for family-style service.
• Properly stores food by adhering to food safety policies and procedures.
• Responsible for storage and handling of foods, working with manager on maintaining organized inventory and storage; communicate product needs
• Assist in the distribution of afternoon snacks
• Sweep and mop floor (i.e. kitchen area, staff lunch service area, walk-in refrigerator, store room, office and closet) as needed throughout each day
• Separate recyclables from garbage, then remove recyclables and garbage and place outdoors in appropriate dumpsters
• Clean and disinfect recycling bins and garbage containers as needed.
• Attend agency in-services and training as required
• Adhere to timely and regular execution of the individualized work schedule
• Performs all related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work team

Working Conditions

Note: This job description outlines key responsibilities but is not exhaustive. Additional duties may be assigned as needed.