Kitchen Coordinator

St. John's Lutheran Ministries, Inc. DBA St. John's United; United States; On-site; USD 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

St. John's United seeks a Kitchen Coordinator for the Center for Generations to oversee breakfast and snacks, inventory, ordering, and CACFP compliance while maintaining cleanliness and proper food labeling.

The role includes meal prep, serving lunch to children, collaboration with kitchen staff across centers, and meeting ServSafe requirements. This is a non-exempt, on-site role reporting to the Director/Assistant Director.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or HiSet.
• At least one year experience with food safety, ordering/purchasing, and proper sanitation methods.
• ServSafe Certification or willingness to be ServSafe Certified within the first 30 days.
• Comfortable working around children in a childcare facility.

Responsibilities

• Plans breakfast and afternoon snack weekly.
• Order the food needed to provide nutritious meals for the two meals.
• Inventorying, stocking, and ordering bathroom/kitchen supplies.
• Maintain CACFP paperwork and fridge/freezer temperature logs.

Skills

Food safety

Time management

Communication

Flexibility

Safe food handling

Education

High school diploma or HiSet

ServSafe Certification

Job description

DEPARTMENT: Center for Generations

POSITION TITLE: Kitchen Coordinator

RESPONSIBLE TO: Director of Center for Generations

EXPOSURE LEVEL: Category II

EXEMPTION STATUS: Non-exempt

SUMMARY:

Preparation, service and cleanup of meals to children of Center for Generation in compliance of CACFP requirements and paperwork that goes along with it. Cleaning and organizing of common areas. Works under the direct supervision of the Director and Assistant Director.

Supervision Received: This position reports to the Director of Center for Generations.

• Internal Relationships: This position interacts and works with children, parents, and families of the Center for Generations, co-workers and volunteers at both the Center for Generations, and St. John’s United, and the residents of St. John’s.
• External Relationships: This position has interaction with prospective parents and children for the Center for Generations, vendors, and guests.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTION: Kitchen Coordinator

• Plans breakfast and afternoon snack weekly.
• Order the food needed to provide nutritious, program required foods to the children of Center for Generations for these two meals.
• This position is responsible for inventorying, stocking, and ordering bathroom/kitchen supplies for Center for Generations.
• Compliance paperwork, to include but not limited to, fridge/freezer temperature logs, documenting weekly menus, food preparation tracking, and other requirements per CACFP program.
• Maintaining cleanliness of the kitchen and common areas.
• Assuring all foods are labeled according to program requirements and food safety is maintained continually.
• Collaborate with St. John’s United kitchen staff pertaining to lunch. This includes supporting in meal rotation options, receiving lunch daily, and returning required items to appropriate location.
• Participates in all required CACFP trainings.
• Serve prepared lunch to Center for Generations children while maintaining food safety and CACFP compliance.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTION: Childcare

• Within the first year, complete assigned education to become childcare provider I status.
• Once childcare I status is obtained, must be willing to help classrooms when necessary. Willing to help with other duties as assigned to cover breaks or being short staffed occasionally.
• To comply with all St. John’s United policies and procedures, all state and federal laws and regulations regarding child care services, and health and safety standards.
• To attend staff meetings, appropriate workshops and other training.
• To identify the need for supplies and equipment for the Center for Generations. To assure that equipment and facility is clean and in good repair.
• To foster the developmental growth of all children, including physical development, cognitive development, social and emotional development.
• To provide opportunities for children to engage in small and large group interactions, outside and inside play, special events, quiet and active play, rest and meal times, etc.

REQUIRED: Must have a high school diploma or HiSet. At least one year experience with food safety, ordering/purchasing, and proper sanitation methods. ServSafe Certified or willingness to be ServSafe Certified within the first 30 days.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Must be comfortable working around children in a childcare facility.
• Ability to effectively communicate with a variety of audiences in both verbal and written formats.
• Must have good time management.
• Flexible, to work cooperatively with children, coworkers, and family members at times under stressful and emotional conditions.
• Safe food handling.
• Ability to understand and complete meal prep and portions.

Working Conditions:

Normal childcare facility environment. Normal health care facility environment. This position requires the person to stand, bend, kneel and twist and lift for prolonged periods of time. Incumbent must be able lift 30 pounds on a regular basis and up to 50 pounds occasionally. Must be able to work around plants and animals.

The examples of essential job function are not intended to serve as an exhaustive statement of duties, rather to identify the major duties and responsibilities for the performance of this job and do not identify all duties, responsibilities, and requirements performed by positions in this class.

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