Nutrition Specialist

Black River Area Development, Corp.; Arkansas; Hybrid; USD 16,531,000 - 22,042,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick leave

Annual leave

Holiday pay

401k match

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Black River Area Development, Corp. is seeking a Kitchen/Food Service Worker to prepare CACFP-compliant meals in a safe, sanitary environment. You will work with teachers to create cooking experiences, modify menus for dietary needs, and ensure timely service.

Responsibilities include maintaining logs, ordering supplies, and adhering to health regulations. The role requires flexibility for after-school events and occasional evening trainings, with a strong emphasis on safety and documentation.

Qualifications

• Education/experience: High School Diploma or equivalent; relevant experience preferred.
• Language: read/interpret safety rules and manuals; write routine reports; speak before groups.
• Mathematical: perform basic math; complete forms and timesheets.
• Reasoning: solve practical problems; follow instructions.
• Computer: operate IPads, cell phones, monitoring systems; basic tech use.
• Certifications: valid driver’s license, First Aid and CPR, health assessment including TB screening.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve breakfast, lunch, and snacks per pre-planned menus and CACFP guidelines.
• Modify recipes for allergies or dietary needs.
• Ensure meals are served on time and at proper temperatures.
• Coordinate with classroom teachers for cooking/tasting activities.
• Maintain cleanliness and food safety in kitchen and storage areas.
• Maintain temperature logs, inventory, and FIFO storage; monitor supplies and place orders as needed.
• Submit CACFP documentation and receipts to Nutrition Manager weekly and monthly.

Skills

Meal prep

Food safety

Safety compliance

Record keeping

Communication

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

IPads

Video monitoring systems

Job description

Summary:
Responsible for preparing nutritious, CACFP-compliant meals in a safe, sanitary, and nurturing environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. (Other duties may be assigned.)

• Meal Preparation & Service:
• Prepare and serve breakfast, lunch, and snack according to pre-planned menus and USDA/CACFP guidelines.
• Modify recipes to accommodate children with documented food allergies or special dietary needs.
• Ensure meals are served on time and at the correct temperatures.
• Works with the classroom teachers to provide items for cooking/tasting experiences.
• Prepares snacks/food for monthly parent meetings.
• Health & Safety:
• Maintain a high standard of cleanliness in the kitchen, including appliances, utensils, and food storage areas.
• Follow all local, state, and federal health department regulations.
• Wears a hairnet and gloves at all times while preparing and plating food. Ensures anyone entering the kitchen washes their hands and puts on a hair net.
• Maintain accurate records of food temperatures, refrigerator/freezer logs, and dishwashing sanitization levels.
• Ensure the kitchen, the food carts, and the classrooms have food allergies and special dietary needs posted.
• Wears backbrace while unpacking/unloading and putting groceries away.
• Inventory& Ordering:
• Monitor food supplies and submit orders for grocery trucks and/or shop for groceries after an approved requisition.
• Practice FIFO (First in, First out) for food storage to minimize waste.
• Maintain organized storage of dry goods, refrigerated items, and frozen foods.
• Maintains an accurate inventory of all food and supplies purchased.
• Compliance & Documentation:
• Complete daily production records and attendance counts required for CACFP reimbursement.
• Submits CACFP required documentation to the Nutrition Manager weekly.
• Submits all receipts and temperature logs to the Nutrition Manager at the end of each month.
• Receives the initial ServSafe certification and maintains the certification throughout employment.
• Participate in required Head Start training and professional development.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Education and/or Experience: High School Diploma or equivalent. Relevant experience preferred.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees of an organization.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Computes accurate numerical reports such as in-kind, mileage forms, and timesheets.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Computer Skills & Technology: To perform this job successfully, an individual should be willing to advance computer skills as needed for the job. Must be able to successfully operate IPads, Cell Phones, Video Monitoring systems, etc.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Current driver's license, First Aid and CPR certification, Health Assessment including Tuberculosis screening.
• Other Skills and Abilities: Excellent supervision skills. Skilled at communicating and working with adults and young children
• Other Qualifications: Must be able to attend evening classes, or meetings. Must be able to travel out of town to attend meetings or training that involves overnight stay up to one week if necessary. Must be able to work flexible hours and/or overtime if necessary for after-school programs and parent meetings as needed.
• Training & Safety Culture: Flexibility to attend evening greetings or training as needed; willingness to travel for training and conferences. Attend necessary training to assure program compliance. Assure documentation collected is accurate to determine client eligibility for all programs such as Home Energy Assistance. Completion of all required training is mandatory. Employees must consistently adhere to and support the organization’s culture of safety by following safety policies, participating in safety-related training, and contributing to a safe work environment.
• Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit; use hand to write, type, and enter data; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to walk, stand, climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.
• Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

AP/EEO Statement:

BRAD is committed to equal employment opportunity and a discrimination-free workplace in accordance with all applicable laws.

Schedule

Monday-Friday 6:30AM - 3PM

BRAD Child Development Programs provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type 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.

• BRAD offers sick, annual, and holiday pay.
• Employer Matched 401k.
• Also eligible for health, dental, vision, and life insurance after 60 days of employment.
• BRAD requires pre-employment background checks and drug screening.