Preschool Cook

The Learning Experience; Columbia (AL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts

Free uniforms

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Training & development

Job summary

The Learning Experience seeks a dedicated Preschool Cook to join our team and contribute to daily nutritious meals for preschool children. You will play a key role in ensuring safety, allergy management, and high-quality food service for our students and families.

As part of our Center Leadership collaboration, you will assist with purchasing, inventory, and maintaining sanitary standards while providing friendly, professional service to parents and staff.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of experience in food preparation and cooking.
• A food handling certificate or the ability to obtain one within 90 days of hire.
• The ability to lift a minimum of 25 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare, and cook healthy meals for preschool children that meet nutritional requirements.
• Maintain and track food allergies for each child and communicate allergies to teachers with every food delivery.
• Follow proper food safety, handling, and sanitation procedures.
• Collaborate with Center Leadership to purchase food and supplies and maintain inventory records.
• Provide excellent customer service and a positive attitude towards parents and children.
• Be flexible to daily business needs of a childcare center.
• Excellent organizational skills.

Skills

Food preparation

Safety awareness

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Food handling certificate

Job description

Benefits

• Employee discounts
• Free uniforms
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development

Are you passionate about working with preschool children? The Learning Experience seeks a dedicated and enthusiastic Preschool Cook to join our team as an ambassador of happiness. As a Preschool Cook with us, you'll play a key role in making a difference in the lives of children, their families, and communities by cooking daily nutritious meals.

You will

• Plan, prepare, and cook healthy and delicious meals for preschool children that meet proper nutritional requirements.
• Maintain and track food allergies for each child in our center, ensuring their safety, and communicate any identified allergies to teachers daily with every food delivery.
• Follow proper food safety, handling, and sanitation procedures to ensure food is stored properly.
• Collaborate with the Center Leadership team to purchase all necessary food and supplies and keep inventory records as local and state agencies require.
• Provide excellent customer service and a positive attitude towards parents and children, listen, and communicate effectively.
• Be flexible and adaptable to the daily business needs of a childcare center.
• Excellent organizational skills

If you have

• A High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 1+ year of experience in food preparation and cooking.
• A food handling certificate or the ability to obtain one within 90 days of hire.
• The ability to lift a minimum of 25 lbs.

Compensation: $15.00 - $17.00 per hour

The Learning Experience

At The Learning Experience, we make early education joyful, engaging and fun so children are happy to learn, play and grow.

Our curriculum focuses on the six ages and stages of early childhood development and engages children in hands-on learning activities that encourage them to explore and solve problems at their own rate of development. This forms a foundation for kids to Learn, Play and Grow under the care of our nurturing teachers and staff.

At TLE, we've created a full cast of characters that become our little learners' educators, partners and friends through their preschool education journey. Each character has a unique personality and area of interest and brings learning to life by allowing children to explore the world through fun and imagination.

This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to The Learning Experience Corporate.