Job Description: Cook
Job Summary
The position of a Cook is important in the early childhood environment. The Cook will work alongside the director to plan and implement nutritious meals that meet regulatory compliance.
Job Responsibilities:
- Assist the director in creating menus that meet regulatory requirements
- Post current menus
- Prepare nutritious meals and snacks following safe food preparation guidelines
- Provide substitute meals to meet the needs of children with special dietary requirements
- Prepare food in a timely manner that meets the daily food service schedule
- Maintain cleanliness of the kitchen and food storage areas
- Maintain food inventories
- Monitor safe food storage temperatures for the refrigerator and freezer
- Maintain all documentation associated with food service
- Implement health, safety, and sanitation procedures throughout the day
- All other duties as assigned
Job Responsibilities to maintain employment:
- Have current Food Handler’s Certification
- Update TB skin test every two years
- *Complete 24 hours of professional development annually and implement what you have learned
- *Complete a professional development plan with the director annually
- Complete a staff evaluation with the director annually
- Complete CPR/First Aid certification every two years (if required by director)
- *Complete the 1.5 hour Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma Training in the first year of hire
- *Complete 6 hours of Orientation in the first 90 days of hire
- Follow and implement all center policies and procedures on a daily basis
- If applicable, follow all Federal Food Program policies
Qualifications required for employment:
- Proof of high school diploma/GED/Commonwealth Child Care Credential (CCCC)
- Complete the National Background Check Program for Kentucky and any out-of-state background checks
- Provide a TB skin test or health professional statement
- Must be able to stand on feet for long periods of time and lift items weighing 25 pounds or less
*Only required if supervising children