Job Description

Summary

****Must have at least 6 months experience as a Cook in a Childcare Facility******

This is a Childcare facility. Experience as a prior cook in a childcare facility is the only acceptable experience.

Little Harvard Academy is located in the Irmo area of South Carolina. We are currently hiring for a childcare cook who can provide excellent service to our children while serving healthy meals.

Duties

• Maintain kitchen and related equipment safely and hygienically
• Order food and supplies
• Complete timely and accurate documentation according to the CACFP and other licensing or regulation requirements
• Help with and take on responsibility in other daily center duties, as needed
• Support your center?s success by partnering with center staff and leadership to achieve goals around enrollment, accreditation, and engagement

Requirements

• Familiarity with accurate conditions and food storage, understand the needs of children with food allergies, and to implement methods of food cross-contamination avoidance.
• Ability to follow nutritious menus and prepare sufficient quantity of foods for center population
• Basic math skills required for measuring and calculating serving portions
• Possess a Food Handler?s License or willingness to obtain
• At least one year of institutional cooking -- food ordering experience highly desirable
• Two or more years working with children, highly desirable
• Be physically able to use the computer with basic proficiency and the ability to lift up to 40 pounds is strongly desired and may be required to work in some classrooms or in the kitchen.
• Read, write, understand, and speak English to communicate with children and their parents in English

Nice To Haves

• At least 6 months of cooking in a childcare setting-- food ordering experience highly desirable
• Two or more years working with children, highly desirable

Job Tags

Full time, Currently hiring,

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