We are seeking a compassionate and motivated Dietary Aide to assist in providing nutritious meals and snacks to our preschoolers. The ideal candidate will have a passion for working with children and an understanding of dietary needs and healthy eating practices. This position is part time, 20 hours a week, with midday hours that are very accommodating to those who need flexibility in their early mornings and late afternoons.
Head Start, Inc. provides 15 paid program holidays per year, as well as a comprehensive benefit package that includes PTO, 401K with up to 5% match, health coverage, and much more!
This position assists in all kitchen services to provide nutrition, high-quality meals for Head Start children and staff.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
ESSENTIAL SKILLS:
USING ACTIVE SUPERVISON TO KEEP CHILDREN SAFE:
Head Start, Inc. uses the strategy of Active Supervision to ensure that no child is left unattended while in the care of Head Start, Inc. Incidents of children left unsupervised must be immediately reported to the Executive Director.
All Head Start, Inc. employees are responsible for the safety of children in our program. Active Supervision requires focused attention and intentional observation of children at all times. All employees who care for children position themselves in classrooms, on playgrounds, in hallways, on buses, on field trips and in any space where children are present so that they can observe all children: watching, counting, and listening at all times. They also use their knowledge of each child's development and abilities to anticipate what he/she will do, then get involved and redirect them when necessary.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
High School Diploma or GED/equivalent and a minimum of six months' experience cooking in a quantity food service operation preferred.
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, listen, stand, walk and sit. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is also often required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, taste or smell and move quickly to respond to children's health or safety needs.
The employee must be able to stand for long periods of time and frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee works in a busy food kitchen environment. The employee is exposed to kitchen chemicals, humidity, hot stoves, sharp cutting utensils and other kitchen equipment. Noise level is usually moderate to loud.
COMMENTS:
This job description is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and requirements of this position. Other functions and duties may be assigned as determined to be necessary for overall job accomplishment.
Requirements:Compensation details: 16.21-18.64 Hourly Wage
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