REPORTS TO: Center Director                                 

GRADE LEVEL/SALARY: 1-$15.48/HR; $857.36/Bi-Weekly; 180 days

Position Summary:

Support the classroom staff with: meal pick-up and delivery, preparation of snacks, possible janitorial duties, classroom activities. High school diploma or equivalent required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• General understanding of Performance Standards, Head Start policies, the care of young children and Partnership policies.
• Able to clearly communicate effectively.
• Good organization skills, dependent worker, team oriented and resourceful.
• Experience work in food service/prep, cooking and/or delivery
• Able to gain additional skills and knowledge through training, experience and work session with Nutrition Resource Specialist
• Must not be a parent of child in the classroom unless approved by the Nutrition Resource Specialist.

Responsibilities:

• Call in count for meals daily
• Meal pick-up and delivery of breakfast and lunch
• Clean up after meals and garbage disposal
• Clean food containers daily
• Attends area meetings and trainings.
• Other duties as may be necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of this position.

Work Relationships and Scope:

Food Service Worker reports directly to the Center Director for daily work issues and works with the classroom staff to promote the success of the position.

Measure of Performance:

Quality, accuracy, timeliness, reliability, and thoroughness of work assigned as performance; gains the trust and respect of the leadership team, staff, co-workers; respective of children, families, vendors, and public officials; communicates effectively; responsive to the requests and information needs of the Partnership; soundness of business decisions made; problem solver; creative thinker; quality of the example set for other employees, team effort, commitment and loyalty to the Partnership; maintenance of confidential information.

Working Conditions:

Work is performed in a kitchen/classroom setting with minimal safety issues. This position requires sitting, standing, bending, and minimal lifting. This position requires a clear drug test, a non smoker, valid driver’s license, a safe driving record, ABI/FBI Background Check, physical and TB test.

Benefits:

All full-time employees of the Partnership are provided a very generous and exceptional benefits package which includes full medical coverage managed by PEEHIP (BC/BS Plan). The agency contributes over 10% monthly to the Retirement System of Alabama on behalf of each employee.

Acknowledgement:

This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed by the employee assigned to this position. It does not state or imply that these are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to the job. The employee may be required to perform other job-related duties as requested by the Center Director and Compliance Officer or the Nutrition Resource Specialist