Benefits:

No nights or weekends

Childcare discount

Recognition programs

Professional development and CDA reimbursement

401(k)

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Training & development

Vision insurance

The Goddard School of South Charlotte

Charlotte, NC | Full-Time | Monday–Friday | Morning to Early Afternoon

Position Overview

The Goddard School of South Charlotte is seeking a dependable, organized, and detail-oriented Kitchen Manager / School Food Coordinator to support daily meal and snack service for our school.

This is not a traditional restaurant kitchen role. Our school does not operate a full commercial kitchen or cook large-scale meals from scratch. This position focuses primarily on meal warming, cold food preparation, snack preparation, fruit and vegetable prep, portioning, food safety, allergy awareness, inventory, and maintaining a clean and organized kitchen environment.

This role is ideal for someone with food service, café, brunch, childcare, school cafeteria, meal prep, or kitchen support experience who enjoys a predictable weekday schedule and a calm, family-oriented school environment.

Schedule

Monday–Friday

Morning to early afternoon

No nights

No weekends

Typical workday expected to finish around mid-afternoon, depending on school needs

Key Responsibilities

Warm and prepare meals according to school procedures

Prepare simple snacks, fruit, vegetables, and other cold-prep items

Portion and organize meals and snacks for classrooms

Follow allergy protocols and dietary restriction procedures carefully

Maintain a clean, safe, and organized kitchen and food prep area

Receive, label, store, and rotate food deliveries properly

Track food inventory and communicate supply needs to school leadership

Follow food safety, sanitation, and childcare food-service requirements

Support smooth classroom meal and snack delivery

Communicate clearly with teachers and leadership regarding meal needs, allergies, and daily routines

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is:

Reliable and punctual

Clean, organized, and detail-oriented

Comfortable with simple food prep and meal warming

Careful with allergies, labels, portions, and sanitation

Able to follow menus, procedures, and food safety expectations

Positive, calm, and team-oriented

Comfortable working around young children in a school environment

Able to work independently once trained

Preferred Experience

Food service, school kitchen, childcare kitchen, cafeteria, café, brunch, meal prep, or restaurant support experience

Experience with food safety, sanitation, inventory, or portioning

ServSafe certification or willingness to obtain certification

Experience preparing food for children is a plus

If you are dependable, organized, and looking for a weekday food-service role with no nights or weekends, we would love to meet you.

Each Goddard School location is privately owned and operated by Goddard Franchisor LLC franchisees. The Goddard School franchise owner(s) are the employers at each school, and the franchise owner(s) set their own wage and benefit programs, which vary by location.