Amazing Explorers Academy is hiring for a School Food Specialists.

Job Summary: To provide and maintain the kitchen area in a hygienic, safe and presentable condition. Be responsible for the preparation of all food and nutrition aspects for the center while following all state and regulatory guidelines. Ensures that safe food and proper sanitation methods are employed at all times. Keep an inventory of all food, paper, and other supplies needed for the kitchen. Interacts with the children and models socially appropriate behavior while delivering food to and from the classroom.

This may require frequent standing, kneeling, bending, stooping, and lifting to engage with the children

• Follows all safety and security policies and procedures and documents any accidents/incidents, accordingly.

• Cooks and prepares meals by strictly following the recipes contained within the Nemours Standardized lunch and snack menus

• Solely responsible for unloading the food order from the food truck, which requires bending, stooping, lifting, and overhand reaching, and putting all food items away in their designated areas

• Successfully completes each food order by visually maintaining all inventories and writing or typing each order; and adheres to all AEA food guidelines

• Cleans and sanitizes the kitchen, including all utensils and cookware, by washing all dishes; sweeping, mopping, and cleaning all of the kitchen areas (including, but not limited to the floors, countertops, stove tops, and student eating areas); and disposing of waste and cleaning products in an appropriate manner.

The listed tasks require frequent bending, stooping, lifting, pulling, and reaching.

• Strictly adheres to all safety and sanitary standards through visual reading and interpreting of OSHA procedures to maintain a safe environment for children; regularly checks the temperature gauges in the freezer(s) and refrigerator(s)

• Performs kitchen-related maintenance; cleans leftover or uneaten food and returns them to their proper receptacles; and returns supply and cleaning items to their proper locations.

• Regularly communicates, both verbally or in writing, with parents regarding Director-approved menu changes and food serving schedules.

• Attends all staff meetings as scheduled by director

• Maybe required to take additional training classes or courses as required by Amazing Explorers Academy or any state or regulatory agency

• Maybe required to take the required Department of Children and Families 45 hour childcare courses or other state required classes or certifications

• Other job duties as assigned

The listed job duties, tasks and responsibilities do not represent an exhaustive list. To successfully perform this job, an applicant and/or employee must be able to perform each of the listed essential functions, with or without reasonable accommodation.