Job Description PRIMARY PURPOSE: Prepare meals for specified classes daily. Work with teaching team, parents and children. Kitchen clean-up daily. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS (Reason position exists is to perform these functions): • Assists in the preparation of foods in accordance SCHS rotation menus and standardized recipes. • Assists in preparing meals and snacks to meet South Coast Head Start mealtime requirements and standards. • Helps modify menus and recipes and prepare foods to meet the developmental needs of infants and toddlers and the medical and feeding needs of children with disabilities or food allergies. • Helps to maintain established standards of sanitation, safety and food preparation and storage as set by the local and state health departments, including: storing foodstuffs and supplies in appropriate areas; washing dishes; cleaning refrigerators, stove, bins, cupboards and other kitchen equipment and utensils. • Substitutes for the Cook in her/his absence. • Delivers/transports foods from the kitchen to the classrooms (or another site as applicable) ready to be served as suitable for the children's age and development.
