Child Care Cook - Omaha

As a Cook at Bright Horizons, you will plan and prepare nutritious, family-style meals that support children’s health, growth, and learning. Each day, your care in the kitchen will create a warm, predictable routine for children, educators, and center staff at our Bright Horizons-Edward Zorinsky location in Omaha.

About the role

Join a team where your contributions matter and where you are supported to grow professionally while making a meaningful difference each day. Work Monday through Friday from 7am-1pm—no weekends.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prepare balanced, family-style meals and snacks following approved menus, nutritional guidelines, and daily attendance counts.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized kitchen by following food safety, allergy-management, sanitation, and health procedures.
• Manage food and supply inventory, place orders through approved vendors, and partner with center staff to support smooth daily meal service.

Requirements

• Candidates must pass required state and company background checks and meet state and company minimum education and experience requirements.
• 18 years of age with a high school diploma or GED is required.
• Having or obtaining a food handler certification within 30 days of hire is required.
• Course work or certification in Nutrition is preferred.
• Food service experience in a childcare center, school cafeteria, commercial kitchen, or high-volume food service setting is preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Comply with all applicable federal, state, local, Bright Horizons’, and client site requirements concerning immunizations, employment physical/screening, and health and safety training.
• Work in person in an early education/preschool child care center to provide food service per Bright Horizons’ policies, procedures, and guidance.
• Lift and carry food and supplies (typically 10 to 40 pounds, occasionally up to 50 pounds).
• Stand for extended periods, bend, reach, push carts, and perform repetitive kitchen and cleaning tasks.
• Maintain mental and physical alertness and respond immediately to unexpected situations or emergencies.

The full set of physical requirements for this role can be reviewed at https://careers.brighthorizons.com/job-descriptions. Bright Horizons complies with all laws that require reasonable accommodations for qualifying disabilities and/or pregnancy-related limitations.

Pay

The hourly rate for this position is between $17.00 - $19.00 per hour. The pay range listed here is what Bright Horizons in good faith anticipates offering for this job opening. Actual compensation offers within this range will depend on factors including experience, education, training, certifications, geography, and other relevant business or organizational factors.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation, sick, holiday, and parental bonding leave
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Money-saving discounts and financial planning tools
• Career development opportunities and free college degrees through our Horizons CDA & Degree Program
• Caregiving support and resources for the children and adults in your family

Learn more at https://careers.brighthorizons.com/us/en/health-and-wellness.