Cook

About the role

The role of a Cook at KinderCare Learning Companies involves preparing healthy and tasty meals and snacks for children in our centers. This position requires following a menu and recipes developed by our in-house nutritionist, ensuring children have the necessary fuel for learning and growing. Cooks also support the center's operations by assisting with various daily tasks and collaborating with center staff and leadership to achieve goals related to enrollment, accreditation, and engagement.

Responsibilities

• Maintain kitchen and related equipment safely and hygienically
• Order food and supplies
• Dispense and store medication, as requested
• Complete timely and accurate documentation according to KinderCare and other licensing or regulation requirements
• Help with and take on responsibility in other daily center duties, as needed
• Support your center’s success by partnering with center staff and leadership to achieve goals around enrollment, accreditation, and engagement

Requirements

• A love for children and a strong desire to make a difference every day
• Familiarity with accurate conditions and food storage, understanding the needs of children with food allergies, and implementing methods of food cross-contamination avoidance
• Ability to follow nutritious menus and prepare a sufficient quantity of foods for the center population
• Basic math skills required for measuring and calculating serving portions
• Possession of a Food Handler’s License or willingness to obtain
• At least one year of institutional cooking – food ordering experience highly desirable
• Two or more years working with children, highly desirable
• Must be physically able to use the computer with basic proficiency and the ability to lift up to 40 pounds, which may be required to work in some classrooms or in the kitchen

Qualifications

• Read, write, understand, and speak English to communicate with children and their parents in English

Skills

• Love for children
• Strong desire to make a difference every day
• Understanding of food safety and allergy management
• Basic math skills
• Food ordering experience
• Experience working with children
• Physical ability to lift up to 40 pounds
• Computer proficiency

Benefits

• Discounted child care benefits
• Breath easy with medical, dental, and vision benefits for your family (and pets, too!)
• Feel supported in your mental health and personal growth with employee assistance programs
• Feel great and thrive with access to health and wellness programs, paid time off, and discounts for work necessities, such as cell phones
• And much more

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in the job posting.