Kitchen Helper

SUMMARY:The Kitchen Helper reports to the Cook. Responsible for assisting in the meal preparation and delivery to classrooms and/or centers.Work is supervised by the Cook and is reviewed through monitoring.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Include the following:? Assists in the preparation of meals and snacks according to approved menus.? Responsible for picking up and transporting food to assigned centers.? Assists in recording amounts of food prepared and served.? Attends staff/department and parent meetings as requested.? Serves as food transporter to centers without kitchens.? Assists in the preparation of food for family-style serving.? Cleans and maintains kitchen, storage areas and vehicle if assigned.? Assists with daily cleaning of kitchen area, which, includes but are not limited to cleaning of stoves, refrigerators, mixers, sweeping, mopping, sanitizing dishes and tables and disposing garbage.? Prepares food for parent meetings and/or special activities as requested.? Reports suspected child abuse and neglect situations.? Attends pre-services, in-service trainings, workshops and seminars in the specific of quantity food preparation and production as requested.? May prepare or assist in preparing menus.? Performs all other related duties as assigned.SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:NoneQUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:To perform this job successfully, and individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable the individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Ability to read, interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of clients or employees of organization. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:High School Diploma or General Development Diploma (GED) and no experience.Kitchen Helper Revised 7/1/2017 REASONING ABILITY:Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:Must be 21 years of age.Must have a valid Florida Driver License.OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:Must have means of transportation.PHYSICAL DEMANDS:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable the individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop; kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and peripheral vision. WORK ENVIRONMENT:The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable the individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to extreme heat. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.