Food Service / Nutritional Aid

Our nutritional aide is responsible for ensuring the highest quality of culinary services for our students and staff. They assist with meal planning, ensure that students are served hot appropriate portion sizes, and food is delicious and nutritious. This role includes sourcing the ingredients, preparation and serving of a planned menu. You will lead the setup and serving of food from the counter and ensuring all working areas are kept clean and tidy. Your welcoming customer service puts a smile on our students faces and makes an impact in their everyday lives. Other responsibilities include operating and cleaning equipment after each use.

Requirements

Responsibilities

Create monthly menus and shopping list for all meals. Store and keep updated on the shared drive

Prepare food and ensure it is nutritious and properly flavored in accordance with applicable culture, company and county standards

Follow proper food handling procedures

Maintain accurate rotation of food to assure top quality and freshness

Manages leftover foods correctly; cover, label, date, and accurately store according to food safty standards

Helps maintain organized storage of dry goods, refrigerated and frozen products

Maintains clean and orderly refrigerators and work areas

Ensures stations are cleaned, sanitized, and organized at the end of the shift (including cleaning of kitchen equipment)

Maintains a safe and sanitary work environment that conforms to all food safety standards and regulations

Complies with federal, state and local health and sanitation regulations and department sanitation procedures

Follows safety policies and accident reporting procedures

Completes all required training

Qualifications

Experience with cooking for large groups

Experience with putting together flavors kids will eat

Extremely organized and excellent time management skills

Candidates must be legally able to work in the United States of America

Ideal Candidate

Familiar with food prep guidelines

Understands food safety standards

Excellent cooking skills working with school age children

Must be able to demonstrate ability to work with people from diverse racial / cultural / socioeconomic backgrounds

Time Commitment :

Commit to 2.5 hours a day twice a week for the full academic year

Must be able to commit to Tuesdays and Thursdays 4 : 45pm-7 : 15pm (Sept-May)

Must be at least 25 years old

Complete an online application

Submit to and pass a background check(no cost)

Submit Health Certificate with Negative TB Test (from a physician)

Attend a 1 hour orientation

Complete a W9

Compensation

This is a stipend position 5-6hr / per week $25hr.

About the Company

B.O.O.K (Building Our Own Kids) Academy is a free community service provided through the Maranatha Outreach Center nonprofit in San Jose, California. The B.O.O.K. Academy afterschool program is a literacy, enrichment and STEM program that offers free literacy instruction and homework support, with other STEM and hands-on enrichment activities to encourage a students love of learning. We provide a positive, safe, and quiet atmosphere for students in grades K12 to excel in their academic studies.

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