Food Tech Floater

NATURE AND SCOPE OF POSITION

The Floater Food Services Tech is responsible for assisting in the implementation of food services, in a Head Start program serving children between the sites. Responsibilities include assisting in preparing attractive, USDA-approved meals, keeping the kitchen and classroom areas clean and sanitary according to Health Department ordinances, maintaining adequate food stocks, kitchen supplies, and nutrition records, and traveling between all four sites regularly.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES-

• Serve vended meals that are nutritious and that take into consideration childrens various cultures and individual nutritional needs. Understand and use child nutritional needs and age-specific portion sizes to prepare meals by USDA guidelines.
• Understand and strictly adhere to health, safety, food handling, and sanitation requirements before, during, and after meal preparation.
• Follow menu guidelines and adjust when necessary, due to the availability of menu items or an individual childs needs.
• Prepare and serve family-style meals for children, volunteers, and staff, ensuring delivery to each classroom.
• Daily Food Delivery: Responsible for ensuring that food is received at the proper temperature, and in the correct amounts ordered. File all delivery food forms from SDC into the MB.
• Test and verify the temperature of cooked food that will be transported, to ensure it has a holding temperature of 140 F or above for hot food, and below 40F for cold food.
• Maintain the safety of the environment, for staff and children. Store food and supplies properly. Perform a physical inventory of equipment and/or supplies.
• Maintain cleanliness of kitchen at all times.
• Maintain, and be aware of, center allergies and concerns. Ensure that every child with a documented food allergy receives the correct substitution.
• Wash and store dishes. Clean and sanitize food transport carriers daily. Complete cleaning checklists as required, and file in MB.
• Ensure disposal of garbage each school day.
• Maintain the Food Services Master Binder for the site, as well as provide updated reports to the Food Services Coordinator as needed. Document all menu substitutions in the Master Binder (MB).
• Keep daily temperature logs of all equipment and food; file in MB at the end of the month.
• Fill out the Food Substitution Log for all special diet substitutions.
• Ensure that SDC Attendance and SDC Weekly Work Sheet are filed into the MB, and are available for review by clerks, CD, or the FSM as needed.

• MARGINAL-

• Provide courteous and prompt service to all internal and external clients. Prioritize and address requests and assignments in a professional manner to develop cooperative relationships and to ensure that client confidentiality is assured.
• Identify opportunities and recommend methods to improve service, work processes, and financial performance, e.g. expense management. Assists in the implementation of quality improvement initiatives.
• Assist co-workers in the completion of tasks and assignments to ensure continuity of service. Orient new co-workers and actively support teamwork throughout the organization.
• Perform other duties as required.

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent is preferred.

Work Experience:

• Prior knowledge or early childhood nutrition is required.

Special Skills:

• Strong ethical background regarding food preparation, food sanitation, and child interaction.
• Excellent decision-making and communications skills.
• A high degree of tact and professionalism.
• Strong positive attitude.

Travel:

• Travel between sites is required.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities/PRIME TIME Family, Inc is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, creed, ancestry, marital status or sexual orientation, gender identification, genetic information, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, marital status, citizenship status, victims of domestic violence, or any other protected category.