About the Role As an Early Childhood Meal Attendant, you will be responsible for running the day to day activities of a daycare kitchen, including providing meals and snacks, maintaining a clean space, washing dishes, following state licensing guidelines and managing dietary restrictions. What You’ll Do • Create menus and prepare healthy snacks for the children in the center • Partner with our food service vendor to provide accurate daily numbers, portions, and allergy information • Deliver lunch to the classrooms in a timely manner • Wash dishes used for meals of approximately 200 children, three times a day • Order food and supplies, and manage inventory • Maintain an organized and sanitary kitchen environment that meets proper conditions and food storage requirements • Understand the needs of children with food allergies • Attend all staff meetings to obtain required continuing education hours • Maintain all state required trainings including but not limited to: preventing abusive head trauma, child abuse and neglect reporting requirements, First Aid and Infant/Child CPR with AED and kitchen sanitation, food handling, and nutrition • Additional tasks may be assigned What Skills You Have Required • Knowledge of proper nutritional standards, food handling, preparation, safety and sanitation • Strong communication and customer service skills to build welcoming and inclusive relationships with families, staff, vendors and business partners • Effective time management skills • Ability to work independently and as part of a team, and interact effectively with others