SUMMARY: Responsible for maintaining the kitchen according to all licensing requirements, maintains paperwork according to USDA requirements; plans, prepares, serves, and cleans up after meals.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Essential duties include the following but not considered an inclusive list.

• Treats clients and guests as top priority, demonstrating excellent customer service skills
• Communicates and cooperates with parents, guests, children and all staff members; promoting teamwork
• Plans menus according to budget guidelines, availability, and State & Federal guidelines for children
• Maintains inventory of supplies; works with Program Director in ordering replacement supplies
• Unpacks and places delivered items in proper storage place
• Prepares meals in accordance with USDA regulations
• Ensures that kitchen and storage areas are kept clean and organized according to licensing requirements
• Maintains paperwork for USDA regulations; obtains class counts for accurate portions; turns in count of children and accurate measurements of food served to the Program Director
• Prepares afternoon snacks on carts
• Purchases necessary food items at designated vendors, as requested
• Obtains 12 hours of Staff Development each year
• Attends scheduled staff and team meetings
• Assists with special events, as needed
• Assist in classrooms, as needed
• All other duties as assigned
• This is a safety sensitive position.

Maintains confidentiality of all information received regarding Friendship Community Care, Inc. and the clients. Conditions of confidentiality shall be in compliance with Friendship Community Care Non-Disclosure Policy and HIPPA Policies.

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive, and employee will also perform other reasonable related business duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.

Schedule: Mon-Fri, times TBD

Pay: TBD

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an 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 individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED), and a minimum of one to three years of experience in food service. Attends Arkansas Department of Child Care, SNP training within six months of hire date.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in oneonone and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

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.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

QUALITY ASSURANCE & COMPLIANCE: To adhere to the following and comply with all Quality Assurances & HIPAA procedures:

• The Code of Conduct and Compliance Investigation Procedures as read and discussed in the new employee training must be followed at all times.
• Consumers progress notes be maintained and completed daily or as needed on the prescribed forms.
• Consumers records must be maintained weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly. All information must be filed in consumers records as needed and updated as prescribed by funding sources.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This organization reserves the right to revise or change job duties as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

This is a safety sensitive function. Friendship Community Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of any Kind. Friendship Community Care is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Friendship Community Care based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Friendship Community Care will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Friendship Community Care encourages applicants of all ages.