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School Chef/Kitchen Manager

Acquire4Hire
Tacoma, WA Full Time
POSTED ON 5/29/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/27/2026
About This Role

Do you love cooking for people but are sick of the hustle/bustle of the restaurant life and working weekends and holidays? I may have the perfect position for you!

We are a busy and growing early learning center and are looking for a chef to create a pescatarian menu (no shellfish) for the children using seasonal produce and healthy ingredients. Our center provides breakfast, a morning snack, lunch, and afternoon snack. This person will also be responsible for maintaining sanitary kitchen standards, keeping an accurate inventory, ordering food and washing dishes.

What You'll Do

  • Menu creation
  • Cooking
  • Keeping an inventory of food and supplies
  • Ordering food for center
  • Sanitizing dishes

Requirements

  • Must have professional kitchen/cooking experience.
  • Be able to pass a DCYF portable background test
  • Provide proof of MMR vaccine, titer showing antibodies, or medical exemption
  • Have had a TB test in the past 3 years or able to obtain a negative TB test before starting work
  • Must be patient and kind to children

Nice To Haves

  • Active MERIT account/ STARS ID
  • CPR/First Aid/BBP certs

Benefits

  • No weekend work
  • Paid Holidays off- Most Major US Holidays plus Yom Kippur and the first day of Rosh Hashana
  • Paid Winter Break (Dec 24th-Jan 2nd)
  • Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance through Kaiser Permanente
  • Paid vacation days (5 days after 6 months of employment, 10 days after 1 year of employment and then annually. Increases to 15 days after 5 years of employment)
  • Accrued Paid Sick Time
  • The adoration of 49 cute kiddos and their families

Salary : $25

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