Food Support

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 6:30 am - 1:30 pm

Pay: TBD

Education Level: 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.

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 are 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.
• portions: 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
• Prepare afternoon snacks on carts.
• Purchase necessary food items at designated vendors, as requested.
• Obtains 12 hours of Staff Development each year.
• Attend scheduled staff and team meetings.
• Assist 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 comply with Friendship Community Care Non-Disclosure Policy and HIPPA Policies.

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

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.

QUALITY ASSURANCE & COMPLIANCE: To adhere to the following and comply with all Quality Assurance's & 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.

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties, or responsibilities required for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice. A team member should perform all duties as assigned by his/her supervisor.

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 accommodation 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 one on one 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 percentage 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 frequently 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, and the ability to adjust focus.