Classroom Food Assistant

The Classroom Food Assistant helps prepare and serve the delivered breakfast, lunch, and snack in a safe and sanitary manner and assists classroom teachers in providing for the care and education of children at the Head Start centers.

Our agency provides employees with a positive work environment with the ability to balance work & home. We provide excellent benefits that include: medical, dental, vision/sick, vacation & holiday pay/Retirement Plan with a 5% match.

This position is part-time working 30 hours p/week, with benefits and will have summers off. Starts between $16.50 – $17.00 per hour working in Lompoc.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Keeps kitchen areas and classrooms clean and sanitary and organized, following program policies.

• Completes all required CCFP documentation including food arrival and serving temperatures, delivery receipts, meal count and menu comments.
• Completes paperwork for meal count.
• Supports family style mealtimes.
• Demonstrates knowledgeable about food and the nutrition concepts.
• Assists with cooking projects and food learning experiences with children.
• Attends training and/or meetings as assigned in food preparation and handling regulations.
• Assists teachers in carrying out activities for children in the program.
• Meets on a monthly basis with the education staff to plan activities to meet the needs of the children in the program.
• Assists in keeping classroom neat and orderly.
• Works with individual children or groups of children on assigned projects and activities.
• Assists with children during lunch, on playground, and on field trips as assigned but not without the supervision of a teacher.
• Attends parent meetings and home visits when requested.
• Is alert for potentially hazardous activities and uses appropriate preventive techniques for children in order to ensure safety for all enrolled.
• Is sensitive to children with special needs.
• Is aware off all the centers children with food allergies and ensures they receive the doctor recommend substitutions.
• Attends workshops and other required in-service training.
• Functions as a positive team member.  Communicates effectively with families and co-workers.
• Performs other comparable related duties as required.

Education and/or Experience:  Prior experience with food handling.   Experience with preschool children and/or related course work in Early Childhood Education desirable.

Please note: CommUnify has a mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy with ability to request a vaccination accommodation due to medical or religious reasons.