Kitchen Assistant

• Assist Food Program Manager in the preparation of breakfast lunch and snacks daily for children ages 2-14; distribute to classrooms. Daily clean-up of kitchen and appliances including daily dish washing and periodic deep cleaning.
• Accommodate any youth dietary needs or dietary restrictions.
• Support with inventory of food program (both groceries and materials)
• Work well with others as part of a team.
• Follow Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and Title 22 meal pattern compliance including food group pairings and serving sizes by age group
• Able to take initiative multitask and work independently in absence of Food Program Manager
• Be accountable to staff agency and CACFP regulatory procedures.
• Prepare grocery lists and support ordering and grocery shopping as needed in absence of Food Program Manager
• Consistent attendance and punctuality
• Other tasks assigned by Food Program Manager Child Development Program Director and/or Leadership Team.

• Conversational English
• Two years of experience in a kitchen
• ServSafe Food Handlers Manager Card (can be completed upon hire)
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Basic knife skills
• Job may include walking up and down stairs bending reaching repetitive movements standing for up to 3 hours at a time lifting and moving small items of up to 25 lbs.

• Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) training
• Prior experience working in a childcare setting
• Experience preparing meals for groups of 50-100 people
• Basic MS Excel skills
• Meal prep experience for children ages 2 and older
• Experience with Marin County health inspections

Conditions of Hire:

• Fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless granted a medical or religious exemption.
• Pre-employment health exam including proof of vaccinations and TB test clearance.
• Criminal record clearance or exemption from California Department of Social Services. All convictions other than minor traffic violations require an exemption including convictions that have been expunged.

North Marin Community Services welcomes and encourages all qualified candidates to apply especially as we recognize that people bring experience and skills beyond just the technical requirements of a job. We also know that self-doubt can sometimes get in the way of stretching professionally so if your experience is close to what you see listed here please consider applying. We value our differences and respect everyone regardless of race color religion sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin citizenship status marital status genetics AIDS/HIV medical condition political affiliation disability age status as a victim of domestic violence/assault/stalking or military/veteran status. If you have a disability and need assistance and/or accommodation with applying for a job please contact or ext. 255.