Head Start Cook shops for, prepares, and delivers healthy meals and snacks to classrooms each day while practicing safe food handling per USDA and Head Start standards.

• Purchase necessary supplies and food and complete related paperwork as determined in consultation with the Health and Nutrition Coordinator, the Nutrition Specialist, and the Site Supervisor.

• Receive orders from vendors, ensuring that proper items have been delivered.

• Prepare meals in accordance with MRDC procedures based on Head Start Performance Standards and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).

• Keep foods at the correct temperatures so that all prescribed safety procedures are maintained.

• Ensure that all children with food allergies or other dietary needs receive the proper food daily.

• Help develop and then follow standardized recipes using portion control methods, including the weighing/measuring of meal components.

• Assemble meal components, utensils, and paper products for distribution to classrooms at appropriate times.

Requirements

• The Head Start Cook must have, at a minimum, a high school diploma or GED.

• Must have at least two years of cooking experience for large or small groups.

• Must have reliable transportation.

• Must pass a criminal background check in MD and surrounding states.

Starting hourly wage $20.00

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)

• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)

• Short Term & Long Term Disability

• Training & Development