**[Summary: [Maintain clean and sanitary food service area and materials as required by program operations by performing the following duties.

[ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES [include the following. Other duties may be assigned. ]{tahoma",sans-serif"=""}]{tahoma",sans-serif"=""}]{tahoma",sans-serif"=""}]{tahoma",sans-serif"=""}**

1. Maintain confidentiality.
2. classroom breakfast, snack, lunch dishes and dishes associated with food preparation and delivery at the Flint Hills site.
3. Collect from and return dishes to classrooms.
4. Record temperatures of milk cooler and classroom refrigerators and monitor temperatures of food provided to classrooms.
5. Maintain a clean, sanitary, and orderly working environment including kitchen and kitchen appliances, classroom refrigerators and classroom food service areas.
6. Submit grocery receipts to Des Moines County Lead Cook.
7. Wash, sanitize and store serving and cooking equipment, plates, glasses, and silverware.
8. Obtain a substitute when absent from position; inform supervisor of such action.
9. Transport and/or deliver food and/or groceries to classrooms as indicated.
10. Attend meetings and training as mandated including staff meetings, pre-service, in-service and other training opportunities.
11. Eat a meal in each classroom at least one time per school year at child-sized table.
12. Maintain proper hygiene; dress appropriately for kitchen work - long pants, no open-toed shoes.
13. Complete a weekly cleaning schedule.
14. Be aware of childrens food allergies and intolerances and make appropriate substitutions with assistance from the Nutrition Coordinator.
15. Follow the Performance Standards, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) guidelines, State of regulations and local health department guidelines.
16. Build a respectful, trusting relationship with classroom staff and children in the program.
17. Knowledgeable of and responsible for the implementation of the Head Start Performance Standards and aware of the Agencys other programs, mission and goals.
18. Model professional behavior and dress code.

**[SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: [There are no supervisory responsibilities.

**[QUALIFICATIONS: [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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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