Description

About Oswego County Opportunities

Ranking among Oswego County's top ten largest private employers, OCO carries out its mission to inspire partnerships and provide services that empower people, support communities, and change lives through more than 50 programs serving 15,000 people each year.

OCO's Employee benefits include:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance (available to Full-Time staff)

• Paid leave (sick leave, PTO, holidays, etc.)

• 403B Deferred Annuity Retirement Plan

• Term Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program

JOB SUMMARY:

Provides assistance to the Head Start Cook to ensure the timely preparation, serving and clean-up of meals.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists Cook with the delivery of place settings, meal service items and food to classrooms.

• Assists Cook with food preparation as assigned.

• Assists Cook with serving meals.

• Assists the Cook with clean-up after meals including washing dishes, pans and sweeping the kitchen, operating dishwasher and other related duties.

• Performs other duties as assigned to assist in providing efficient and timely meal service and clean-up.

• Performs daily cleaning/sanitation and routine weekly cleaning jobs as assigned by the cook.

• Participates in trainings and meetings as assigned.

• Substitutes in the Cook’s absence as assigned.

• May help with classroom food/cooking activities as time allows.

• Carries out responsibilities according to Federal and State regulations as well as Agency Policies and Procedures.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to work well with pre-school children, parents, and other staff members.

• Must exhibit good judgment, be organized, and flexible.

• Must work with others in a warm, non-judgmental manner.

• Must be able to follow oral and written directions.

• Must have the physical ability to stand and move about for the entire shift and lift objects in excess of 35 lbs. regularly.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have a High School Diploma or G.E.D.

• Related experience required.

Part-time - 15 hours per week / 39 weeks per year

Monday to Friday - 10:30am to 1:30pm

Grade 5

Oswego County Opportunities, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, creed, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.