Meal Aide

Description

The mission of Young Horizons Child Development Centers is to provide quality childcare and preschool programs to families in Long Beach in a caring, loving, and learning environment. Young Horizons is a nonprofit organization serving children of low-income families since 1969. The Child Development Services provided are: Infant / Toddler Program, Preschool full-day and half-day programs, and a nutritious Food Program.

JOB SUMMARY

The meal aide is responsible for receiving meals from the central kitchen and distributing according to required portion sized to all classrooms for timely meal service.

In addition to meal duties, cleaning duties include sweeping, mopping all floors and maintaining restrooms clean and stocked.

May assist in classrooms as a teacher assistant.

This is a full-time position, Monday - Friday.

Benefits: Medical, vacation, holiday pay

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Experience in meal service preferred.

Janitorial duties

Experience working with children

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS

Proof of health and immunization clearance - MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella), Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis, TB (Tuberculosis) and Flu (Influenza) shot or a waiver of the flu shot.

Livescan Background and Child Abuse Index Check Professional reference and employment history checks. Pediatric CPR/First Aid

Trainings: Pesticide Management, Child Abuse Mandated Reporter, ServSafe.

Must speak English

Physical Activities and the Work Environment:

Physical Demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions without an undue hardship on the company. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms including overhead work, grasp and grip; talk and hear. Use the telephone to speak and listen. The employee is frequently required to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, jump, run, dance, taste and smell. Employee must get down to child’s eye level, sit, bend, squat and twist. Must be able to visually supervise and maneuver around the classroom. Must be able to carry, lift, push and pull up to 30lbs and on occasion may team lift/push or pull up to 50 pounds. May be exposed to infectious diseases. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision, color and peripheral vision, depth and perception, and the ability to adjust and focus. Direct visual supervision of staff, volunteers, and children required.

Employees go outside daily, if weather permits. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but may be noisy and chaotic. Noise levels may change intermittently.

Mopping, sweeping, pushing/pulling up to 30 pounds.

This job description is not meant to be a complete listing of professional duties or responsibilities. Young Horizons is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.