Kitchen Helper - Cavanagh
- AB, Canada
- Edmonton, AB, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
Our Cavanagh location is hiring for an experienced Kitchen Helper to help fuel the journeys of our curious, growing minds.
Why should you be a part of Kepler Academy?
Our strong commitment to a supportive workplace will ensure success for you when working at our Kepler Academy Centres as well as ensuring recognition of our team members and a fun workplace! If you want to start your career at Kepler Academy, we are excited to hear from you!
What else is in it for You?
As a Child Care Kitchen Helper, you will be responsible for supporting the Child Care Chef with the daily operations of the kitchen. To clean, stock, maintain the kitchen as well as help with the preparation of meal ingredients
What will you do?
Kepler Academy welcomes people from all backgrounds and walks of life, which is reflected in our largely diverse community of Kepler Academy employees. Kepler Academy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants.
Join our extraordinary team today and be part of a Top Choice Childcare organization!
Why should you be a part of Kepler Academy?
- We are Edmonton and area's largest childcare provider
- Our size and multiple locations allow our employees to realize unmatched career potential including management and support roles
- You will be part of a fast growing, premier childcare facility
- Employees have access to our commitment to professional development
- You will become part of the change towards modern childcare including Exploratory Education™, STEM, discovery, and child-led approach learning
- Kepler Academy Educators will be part of an organization that has a vast team dedicated to supporting our employees and child’s needs including a Registered Dietician, Fitness Teacher, Education and Quality Assurance Team, Operations Support Team, Client Experience & Marketing Team, and Human Resources
Our strong commitment to a supportive workplace will ensure success for you when working at our Kepler Academy Centres as well as ensuring recognition of our team members and a fun workplace! If you want to start your career at Kepler Academy, we are excited to hear from you!
What else is in it for You?
- Paid sick and wellness days
- Paid vacation days and additional stat holidays
- Group Benefit plan including health, dental, and life insurance
- Employee perks and discounts with local partnerships
- Paid education and internal growth opportunities
- Employee discounted childcare at Kepler Academy up to 40%
As a Child Care Kitchen Helper, you will be responsible for supporting the Child Care Chef with the daily operations of the kitchen. To clean, stock, maintain the kitchen as well as help with the preparation of meal ingredients
What will you do?
- Ensuring a clean, sanitized environment, including washing, and drying all dishes, utensils, cooking equipment and cutting boards; mopping and sweeping the kitchen areas as required
- Maintain inventory and record of food, supplies and equipment
- Label and date open packages in fridge & freezer practicing FIFO
- Prepare, season, and cook food as directed, meeting allergy and dietary requirements where required
- Being mindful of proper portion size served to children
- Being hands on in the prevention of choking hazards
- Following the Canada Food Guide to ensure nutritional needs are met
- Maintaining kitchen cleaning log
- Disinfecting practices & products-know correct ppm
- Know and practice proper hand washing procedures
- Garbage handling
- Able to work independently in a kitchen setting
- Strong advocate of nutrition
- Demonstrate sound knowledge of proper food handling procedures
- Ability to prepare and cook large volumes for up to 150 children daily
- Ability to handle food allergies and food substitution
- Ability to wash, peel, cut, and slice of ingredients
- Ability to sweep and mop areas
- Team player, organized, flexible
- Minimum of 1-year commercial cooking experience in a high-volume kitchen environment
- Food Safety Certificate
- Vulnerable Sector Police Information Check issued within the past 6 months
- Standard First Aid certificate is considered as an asset
Kepler Academy welcomes people from all backgrounds and walks of life, which is reflected in our largely diverse community of Kepler Academy employees. Kepler Academy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants.
Join our extraordinary team today and be part of a Top Choice Childcare organization!
More about this job
Responsibilities
Support the Child Care Chef with daily kitchen operations, including cleaning and sanitizing, maintaining inventory, labeling and rotating food, and preparing meals and ingredients. Follow nutrition, allergy, dietary, portion-size, food safety, and choking-prevention requirements while helping serve up to 150 children.
Requirements
Applicants must have at least one year of commercial cooking experience in a high-volume kitchen and a Food Safety Certificate. They should be able to work independently, prepare large volumes of food, accommodate allergies and dietary substitutions, and perform kitchen cleaning tasks; a Vulnerable Sector Police Information Check issued within the past six months is required, while Standard First Aid is an asset.
Skills
- Commercial Cooking
- High-Volume Food Preparation
- Food Safety
- Food Handling
- Food Allergy Management
- Dietary Substitutions
- Kitchen Cleaning and Sanitizing
- Inventory Management
- Food Labeling and FIFO
- Meal Preparation
- Portion Control
- Choking Hazard Prevention
- Handwashing Procedures
- Teamwork
- Organization
- Flexibility
Benefits
- Paid Sick Days
- Paid Wellness Days
- Paid Vacation
- Additional Statutory Holidays
- Group Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Employee Perks and Discounts
- Paid Education
- Internal Growth Opportunities
- Discounted Childcare
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Categories
- Food & Beverage
- Education
- Hospitality
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Childcare
- Kitchen Helper
- Commercial Cooking
- High-Volume Kitchen
- Food Safety Certificate
- Standard First Aid
- Vulnerable Sector Police Information Check
- Food Preparation
- Food Handling
- Food Allergies
- Dietary Requirements
- Food Substitutions
- Canada Food Guide
- Nutrition
- Portion Control
- Choking Hazard Prevention
- Food Inventory
- FIFO
- Kitchen Sanitation
- Disinfection
- Handwashing
- Cleaning Log
- Large-Volume Meal Preparation
- Child-Led Learning
- Exploratory Education
- STEM