Floater

Service Area: Nutrition 

Nature of Work

Performs tasks associated with food service to classrooms. Assists and cooperates in a supportive role with relieving full day teaching staff for breaks. Adheres to sanitation requirements in regards to food service, classrooms, and sites. Establishes and maintains an effective working relationship with other staff and children. Interacts in a developmentally appropriate fashion with children. Maintains a cooperative working relationship with others. 

Education and Experience

High School Diploma or GED. Prefer experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job duties. 

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Works according to a schedule determined by their manager.
• Assists as needed in food preparation as prescribed by the daily menu.
• Prepares and takes dish tubs to all classrooms for all meals.
• Sees that assigned classrooms have sufficient food for additional servings. 
• Retrieves dish tubs from all classrooms and returns to kitchen for washing.
• Cleans and sanitizes tables before and after food service for assigned classrooms.
• Cleans assigned classes after meal service as needed. 
• Works in full day classrooms on an assigned basis to provide breaks for full day staff. 
• Accepts and performs other duties as assigned.
• May be required to substitute in assigned classroom/s in the event of teaching staff absences.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities to Perform Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Basic knowledge of computer usage.
• Ability to take direction and accept flexibility in job expectations.  
• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.  
• Ability to prioritize, organize, problem solve, and effectively handle multiple tasks.
• Physical ability to move quickly in order to respond to children for safety purposes.
• Ability to respond appropriately to an emergency or crisis situation. 
• Able to identify and solve problems constructively.
• Attends and participates constructively at all scheduled service area and program-wide meetings and trainings.
• Participates in required training.
• Promotes a positive work environment. 
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with staff, parents and community.
• Ensure Head Start Performance Standards and state childcare licensing requirements are followed.
• Abides by Child Start Inc. Standards of Conduct and Policies and Procedures to accomplish agency goals.

Essential Tasks Related to Work Site and Environmental Conditions

• Able to lift up to 45 pounds on a daily basis
• Able to kneel, stoop, bend, twist, push, pull, crawl, sit, and 

go up and down stairs daily.

• Able to perform duties in an active environment.  
• Able to operate office equipment as applicable.
• Ability to see and hear (with or without assistance).
• Ability to read, write, and count.
• Others that apply:
  1. Outside/inside conditions
  2. Travel by car or bus
  3. Excessive temperatures
  4. Excessive noise/intermittent or constant
  5. Hands in water and cleaning solutions, solvents
  6. Silica, asbestos, etc., fumes, smoke, gases, dust
  7. Radiant/electrical energy
  8. Slippery/uneven walking surfaces
  9. Pollens, animal dander