Cook Assistant Custodian - (Nogales Area)
$32,136–$32,136 year
On-site · Nogales, Arizona, United States
Job Summary
Cook Assistant Custodian supports Head Start center kitchens by helping with food service and custodial duties. Responsibilities include assisting in meals preparation and afternoon snacks, maintaining kitchen sanitation to meet CACFP and Head Start standards, keeping inventory and ordering food, handling food storage, and ensuring meals meet nutrition standards. Duties also include dishwashing, kitchen cleanup, classroom cleaning, restroom and office cleaning, preparing playground spaces, and maintaining records of meals served. Reports to the Lead Cook and may work a split shift; 8 hours per day, Monday through Friday, in-person at Western Head Start in Nogales, AZ. Requires effective communication, time-management, and basic math to keep costs within standards; must obtain required immunizations, criminal background check, and appropriate certifications within specified timelines. This role combines food service and custodial responsibilities in a semi-commercial kitchen environment with a family-style atmosphere.”,
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED
- 18 years of age
- Past experience in food service activities: meal preparation, food handling and storage, inventory, CACFP requirements
- read, write, speak, and understand English
- Fingerprint Clearance Card (AZ DPS Level One)
- valid Arizona driver's license and good driving record
- Food Safety Manager Certification and Food Handler’s Certificate within 30 days
- First Aid Training/CPR including Infants and Children
- Able to obtain immunizations as required
- Background check clearance
- Able to travel to multiple sites as needed
- Spanish language proficiency (desirable)
- Head Start / CACFP experience (desirable)
- Office 365 proficiency (desirable)
- Three years Head Start/School Lunch program experience (desirable)
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