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Community Action of Southeast Iowa Cook Aide in Keokuk, Iowa
**[Summary: [Maintain clean and sanitary food service area and materials as required by program operations by performing the following duties.
[ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES [include the following. Other duties may be assigned. ]{tahoma",sans-serif"=""}]{tahoma",sans-serif"=""}]{tahoma",sans-serif"=""}]{tahoma",sans-serif"=""}**
- Maintain confidentiality.
- classroom breakfast, snack, lunch dishes and dishes associated with food preparation and delivery at the Flint Hills site.
- Collect from and return dishes to classrooms.
- Record temperatures of milk cooler and classroom refrigerators and monitor temperatures of food provided to classrooms.
- Maintain a clean, sanitary, and orderly working environment including kitchen and kitchen appliances, classroom refrigerators and classroom food service areas.
- Submit grocery receipts to Des Moines County Lead Cook.
- Wash, sanitize and store serving and cooking equipment, plates, glasses, and silverware.
- Obtain a substitute when absent from position; inform supervisor of such action.
- Transport and/or deliver food and/or groceries to classrooms as indicated.
- Attend meetings and training as mandated including staff meetings, pre-service, in-service and other training opportunities.
- Eat a meal in each classroom at least one time per school year at child-sized table.
- Maintain proper hygiene; dress appropriately for kitchen work - long pants, no open-toed shoes.
- Complete a weekly cleaning schedule.
- Be aware of childrens food allergies and intolerances and make appropriate substitutions with assistance from the Nutrition Coordinator.
- Follow the Performance Standards, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) guidelines, State of regulations and local health department guidelines.
- Build a respectful, trusting relationship with classroom staff and children in the program.
- Knowledgeable of and responsible for the implementation of the Head Start Performance Standards and aware of the Agencys other programs, mission and goals.
- Model professional behavior and dress code.
**[SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: [There are no supervisory responsibilities.
**[QUALIFICATIONS: [To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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