Nutrition Specialist at the Walnut Ridge Early Child Development Center in Walnut Ridge

This job was posted by https://www.arjoblink.arkansas.gov : For more information, please see: https://www.arjoblink.arkansas.gov/jobs/4875655 ummary: Responsible for preparing nutritious, CACFP-compliant meals in a safe, sanitary, and nurturing environment. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. **(**Other duties may be assigned.) - Meal Preparation & Service: {=html} - - - Prepare and serve breakfast, lunch, and snack according to pre-planned menus and USDA/CACFP guidelines. - Modify recipes to accommodate children with documented food allergies or special dietary needs. - Ensure meals are served on time and at the correct temperatures. - Works with the classroom teachers to provide items for cooking/tasting experiences. - Prepares snacks/food for monthly parent meetings. {=html} - Health & Safety: {=html} - - - Maintain a high standard of cleanliness in the kitchen, including appliances, utensils, and food storage areas. - Follow all local, state, and federal health department regulations. - Wears a hairnet and gloves at all times while preparing and plating food. Ensures anyone entering the kitchen washes their hands and puts on a hair net. - Maintain accurate records of food temperatures, refrigerator/freezer logs, and dishwashing sanitization levels. - Ensure the kitchen, the food carts, and the classrooms have food allergies and special dietary needs posted. - Wears backbrace while unpacking/unloading and putting groceries away. {=html} - Inventory& Ordering: {=html} - - - Monitor food supplies and submit orders for grocery trucks and/or shop for groceries after an approved requisition. - Practice FIFO (First in, First out) for food storage to minimize waste. - Maintain organized storage of dry goods, refrigerated items, and frozen foods. - Maintains an accurate inventory of all food and supplies purchased. {=html} - Compliance & Documentation: {=html} - - Complete daily production records and attendance counts required for CACFP reimbursement. - Submits CACFP required documentation to the Nutrition Manager weekly. - Submits all receipts and temperature logs to the Nutrition Manager at the end of each month. - Receives the initial ServSafe certification and maintains the certification throughout employment. - Participate in required Head Start training and professional development.