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Food Specialist
Hours | Part-time |
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Location | 9950 St. Augustine Road Jacksonville, Florida |
About this job
Food Specialist
Learning Care Group, Inc. is one of the largest and fastest-growing child care providers in North America. With over 1000 locations in 37 states, we provide early childhood professionals unparalleled career opportunities and the chance to make a difference in the lives of children.
Learning Care Group is comprised of five unique brands:
• La Petite Academy
• Childtime Learning Centers
• Tutor Time Child Care / Learning Centers
• The Children's Courtyard
• Montessori Unlimited
Each day, our Food Specialists are responsible for planning and preparing nutritionally balanced and appetizing family-style meals and snacks for children and staff. We are looking for dependable and caring individuals, who can work independently to take accurate inventory of food supplies, create food orders as necessary, plan menus and take pride in the meals they prepare for our students. Each Food Specialist is expected to maintain a positive and supportive relationship with school staff, children, parents and regulatory officials.
Learning Care Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer
Requirements
To be considered for this position, you must meet all state licensing requirements listed below:
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• HS Diploma or equivalent
• Previous experience in cooking and food preparation for multiple individuals, preferably in child care food programs, a public institution or restaurant
• Good interpersonal and communication skills and good hygiene
• 6 months experience working in a licensed child care facility preferred
Job Benefits
There are many benefit options available to full and part-time employees. (Part-time schedules can vary, up to 30 hours per week depending on your availability.) We offer you a fun and challenging work environment that fosters teamwork, inspires professional excellence and encourages contributions by all team members.
We also offer ALL employees:
- Dental and vision insurance
- Accident and critical illness insurance
- Company paid basic life insurance
- Supplemental life insurance available
- Short disability insurance
- Childcare discount
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Employee referral bonuses
- Electronic pay options
- Group prepaid legal assistance
- Employee assistance program
- Identity Theft coverage
- Pet insurance
- Employee discounts on travel, computers and many more national and local retailers
School staff employees also have access to:
- CDA assistance
- Three day orientation prior to working in a classroom
- Annual professional development day
- Regular staff trainings
- Advancement opportunities into management
Full-time positions may also be eligible for:
- Health insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Education assistance
- Paid time off
- Flexible health care and dependent care spending accounts