Kitchen Helper- West 85th

The Opportunity

Fueling Brains Academy is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Full-Time Kitchen Helper to join our dynamic team.

Fueling Brains Academy has won the Gold Winner status for the Calgary Herald/Sun Readers choice ‘Best Daycare & Best Preschool’ from 2017 - 2022!

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Maintaining a clean and organized kitchen environment
• Washing dishes in accordance to AHS specifications
• Safely storing or disposing of leftover food
• preparing food service containers for return to caterers
• Portioning food for the classrooms
• Preparing food to be delivered to classrooms
• Deliver food to classrooms
• Collecting dishes, utensils, and serving containers from the classrooms after meals
• Checking the quality of the food being served through taste tasting
• Offering housekeeping, disinfecting support in areas where needed
• Components of the Position:
• Scrubbing dishes and serving containers
• Lifting and carrying up to 25 lbs.
• Safely use and handle sharp materials such as box cutters, can openers and knives
• Safely handle hot and cold containers
• Safely lift and carry boxes
• Push, pull and move rolling racks and carts safely around the kitchen
• Standing for long period of time
• Repetitive tasks and body movement
• Bending, leaning and reaching

What You Bring (Preferred Skills and Qualifications):

• Completed Police Background Check with Vulnerable Sector.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Previous experience working in a food service environment.
• Previous experience working with and in a childcare facility is an asset.
• Excellent physical condition: Able to lift heavy loads (20-60 lbs) up and down stairs.
• Strong command of the English language Self motivated and results oriented.
• Must be flexible within our scheduling .
• Advanced food safety Certification is mandatory requirement.
• First Aid and Child Care Certification are not required but are considered an asset.

Schedule: Monday to Friday

We thank all applicants for their interest. Please note that only those applicants for further consideration will be contacted.

We are an equal opportunity workplace, and we are committed to building and fostering an environment where our employees feel included, valued, and heard. We believe that a strong focus and commitment to diversity and inclusion enables us to truly make early childhood education an enabler for wide-reaching change. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities and/or people with intersectional identities