Salary: $15.00 Hourly
Location: Child Care Center - Foster/Knox Building, MO
Job Type: Non-Exempt Staff Part Time
Job Number: 999348
Division: Foster Knox Child Care
Description
Devise and update weekly menus and shopping lists. Purchase food weekly. Prepares and serves meals for the children at the Child Care Centers. Maintains complete and accurate records of food purchased and prepared. Child Care Centers Foster-Knox provides child care services to the University and the Warrensburg community.
Examples of Duties
Education:
Full-time staff & 12-month faculty benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks paid vacation per year; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.
9-month faculty benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.
Part-time benefits-eligible positions: Benefits include generous education assistance for the employee.
Temporary, adjunct, student employment, or graduate assistant positions: Benefits are not included.
Completed UCM online application for employment required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
A review will begin immediately and continue until filled unless indicated otherwise.
NOTE: A background check is required for the selected candidate of all staff, faculty, adjunct, and temporary positions and any job offer is contingent on the results of this check. Student employees and graduate assistants do not require a background check to be conducted prior to employment.
The University of Central Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Location: Child Care Center - Foster/Knox Building, MO
Job Type: Non-Exempt Staff Part Time
Job Number: 999348
Division: Foster Knox Child Care
Description
Devise and update weekly menus and shopping lists. Purchase food weekly. Prepares and serves meals for the children at the Child Care Centers. Maintains complete and accurate records of food purchased and prepared. Child Care Centers Foster-Knox provides child care services to the University and the Warrensburg community.
Examples of Duties
- Prepare and serve breakfast and lunch following established menu, serving sizes and times. Review and revise current recipes for bulk food production. Create weekly menus and shopping lists. 45%
- Organize and/or prepare snacks following established menu, serving sizes and times.15%
- Establish a routine that enables baked goods to be prepared in advance. 15%
- Maintain complete, accurate records of weekly food purchases and food production forms daily. 8%
- Analyze and develop menus and shopping lists to be cost-effective. Purchase local food items and supplies from established shopping lists; may substitute for seasonal or special-priced items. Inventory and request purchases from a university-contracted food source or service.12%
- Oversee proper maintenance of the kitchen and kitchen supplies. Assure all food storage and preparation areas are completed in a safe, clean and sanitary manner. Assist with laundry duties when needed. 5%
Education:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Minimum of six (6) months' experience in food preparation/cooking.
- Nutrition background/training preferred.
- Lead worker: assigns, trains, schedules, oversees, or reviews the work of others. 10%
- 1-3 Stuend employees, including a Graduate Assistant. 10%
- Post-Offer Physical Exam Required, within 30 days of employment
- Fingerpringing
- Child Care Security Check- Family Care Safety Registration completed after fingerprinting
- Valid US driver's license
- TB Screening as required by licensing
- CPR and First Aid within the first 90 days of employment: must be pediatric CPR
- Morning hours Monday through Friday, equal 25 hours a week (7:00am - 12:00pm)
- The earliest anticipated start date for this position is November 16, 2026.
Full-time staff & 12-month faculty benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks paid vacation per year; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.
9-month faculty benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.
Part-time benefits-eligible positions: Benefits include generous education assistance for the employee.
Temporary, adjunct, student employment, or graduate assistant positions: Benefits are not included.
Completed UCM online application for employment required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
A review will begin immediately and continue until filled unless indicated otherwise.
NOTE: A background check is required for the selected candidate of all staff, faculty, adjunct, and temporary positions and any job offer is contingent on the results of this check. Student employees and graduate assistants do not require a background check to be conducted prior to employment.
The University of Central Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
