Job Description-Kitchen Assistant

SimplySmart Child Care Centre & Montessori is looking for a mature and experienced person to work in the Kitchen Assistant/staff role at the Oakville- Iroquois location (QEW and Trafalgar) to help serve meals, cover lunches & prepare basic snacks. We are a childcare facility focused on a clean and safe environment for the children. The individual would be required to prepare snacks for breakfast & afternoon snack.

Why choose SimpySmart?

• A dynamic organization that gives you the ability to grow and learn every day.
• Medical and dental benefits.
• Friendly team-oriented work environment
• Closed on the weekends

The Kitchen Assistant will be responsible for the following:

• Helping prepare breakfast & snacks and covering lunches in the classroom
• Serving catered lunches
• Cleaning-up the kitchen and meals & utensils
• Ensuring Allergy and restriction requirements are met
• Keeping accurate records as per Halton Health & Ministry of Education
• Helping with the classroom when required & covering the teachers when required
• Removing trash from the facility
• Mopping kitchen floors
• Monthly duties include cleaning the inside of the microwave.
• Wiping down the inside of the refrigerator & Freezer & cleaning behind the dishwashers

We are looking for someone who wants a consistent job with consistent hours and has:

• the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• ability to work well with others
• a food handling certificate
• up to date Immunizations based on childcare regulations & TB test based on Ministry of Education requirements for childcare
• a Criminal reference check based on Ministry of Education requirements for childcare
• Experience working in a kitchen
• Experience working with multiple allergies
• High school diploma
• able to carry 25 pounds
• stand for extended periods of time

Salary is $20.00/hr to $21.00/hr