Head Start Facilities Assistant

Kansas Children's Service League is looking to hire a full-time Head Start Facilities Assistant in Garden City, KS. This position earns a competitive wage ranging from $14.85 - 19.23 per hour and works a Monday - Friday schedule with occasional evenings and weekends.

About Kansas Children's Service League
Stronger families start at Kansas Children's Service League (KCSL). Founded in 1893, KCSL is a statewide, nonprofit agency that serves thousands of Kansas children and families each year. KCSL's mission is to protect and promote the well-being of children. Our programs work with children and families in the areas of health, safety and education to succeed and break cycles of neglect, abuse and trauma. We help both children and parents develop skills for success in their families, schools and workplaces. KCSL is also the Kansas chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America and Circle of Parents.

As a team member of Kansas Children's Service League, you'll enjoy the following benefit offerings and more based on selected cafeteria options and employment class:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Critical Illness & Accident Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Life Insurance
• 401(K) & matching offerings
• Family Friendly Paid Wellness Leave
• Paid Vacation & Wellness Time
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Wellness Program
• Earned Wage Access

For more details on our benefits, please visit our KCSL Career site.

EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES:

At Kansas Children's Service League, we protect and promote the well-being of children. In doing so, every employee is responsible for supporting the agency's mission, vision, and values. This includes actively and regularly demonstrating high-quality customer service, accountability in all aspects of your position, and respecting the differences in our staff, customers, and communities. Expected behaviors and qualities include professionalism and competence, active collaboration, effective communication, initiative and innovation, respect, and goal achievement. Employees are to be able, at any time, to provide basic information about the breadth of customer opportunities available through KCSL and to help customers make connections within the organization. KCSL is an equal opportunity employer.

JOB SUMMARY

The Head Start Facilities Assistant supports the coordination of ordering, meal planning, snack preparation, and food service supply management for KCSL's 10-county service area. Under the direction of the Head Start Human Resource Generalist and the Facilities and Food Service Manager, this role assists in ensuring that approved meal plans are delivered for center-based class sessions and home-based socializations by helping with food/supply delivery coordination and inventory tracking. The assistant also provides support during annual CACFP audits, helps maintain compliance documentation for CACFP contracts, and assists the Certified Authorized Representative with related responsibilities.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Facilities Support
  • Travels to all site locations monthly to help complete monthly facility checklists and assist in scheduling necessary building repairs
  • Assists in scheduling fleet vehicle service appointments and maintaining related documentation.
  • Submit completed facility and safety checklists (e.g., fire and tornado drills) to the agency's shared drive.
• Meal Coordination
  • Helps monitor inventory levels for food service and related supplies
  • Assists in the procurement of meal service, janitorial, and sanitation supplies
  • Supports the review of meal reports, temperature records, and related documentation in ChildPlus for center-based programming.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Preferred

• Two years of experience in office setting.
• Prior food service experience.