Bright Horizons Children's Centers

Bright Horizons Children's Centers

Child Care Kitchen Assistant

Lincoln Nebraska 68502 · Part-time

Sponsorship not specified$10k-$40kDetected 4 days ago
LeadershipFood Safety

About the role

  • We're changing the world of work and family, and it starts with you.
  • At Bright Horizons, you're the difference.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare, portion, and deliver premade nutritious meals and snacks following approved menus, daily attendance, nutritional guidelines, and food safety requirements.
  • Partner with center staff, leadership, and vendors to support daily classroom routines, special dietary needs, and smooth meal service operations.
  • As a Kitchen Assistant at Bright Horizons, you will support children, families, and staff in a child care setting.
  • Each day, from breakfast to afternoon snack, you will prepare and deliver premade meals that help fuel children's growing minds.
  • Caregiving support and resources for the children and adults in your family
  • Whether you're nurturing a child's first steps or supporting the systems behind the scenes, your work creates real impact.
  • We're a community that celebrates individuality, invests in your growth, and supports your whole self.
  • Join us and help build a brighter future - for yourself and for others.

Requirements

  • 18 years of age with a high school diploma or GED is required
  • Have a food handler certification within 30 days of hire is required
  • Join a team where your contributions matter and where you are supported to grow professionally while making a meaningful difference each day.
  • Career development opportunities and free college degrees through our Horizons CDA & Degree Program
  • Candidates must pass required state and company background checks and meet state and company minimum education and experience requirements:
  • Be part of a community where people grow, futures are shaped, and lives are changed. We offer the rewards, opportunities, and support you deserve because making a difference goes both ways. We're changing the world of work and family, and it starts with you. At Bright Horizons, you're the difference.
  • Physical Requirements:
  • This position requires the employee to comply with all applicable federal, state, local, Bright Horizons', and client site requirements concerning immunizations, employment physical/screening, and health and safety training. If hired, you will work in person in an early education/preschool child care center to provide food service per Bright Horizons' policies, procedures and guidance, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations, and in a manner that will ensure safety of children in Bright Horizons
  • care and the employee.
  • Physical demands include lifting and carrying food and supplies (typically 10 to 40 pounds, occasionally up to 50 pounds), standing for extended periods, bending, reaching, pushing carts, and performing repetitive kitchen and cleaning tasks. Employees must maintain mental and physical alertness and be able to respond immediately and appropriately to unexpected situations or emergencies.
  • The full set of physical requirements for this role can be reviewed at https://careers.brighthorizons.com/job-descriptions. Bright Horizons complies with all laws that require reasonable accommodations for qualifying disabilities and/or pregnancy-related limitations.

Nice to have

  • Course work or certification in Nutrition is preferred
  • Food service experience in a childcare center, school cafeteria, commercial kitchen, or high‑volume food service setting is preferred

Compensation

  • The hourly rate for this position is between
  • $16.05 - $17.50 per hour.
  • The pay range listed here is what Bright Horizons in good faith anticipates offering for this job opening.
  • Actual compensation offers within this range will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education and training, certifications, geography, and other relevant business or organizational factors.

Benefits

  • Bright Horizons offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid vacation, sick, holiday, and parental bonding leave
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Long-term and short-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Learn more at https://careers.brighthorizons.com/us/en/health-and-wellness
  • Bright Horizons complies with the laws and regulations described in the following federal government resources: Know Your Rights, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA ).
  • Maintain a clean, safe, and organized kitchen by following sanitation, health, allergy‑management, and inventory procedures, including ordering and storage of food and supplies.

Company info

  • We are hiring a part-time Kitchen Support team member to work Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Equal opportunity

  • Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
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