Food Aide

Who We Are

For more than 140 years, The Family Partnership has built strong families, vital communities, and better futures for children. We fulfill our mission through counseling, education, and advocacy, primarily in the greater Minneapolis and St. Paul area. The Family Partnership was founded in 1878 as the Minneapolis Humane Society to protect and serve children that were being abused or exploited. Along with a few name changes, our work has continually transformed to anticipate and address the evolving needs of families and individuals, many of whom are the most vulnerable in our community.

Why You'll Love Working Here

At The Family Partnership, we partner with you and in turn, we partner with those we serve. Our programs holistically address the needs of people in our community. Through our two-generation (2Gen) or whole family approach, we work with people so they can heal from trauma and adversity and move towards greater health and well-being. Our shared values establish a common purpose across our array of programs and services. You can bring your authentic self to the workplace, while practicing both cultural competence and inclusivity. We're known for developing future leaders in the non-profit space and we expect employees to share their views. Our culture is one of open communication and transparency regardless of job level.

Wages and Benefits

$18.00 per hour; $1,000 hiring bonus after 3 months of employment; Generous paid time off; 10 paid holidays per year; Strong emphasis on employee self-care and work-life balance; Competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits; Company-paid life insurance and long-term disability; Agency sponsored retirement savings plan.

SCHEDULE

This position is fully in-person and works 4.5 hours per day, Monday-Friday. Our preschool centers offer a full-day therapeutic education and care program for children 6 weeks to 11 years of age.

A Typical Day in the Life...

A typical day as The Family Partnership's Food Aide provides an opportunity to support the preschool food program by handling breakfast, lunch, and snack food service according to CACFP standards. This part-time position assists with kitchen and food services provided to children on-site. Responsibilities will include the following:

• Receiving food deliveries to site from food vendor.
• Inspecting food delivered to ensure its quality, safety, and appropriateness for young children.
• Plating breakfast, lunch, and snack set up for all classrooms according to CACFP standards.
• Delivering meal carts to classrooms and retrieving meal carts after breakfast and lunch.
• Maintaining food service documentation including temperature log, milk and milk substitute amounts, and changes to menu according to CACFP standards.
• Washing and storing dishes and utensils according to CACFP standards.
• Cleaning and sanitizing all food preparation surfaces prior to beginning daily food preparation.
• Making sure the kitchen is clean and all refrigerators are in working order.
• Ensuring classrooms have all necessary materials for food and beverage service and clean-up.
• Preparing daily cleaning materials needed for food service and classroom use.
  
  

Who You Are

• You hold a high school diploma or GED.
• It is preferable if you have childhood experience and/or knowledge of working with children.
• CACFP Food Program knowledge is helpful or the ability to learn and adhere to specific CACFP food service rules and requirements.
• You have the ability to document, count, and calculate food amounts.
• You have knowledge of health and safety precautions, sanitation/cleaning techniques, and emergency response.
• You have the ability to lift up to 25 pounds without assistance.
• You are punctual, dependable, and manage time effectively.
• You have the ability to work with and communicate effectively with a diverse population, parents, children, and other professionals.
• Food Manager License is a plus.

The Family Partnership has a mandated vaccination policy implemented for all employees, subject to reasonable accommodation required by law.

Diversity and open expression are fundamental to the work of The Family Partnership. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment where everyone can belong. Every member of our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our sector: individuals who identify as BIPOC, Indigenous or people of culture, LGBTQI+ and gender fluid or gender nonconforming, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), veterans, people of any age or family status. We value the contributions of a diverse workforce, and we welcome and encourage applications from all underrepresented groups. We encourage you to apply even if you feel like you don't fit 100% of the technical requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, disability, marital status, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, genetic information or a protected veteran's status.

Our organization has a partnership with Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) to provide administrative services including management of the recruiting process. If you apply for this position, you may see references to MACC in some online materials.

The Family Partnership participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. See E-Verify's official poster at . See E-Verify's Right to Work poster at https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf.

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