Custodian/Food Driver for Head Start

This position works full-time, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at our Lafayette Head Start center (150 Lafayette Rd., Clarksville, TN 37042). Duties generally include cleaning, light maintenance, lawn care, assisting with food distribution at the center, and delivering food to outside Head Start centers as needed. This individual may be required to assist at other centers, as directed by the Facilities and Transportation manager.Head Start is a federally-funded, early childhood education program serving children from income-eligible families in the Clarksville-Montgomery County community.Benefits include: PTO, twelve (12) paid holidays, paid spring break and winter break, medical/dental/vision/life insurance, 401k, and AccessPerks employee discount programReports to: FME/Transportation ManagerService Key Result Areas:

Facilities/Materials/Equipment

Transportation

Health and Safety

Requirements:

Education: High school diploma or GED.

Experience: Food handling, general cleaning, light maintenance and lawn care preferred.

Skills: Excellent communication skills with children, parents, and staff a must. Record keeping and computer skills are desired.

Knowledge: Safe use of equipment required for food delivery, custodial and lawn care use.

Ability: To work as a team member.

Responsibilities:Maintains professional communication skills and confidentiality of all records and information for staff, parents, children, visitors and community representatives.Adheres to all operational policies and procedures for the CMCCAA and Head Start Program to ensure compliance with CMCCAA personnel policies, Federal Performance Standards, established Written Plans, state and local laws.Ensures that the food delivery vehicle is pre-tripped prior to departing agency daily.Ensures continuous communication is established between supervisor, center staff and food vendor.Ensures that food vendor's production sheet is used to account for all food to be delivered.Ensures that the food delivered to each center is accounted for and checked by center staff.Ensures food delivery vehicle is clean at all times and cleaned as spills occur inside compartments.Records and submits copy of pre-trip and food delivery recording logs to supervisor each Monday.Ensures that food delivery vehicle receives routine maintenance service when due.Reports all malfunctions, defects and hazards to supervisor immediately.Ensures that assigned facility and grounds are well maintained and clean to provide a safe and healthy environment for the children, parents, visitors and staff.Ensures that all chemicals and equipment utilized to clean and maintain facility are secured at all times and out of reach of the children.Ensures that all custodial and lawn care equipment is well maintained and secured when not in use.Ensures that adequate cleaning and maintenance supplies are available and reports shortages to supervisor.Ensures that food prep supplies are stored and issued to teaching staff when needed to provide meals for the children.Assist teaching staff when moving of large furnishings is needed for classroom set-up or removal.Assist teaching staff when one must leave classroom for short period of time if needed.Works with teaching staff to perform fire and tornado drills with the children monthly, records, posts and submits documentation to supervisor when complete.Submits playground and daily maintenance inspection logs to supervisor on the first working day of each month for the month prior.Adheres to and utilizes strict safety precautions when performing daily tasks.Request assistance when a