Position Description

Food Service and Facilities Associate

About Brynmor (find us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X @brynmorearlyed)

Established in 2022 with a vision that high quality early childhood education is within reach for every child, family and community, our mission is to ensure that: each child reaches their full potential; parents are free to do their best work with peace of mind because their children are safe, loved and thriving; and early childhood educators are respected and valued for the critical role they are playing in the development and learning of young children.

We are a privately owned business established with the belief that private companies have a responsibility to be a force for good.  We believe that the growth of our company must be in partnership with the children and families we serve, the early childhood educators and staff we employ, and the companies and public agencies with whom we partner.  Here’s more on our values and beliefs and how our existence is dedicated to the experiences children, families and our team have in our programs each and every day. 

Our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging is core to our character as an early childhood education company. We are strengthened because of diversity of thought, culture, traditions, language, experiences, spiritual practices and religion.  It is evident in our position descriptions, our hiring practices, our salaries and benefits, in the aesthetics, equipment and materials at our centers, our curriculum and assessment practices and in the experience our employees, children and families have as they see themselves in our organization.  Here’s more on our commitments to culture, our team, and the children and families we serve. 

Job Location:      Washington, DC (on-site)

Reports to:          Executive Director

Hourly Rate:       $17.50 to $19.00 per hour depending on experience

Schedule:            Full time, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with 30-minute lunch

Qualifications:

• Minimum high school diploma.
• Minimum of one year food service experience.
• Required – Food Manager Certification
• Preferred experience in operating food service in a child care center.
• Fluency in multiple languages is desirable.   

About the Position

 We are seeking an individual to work in our food service and housekeeping operations.  This individual will work under the supervision of the Executive Direct to ensure all meals and snacks are served in compliance with all aspects of the health, safety, allergy restrictions, and compliance for health department and child care licensing regulations.  In addition, this individual is responsible for ensuring the kitchen and all facilities are maintained to the highest level of cleanliness throughout the day.  This role requires a detailed oriented individual with a commitment to high quality early care and education.

This individual will see themselves as proactive partners with the Brynmor team to ensure an exceptional experience for young children and families. The selected individual must demonstrate an eagerness to contribute to the daily culture to ensure we are living into our commitment to children and families including strong adherence to all policies and practices designed to ensure the health, safety, development and learning of each and every child in our care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate Brynmor’s vision, mission, values and beliefs at all times.    
• Ensure the health, safety, care and well-being of children at all times and compliance with Brynmor’s quality standards in tandem with all local, state and federal laws, standards and regulations. 
• Exemplify the highest level of business and personal integrity, is mission driven and has a team orientation at all times.
• Work with the Executive Director to implement all food service operations including:
  • Supporting the relationship with the food service caterer;
  • Partnering with the Executive Director and the caterer to deliver child-friendly, nutritious menus;
  • Ensuring food is accepted from caterer each day and stored according to all health and safety regulations;
  • Preparing daily snacks;
  • Distributing food to every classroom in accordance will all center health, safety and allergy restriction practices;
  • Ensuring all food service items are collected from classrooms, cleaned and stored in accordance with health, safety and allergy restriction practices;
  • Working in conjunction with the Executive Director to ensure all food service supplies and consumables (snacks and back up food) are well stocked and within their expiration date.
• Ensure entire facility operates at the highest level of cleanliness throughout the day including:
  • Emptying all waste and diaper containers periodically throughout the day;
  • Ensuring all bathrooms are clean and properly stocked;
  • Cleaning spills and messes that occur in the natural course of a child friendly environment;
  • Supporting educator teams in ensuring classrooms are stocked with supplies. 
• Role model for Integrity and Honesty: Has the highest standards of integrity and honesty. Will be an ambassador for Brynmor and have a direct impact on Brynmor’s brand. 
• Demonstrates strong Service Orientation: Adept at working with children, families, team members and other stakeholders from many racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds to positively impact, build futures and do good. Recognize contributions and celebrate what is unique about each of us.
• Embraces the principles of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging: Contributes to an inclusive and safe environment where team members have the opportunity to contribute to their full potential while developing a powerful sense of shared purpose that motivates the team to achieve higher levels of performance. 
• Innovation and Expertise: Proactively communicates challenges and opportunities to the Executive Director and the team while implementing solutions to overcome the constraints.
• Care and Collaboration - Demonstrates a highly collaborative style grounded in a service mindset by balancing between an entrepreneurial spirit and the day to day needs of the program, i.e., both the ability to operate comfortably in a start-up environment and the requisite ability to deal with ambiguity.
• Drives Results: Strong bias for nurturing creativity, curiosity and learning to deliver results that are aligned with our vision and values. Sense of urgency, goal orientation and focus; ability to solve problems in a way that consistently meets or exceeds established goals; sets new and stretch goals even under adverse circumstances; motivated by creating better ways of doing things, so that higher levels of performance are possible.    

Critical Competencies for Success

Compensation:

Brynmor offers competitive compensation and strong benefits including: 

• Compensation range: $17.50 to $19.00 per hour
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation
• Sick Leave
• Parental and Family Leave
• Flexible spending account
• Group health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401(K) with a matching plan
• Tuition reimbursement for coursework leading to a degree or credential in early childhood education
• Child care tuition discount

How to Apply:  Please send cover letter and resume to careers@brynmorearlyed.com. 

Brynmor Early Education & Preschool is a Certified Women Owned Business and a Certified Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Business.

All educator positions at Brynmor align to the Early Childhood Educator I, II and III in the Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators and the construct of the Unifying Framework for the Early Childhood Education Profession.