The Director of School Nutrition Service oversees all aspects of food service at all sites and interprets federal and state regulations and a variety of nutritional, operational and financial policies and procedures established by the US Department of Agriculture, the NC Department of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education. The director oversees procurement, financial administration, menu planning that meets USDA requirements, recipe development, nutrition education, warehouse management, training coordination or more.
Preferred Qualifications:
A degree from a four year college or university in foods and nutrition, dietetics, home economics, business administration or related field with at least five years experience in food service in a commercial or institutional setting and two years experience at the management or administrative level, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Responsibilities:
Administers the school meal program in accordance with local, state and federal policies.
Supervises programs at each site to insure that the Child Nutrition Program is operating according to local, state and Federal guidelines in:
Essential Job Functions
Directly supervise personnel including, but not limited to, supervisors, bookkeepers, school nutrition managers, support staff, and other school nutrition personnel
Interviews candidates for employment, recommends employment and placement of personnel
Determines staff training needs
Recommends vendors to receive product contracts
Assesses portion and case costs
Ascertains availability of equipment
Equipment/Facility Management
Conducts routine inspections
Maintains fixed asset inventory
Establishes, implements, and evaluates policies and procedures for quality standards and quantity control
Plans/oversees special events catering
Monitors budget, projects operational costs and tracks revenue and spending
Projects appropriations and revenues
Prepares required reports
Implements free/reduced lunch/Universal Free Breakfast program
Seeks and responds to consumer concerns
Maintains relationships with community agencies
Prepares appropriate newsletters, news releases, and brochures
Marketing and Public Relations
All other duties as assigned by the supervisor
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of food preparation, and standards of sanitation and safety
Knowledge of the principles of good nutrition
Knowledge of state and federal regulations governing school food service programs
Knowledge of fiscal control and management practices
Knowledge of purchasing procedures
Knowledge of personnel management practices
Knowledge of principles of adult learning
Knowledge of facility/equipment maintenance procedures
Ability to compute servings per purchased unit
Ability to develop and present training
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationship
Position Type: Full-Time, 12 months; Exempt
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to perform this job.