Food Services Specialist 4-B
Salary
$2,272.00 - $4,089.00 Monthly
Location
New Orleans, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
222345 - NOCCA Food Specialist
Department
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
Opening Date
06/22/2026
Closing Date
7/10/2026 11:59 PM Central
About this Job
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts is a regional public, pre-professional arts training center that offers students intensive instruction in culinary arts, dance, media arts: filmmaking & audio production, music (classical, jazz, vocal), theatre arts (drama, musical theatre, theatre design), visual arts, and creative writing, while demanding simultaneous academic excellence.
This position will manage the food service for student meals (breakfast and lunch) at New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA). Provides functional supervision to the three classified NOCCA positions on the pick-up, set-up, and required documentation for meals. Provides direct supervision and audit trail for staff and volunteers who are scheduled to assist with the service of meals.
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Minimum Qualifications
Two years of food service experience in a food service operation; OR
Two years of training in food technology, food service management, or in a food service-related curriculum in a trade school or technical institute; OR
Twenty-four semester hours in food and nutrition, dietetics, food service preparation, home economics, or hotel, food service, restaurant, or institutional management.
Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
Oversight of all aspects of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts Student Meal program.
Forecasts the number of meals to be served daily and places orders with Food Service Provider; picks up and sets up meals for service at scheduled times; and ensures that meals served are reimbursable.
Ensures the account operation of the Point of Sale account system (POS), and when necessary, collects money generated from meals served and prepares a daily deposit of funds collected.
Maintains inventory of stock for meal services and Healthy Snacks, and prepares orders for replenishing stock.
Maintains integrity and accountability through compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations including Dept. of Educations Child Nutrition Program and Dept. of Health and Hospitals Sanitation requirements.
Responsible for the accountability of recorded documentation for compliance with federal, state, and local regulations that reflect an accurate report of planned meals, meals served, and supply inventory.
Provides an environment conducive to protecting the health, safety, and well-being of the schools students through high levels of sanitation standards as dictated by the Louisiana Health Department and NSLP.
Maintain required documentation on food temperatures and equipment temperatures.
Attends all required agency training.
Performs other duties as assigned and outside of food service for students such as assisting IT, records management, culinary program, etc.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: Probational or Promotional
Work Schedule: This is a part-time position working 32 hours per week, 6.4 hours per day, Monday through Friday, from 7:30 am to 2:30 pm.
Additional Holidays and Leave: NOCCA is an arts-conservatory holiday. We recognize holidays that schools normally observe. Some examples of additional holiday days are the week of Mardi Gras, the week of Thanksgiving, and two weeks for Winter Break, which includes Christmas and New Years Eve.
How to Apply:
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
Please attach a letter of interest, resume, and at least three professional references to your application.
You may also send these documents in PDF format via email to jobs@nocca.com.using the guidelines described below.
Contact Information:
For further information about this vacancy, contact:
Maisha Joshua
HR Director
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
jobs@nocca.com
Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.
As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/
Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx
Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
Retirement - State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
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