Union County Public Schools
Job Description
POSITION TITLE: School Nutrition Assistant
Manager
TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: 9 months
DATE: 10/31/2023 DATE OF PREVIOUS REV: 2026
FLSA EXEMPTION STATUS: Non-Exempt PAY GRADE:
JOB SUMMARY: Under general supervision, a School Nutrition Assistant Manager will
prepare and serve nutritional meals for school aged children meeting the reimbursable meal
requirements per the federal guidelines. This position will require the individual to perform
both School Nutrition Assistant and Manager related tasks in the absence of the School
Nutrition Manager.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- In the absence of the School Nutrition Manager, leads employees through the direction
of daily operations with regard to the instruction and demonstration of established
procedures.
- Effectively follow recipes and written instructions to ensure that meal preparation is
performed in a timely and efficient manner. Follow verbal instructions, when provided.
- Assists students in obtaining foods/goods in service lines including, when trained,
cashier duties.
- Performs cleaning of kitchen, cafeteria, and other areas/equipment.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Accurately maintain records as required by state or federal laws, and Union County
Board of Education policies, and/or school-based requests, and adhere to
confidentiality requirements of state and federal law.
- Works with administration and staff for catering and special events.
- Serves as school nutrition manager at other school sites, when requested.
Union County Public Schools
Job Description
- Assist in monitoring and reporting financial information, food ordering, inventories of
food, supplies, and equipment.
- Assist in developing marketing strategies to increase participation and sales.
- Washing, peeling, chopping, cutting and cooking foods for sale.
- Prepares foods/goods for current day, next day, and programs as directed.
- Cleaning all dishes, work stations, cooking equipment, and food storage areas in
accordance with food safety regulations.
- Reports all damaged or faulty equipment to administration.
- Follows established storage of ingredients to ensure compliance to food safety
regulations.
- Effectively produce professionally written correspondence across various
communication mediums, i.e. cell phone, computer.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL
JOB FUNCTIONS
Minimum Qualifications Desirable Qualifications
High School Diploma or equivalent or
the equivalent combination of industry
training and experience
One (1) year experience in
Institutional Food Service
Serv Safe/Other CFPM Certification
within the first year of employment
Completion of North Carolina Department
of School Nutrition Professional
Development Coursework
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Union County Public Schools
Job Description
JOB KNOWLEDGE:
General knowledge of materials and methods used in the preparation and service of
meals of a large quantity.
General knowledge on the use of food preparation equipment
General knowledge of food service safety, i.e. SERV Safe, and sanitation guidelines.
General knowledge of U.S.D.A rules and regulations
COMMUNICATION/INTERACTIONS
Ability to work with diverse individuals and/or groups
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS
Requires the ability to interact with people beyond giving and receiving instructions.
Must be adaptable to performing in stressful and emergency situations
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Exert force 10-25 lbs., frequently; and up to 50 lbs., occasionally; or a
negligible amount of force to frequently lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects.
Physical Demands: Frequent standing, walking, pushing, pulling, carrying, reaching,
handling, and repetitive fine motor activities. Hearing and speech to communicate in person or
over the telephone. Vision: Frequent near acuity and occasional far acuity. Mobility to work in a
typical office setting and use standard office equipment. Vision to read printed materials, a VDT
screen, or other monitoring devices.
Environmental Conditions: Varies from indoors exposure to outside weather conditions
Exposure to noise levels ranging from moderate to loud.
Hazards: Uneven walking/working surfaces, communicable diseases, cleaning chemicals,
lifting/carrying of materials, and power/hand-operated equipment and machinery (as related to
specific assignment).
In compliance with Federal Law, Union County Public Schools administers all education
programs, employment activities and admissions without discrimination against any
person on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age or disability.
Union County Public Schools
Job Description
DISCLAIMER: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties,
skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is
intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right
to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.