Child Nutrition Program Assistant Manager

Position Type:

CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM

Date Posted:

5/6/2024

Location:

TBD

Closing Date:

6/30/2024

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Job Title: Child Nutrition Program Assistant Manager

Reports To: Immediate Supervisor

Prepared By: The Office of Human Resources

Board Approved Date:

Salary Range: NUH10

$16.52/hr. - $24.52/hr.

Summary:

Under the direction of the Child Nutrition Program Manager, performs all necessary duties involved in the management and supervision of the food service operation at the school site. Any other additional duties may be assigned by the supervisor.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists manager with the management and operation of the Child Nutrition Program facility.

• Solves problems alone and in a group setting.

• Determines when an independent decision can be made.

• Follows policy and procedures.

• Reports needed equipment repair and small equipment needs.

• Promotes and participates in nutrition education activities.

• Evaluates sources of food, equipment and supplies.

• Orders food items to meet portion size, serving per unit, or size and expected production capacity per recipe.

• Uses recommended standard procedures, records, and forms to requisition and/or purchases food, supplies and equipment.

• Utilizes Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs.

• Assumes responsibility for receiving, storage, handling, preparing and serving of food according to established standards.

• Performs orientation for new workers accompanied by on the job training.

• Plans advance preparation of food.

• Develops production, work and cleaning schedules.

• Plans serving counter arrangements.

• Checks food quality during preparation.

• Utilizes food merchandising techniques.

• Receives and responds to complaints about food and service.

• Receives food and non-food supplies in accordance with stated specifications and checks invoices against original orders.

• Takes physical inventories of food and equipment and maintains inventory reports.

• Determines amounts of food items to issue and issues these amounts from the storeroom.

• Maintains computer and written reports documenting foods used, physical and perpetual inventories, participation (SFS-6, SFS-7, SFS-7A), student eligibility, and student charge accounts.

• Performs data entry and exchange of money for cashier duties.

• Protects the identity of students receiving free and reduced price meals.

• Protects food, supplies, equipment and money from theft.

• Practices safe working habits: Corrects and/or reports and follows through on unsafe working conditions.

• Performs basic first aid.

• Demonstrates the ability to work with the school community.

• Relates and communicates positively with students, co-workers, school staff and parents creating good feelings about the Child Nutrition Program.

• Accepts special assignments when necessary.

• Adapts and willingly accepts changes in routine.

• Listens and readily accepts constructive criticism.

• Performs responsibilities and uses correct lines of communication within the school and school district.

• Displays willingness to upgrade job knowledge and skills.

• Attends and participates in job-related training.

• Applies knowledge and/or skills obtained from in-service training to performance on the job.

• Relates training to personal health and job responsibilities.

• Participates in job-related professional activities in the School Food Service Association.

Other Duties:

Other duties as assigned that are related to the functions of the position.

Essential Functions/Qualifications/Requirements:

Education and Experience:

Associate's degree preferred. Four (4) years of successful experience in the school food service area plus a high school diploma or equivalent can be substituted for the Associate's degree. ServSafe Certification is required.

Manager's Certification from the state of Louisiana, as approved by the Board of Secondary and Elementary Education is a plus, but not required.

Work Environment Conditions:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Professional Conduct:

The Employees are required to maintain a high standard of professional conduct. Breach of said professional conduct includes, but is not limited to, neglect of duty, dishonesty, engagement in acts that are contrary to East Baton Rouge Parish School System policy, unlawful activities, or any other conduct which is seriously prejudicial to the school system.

Technological Abilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be proficient in general use of a computer, the use of Email as a form of communication, and other job-specific equipment, software, and/or applications.

Note: New employees coming to EBRPSS/current employees new to a position, must use the Verifent website to verify qualifying years of experience (outside of EBRPSS) aligned to the job description. All new employees to the district/current employees new to a position will receive 0 years of experience aligned to the job description until the verification of previous experience aligned to the job description is received.

Verifient Link

Experience verifications must be received in the Office of Human Resources within the first 6 months of employment in order to be eligible for a retroactive payment.

The East Baton Rouge Parish School System and all of its entities (including Career and Technical Education Programs) do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, national origin, disability, or gender in its educational programs and activities (including employment and application for employment), and it is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of gender by Title IX (20 USC 168) and on the basis of disability by Section 504 (42 USC 794). The Title IX Coordinator is Andrew Davis, Director of Risk Management

• ADavis6@ebrschools.org, (225) 929-8705. The Section 504 Coordinator is Danielle Staten-Ojo

• DStaten@ebrschools.org, (225) 326-5668.