• Ensures district compliance with established federal, state, and local guidelines by applying comprehensive knowledge of USDA Child Nutrition Program operations.

• Advises managers on effective problem-solving techniques for daily processes and procedures

• Conducts on-site visits to a minimum of 14 schools during the school year, as well as to schools and non-school sites during after-school programs and during the summer. Observes operations, recommends changes, and provides on-site training as needed.

• Supervises and monitors expenditures, site inventories, and related financial activities to ensure accurate allocations, proper revenue recording, adherence to budget limits, and compliance with fiscal practices.

• Establishes, manages, and leads efficient, high-morale teams at assigned locations to encourage growth, provide professional development, and provide support and accountability to the district

• Implements marketing strategies in partnership with the Marketing Specialist to encourage school community participation in school meals programs.

• Collaborates with the Registered Dietician/Chef in menu planning activities, recipe implementation, and maintaining food quality standards.

• Evaluates the quality, presentation, consistency, and accuracy of meal production and service. 

• Utilizes technology and data to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

• Supports the Director and consults with architects on facility planning and remodeling of food service facilities

• Communicates with administrators, professionals, and community members to exchange information, and implement and maintain services and programs.

• Works in collaboration with Maintenance/Facilities to effectively handle the logistics of relocating food, supplies, and small equipment, if necessary

• Prepares, leads, facilitates, and participates in meetings, seminars and workshops at local, state, regional and national levels for the purpose of nutrition education, staff development and program growth.

• Participates in monthly managers meetings, assists in the coordination of back to school training, and compliance with USDA Professional Standards Requirements.

• Administers an employee recognition program from the purpose of maintaining positive employee morale.

Budgetary Responsibility:

Monitor schools’ food, labor and supply costs. Monitors inventory and waste.

Report Preparation:

Responsible for yearly Federal reviews; manager performance appraisals; ongoing Supervisors’ visitation reports; Meals per labor hour and a variety of other reports needed throughout the year.

Equipment Operation:

Need to demonstrate a moderate to high level of computer skills and know how to operate a computer, copier, calculator and general office equipment. A high level knowledge of the operation of institutional kitchen equipment within the schools is also required.

Contacts include principals, school staff, students and parents, managers and workers within the schools, vendors, food service support staff, the Director and Assistant Director of Food & Nutrition Services. Issues would include problem solving and communicating policies and procedures and expectations.

Work Direction:

Provides work direction to manager, assistant managers and food service associates in the operation of cafeterias as stated by the policies and procedures. 

Assist in the selection of full-time managers and assistant managers and when needed in the selection of part-time food service associates. Responsible for performance appraisals of managers and monitors the evaluation of assistant managers and associates. Investigates disciplinary problems and administers disciplinary actions when needed. 

Decision Making:

Level of decision making is moderate to high. Consults with Director, Assistant Director, and other central office staff of Food & Nutrition Services with issues concerning food, labor, supply costs and disciplinary actions.

Formal Policy-Setting Responsibilities:

Assists administrative team in revising and/or developing policies and procedures of the department and governmental regulations.

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to use a telephone, to enter data into a computer terminal, handling paper files and records; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal indoor levels, outdoors and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly; physical agility to bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk and reach overhead. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception. The employee must be able to drive. Local travel is required; some extended travel may also be required.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee works in an office environment; however, a considerable time will be spent in the school cafeteria environment. The noise level in the office work environment is quiet to moderate. The noise level in the school environment is moderate to loud.

Hands-on knowledge of the operation/management of the federal and non-federal programs at the School level, including the USDA program is preferred but education, training, and/or experience sufficient to demonstrate the required knowledge, skills, and abilities will be considered. ServSafe Certified. Local travel is required; some extended travel may also be required. Valid VA Driver’s License. This position requires the incumbent to drive. In accordance with Policy 5431, an employee who occupies the position and is assigned a district-owned or leased motor vehicle will be subject to annual driving checks and must maintain acceptable records pursuant to the standards set forth in the policy.

Applicants considered for employment must successfully complete the following background investigations/tests:

• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal History Investigation

• State Police Criminal History Investigation

• Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigation

• Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Driving History Check

• Tuberculosis Screening/Test

Chesterfield County Public Schools assures Equal Employment Opportunities for employees as required by Federal and State Orders and Laws. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks. This job description is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements. However, administration reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary. It is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position and does not imply an employment contract.