Chef/ Culinary Trainer

Position Type : School Nutrition

Date Posted : 2 / 4 / 2025

Location : Districtwide

Job Description

Position Title : Chef-Culinary Trainer

Department : Child Nutrition

Reports To : Director of Child Nutrition

Days : 182

Salary Range : $24.74 / hour

SUMMARY : Basic responsibilities include supervising the production of nutritious, quality foods at schools sites in order to assure the attainment of the Child Nutrition Mission.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES; Other duties may be assigned.

• Develops and standardizes recipes, assists with menu writing.
• Trains all Child Nutrition employees on culinary techniques that yield healthier, more flavorful, and more student-favorable foods.
• Conducts display cooking and taste testing events at the area schools.
• Develops and implements marketing and promotion of special Child Nutrition events at all schools to increase student participation and satisfaction.
• Conducts student forums to obtain student feedback for future menu options
• Assists with nutrition education events and conducts cooking demonstrations for students, parents, and staff.
• Develops and establishes business relationships with local farmers to provide more Farm to School fresh products.
• Assists with inventory control.
• Supervises the equivalent of two or more full-time employees.
• Maintains consistent and punctual attendance.
• Performs other duties assigned by supervisor or administrator.
• Provide culinary training to school nutrition managers and school nutrition staff to meet the needs of students.
• Monitor and retrain managers and staff in the production, use and care of equipment and presentation techniques, as needed.
• Ensure all Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) requirements and standard operating procedures are up to date and enforced.
• Organize and maintain records as required by federal, state, and local regulations.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES : Supervises the equivalent of two or more full-time employees.

EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE : Must have an Associate's Degree from an accredited Culinary Arts School and a minimum of three years of experience as a Chef with experience in a school setting preferred. Certificate from an Accredited Culinary Arts School required.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS : Valid ServSafe Certification required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS : Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before parents, staff and students.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS : Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply

and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and

interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY : Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out written

and oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in

standardized situations.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES : Ability to develop effective working relationships with students, staff and the school community. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all District requirements and Board of Education policies.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS : The physical demands described here are representative of 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is almost continuously required to sit, talk

or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk and stand. The employee may occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds such as milk crates, frozen foods, fruit, canned food etc. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and continuously repeat the same hand, arm or finger motion many times as in typing. Specific vision abilities required in this job include close vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT : 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.

The employee may occasionally work in temperatures above 100°. The noise level in the work environment is moderately noisy in the presence of students / children.

Salary : $25