Nutrition Services Regional Assistant (multiple vacancies) - Nutrition Services

This position is for the 2023/2024 school year. This is a full-time, 1.0 FTE/8 hours per day position working on the CL-12 (260 days per school year) schedule, Mon-Fri, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. There are multiple positions available.

Assists Nutrition Services Manager(s) in monitoring the district’s decentralized food service programs to assure compliance with USDA and district regulations; implements corrective actions and program improvements as required. Distinguished by the requirement for knowledge of institutional food service management and USDA Child Nutrition Program regulations.

Essential Functions

The statements below reflect general details as necessary to describe the principal functions of this job but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may at times perform a subset of these duties or other duties as assigned which could include work in other functional areas to cover absences or relief, to equalize peak work periods, or otherwise to balance the workload.

• Conduct random inspections of kitchen facilities, food storage, food handling, and menu preparation practices to assure schools provide cost-effective, nutritionally balanced meal programs within USDA and health regulations. Identify and recommend solutions to operational or procedural problems.
• Identify need for, schedule, and conduct in-service training to kitchen staffs in sanitation requirements and techniques recordkeeping, goal setting, new food products, and menu items, and food preparation.
• Develop performance standards and evaluate on the job training of substitutes.
• Develop economical, nutritional standardized food preparation procedures; modify as necessary to maximize the use of individual kitchen's available equipment and staff.
• Participate in developing cost-effective nutritional recipes by researching modifying, and assigning new recipes to kitchen coordinator for production. Assess the final product and modify ingredients and or instructions as necessary. Determine production costs and serving size, add acceptable recipes to menus.
• Develop and implement internal control procedures for purchasing and accounting for food, paper, and equipment. Train and assist with recordkeeping systems and cash handling procedures.
• Standardize district kitchen equipment requirements and assist with life-cycle replacement planning.
• Prepare department financial reports and assist with strategies to increase program profitability and participation.
• Supervise new product testing process design testing procedures, assist in the analysis of results and writing order specifications for approved products.
• Develop and implement communication and outreach strategies to publicize school food service programs including monitoring vended meal agreements.
• Meet Child Nutrition Program requirements for professional development through continuing education, seminars, reading, and professional society relationships.
• Maintains regular and prompt attendance.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Considerable knowledge of state, federal, and local nutritional food service regulations and ability to communicate the principles, practices, and application of institutional food service management.
• Ability to safely operate food service preparation equipment such as mixers, food slicers, convection and deck ovens, and dishwashers.
• Analytical skills and abilities in conducting administrative research and interpreting/communicating program policies, requirements and procedures.
• Knowledge of and ability to communicate cost accounting and bookkeeping procedures.
• Ability to operate standard and program-related office technology and software, including Microsoft Office Suite and Google drive. Requires strong computer and internet research skills.
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Flexibility, excellent interpersonal skills, project coordination experience, and the ability to work well with all levels of internal and external stakeholders (e.g., staff, parents, students, and the general public) is required.
• Sensitivity to handling confidential matters is required.
• Ability to work accurately in a fast-paced environment, under tight work timelines.
• Knowledge of and ability to communicate District policies and procedures.
• Ability to anticipate organizational needs, and work independently without direct supervision.
• Ability to perform work with only general direction and a statement of objectives.
• Ability to work independently with multiple interruptions throughout the day.

• High school graduation or equivalent.
• Three years of school food service experience.
• Access to reliable transportation.
• Valid state driver’s license.
• Current Lane County Food Handler’s Card or ServSafe certification.
• Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and skill may be considered qualifying as determined by Human Resources.

• Bachelor Degree in business, public administration, education, hospitality, dietetics, or related area strongly is preferred.
• Multicultural experience and bilingual proficiency in world language preferred.
• Preferred experience in project management or managing or coordinating programs remotely.

Complete application in its entirety. Incomplete applications will not be accepted or processed, there are no exceptions.

We do not accept walk-in, faxed, or applications via mail. All applications must be submitted using the GovernmentJobs website. It is your responsibility to submit a complete application. Submitting an application does not guarantee any candidate an interview. Candidates are interviewed by appointment only. If you apply to more than one job, an application is required for EACH job posting.

ALLrequired documentation must be scanned and attached in order to submit an online application. Required documents for this posting are:

• Highly Qualified (HQ) Documentation as per Minimum Qualifications above.

There are a wide variety of benefits to eligible Eugene School District 4J employees. These benefits include health, dental, vision, life insurance, optional life and disability, flexible spending accounts, 403B, and an employee assistance program.

Positions at a minimum of four hours (0.5 FTE) are benefit eligible. Please contact the hiring administrator if you have questions about this position’s benefit eligibility.

For a complete description of benefits available for 4J employees please visit our Employee Benefits webpage at www.4j.lane.edu/hr/benefits.