FNS Nutrition Specialist

Muscatine Community School District

Job Requirements Analysis

POSITION TITLE: Nutrition Specialist

EMPLOYEE UNIT: Classified Professional

REPORT TO: Food Service Supervisor

STATUS: Full-Time, 12-month

OBJECTIVE:

Assist the Food and Nutrition Supervisor in the coordination and implementation of all Food and Nutrition Services operations according to local, state, and federal government requirements including necessary audit and review reporting.

Plan menus for breakfast, lunch and snack programs for students and staff as well as modified diets for students, teachers, and staff with specific nutrition-related health conditions.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the Food and Nutrition Supervisor’s Guidance:

Management

• Assist with interviewing, reference checks, and onboarding requirements for Human Resources

• Assists in control of food and supply costs with cycle menus, inventory control, proper storage conditions and ordering of food and supplies
• Assists with site monitoring of production and satellite sites for compliance with regulations, policies, and procedures
• Assist in leading Summer Food Service Program, including planning and staffing

Food and Nutrition

• Plan and evaluate menus to ensure compliance according to established regulatory and policy guidelines
• Assist Food and Nutrition Supervisor in implementing and maintaining state and federal requirements for the department including audits and reviews
• Plan menus and evaluate meal participation and sales trends to continue to engage and increase student and staff participation
• Evaluate food and beverage products according to established nutrition criteria to meet the needs of student menus and a la carte’ sales
• Evaluate product labels to meet the individualized needs of students with specific nutrition-related health conditions, (i.e.: diabetes, food allergies, etc.)
• Modify and standardize recipes to improve cost efficiency and nutritional contents (reduced fat, sodium, sugar, and/or calorie content)
• Coordinate and monitor special dietary needs of district students, including menu planning, communication with district staff and student families
• Assist Food and Nutrition Supervisor with training, monitoring, and maintaining district food quality, safety, sanitation, and standardization in the operation.

• Maintain internal production records and menus
• Maintain all records of ingredients, recipes, and menus using Mosaic software including item projections and item usage.
• Upload menus to MealViewer software program for the District webpage

Nutrition Education

• Assist with training, monitoring, providing good customer service, and standardization in the operation

• Plan nutrition education messages for the point of sale for marketing food and beverages
• Provide medical follow up education to parents and staff upon request regarding modified diets, school district menu plans and portions with specific nutrition-related health conditions, (i.e.: diabetes, food allergies, etc.)

School Health/Wellness Coordination

• Act as liaison between student’s health care provider and the school system to ensure physician nutrition orders are implemented in the school setting
• Work with school nurses, parents and/or Individual Education Plan (IEP) teams to establish nutrition care plans to meet the individualized needs of students with specific nutrition-related health conditions and departmental accommodation requirements
• Work with school nurses to evaluate the effectiveness of nutrition and wellness program of individual students
• Participate in local school wellness policy discussions

Location:

Centralized Production Kitchen and all school locations

Resources:

https://www.fns.usda.gov/programs

https://educate.iowa.gov/pk-12/operation-support/nutrition-programs

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent educational experience with academic major in specific area (food and nutrition, food service management, dietetics, family and consumer sciences, nutrition education, culinary arts, business, or a related field), or Bachelor's degree in any academic major and state-recognized certificate for school nutrition directors, or Bachelor's in any academic major and at least 2 years of relevant school nutrition programs experience, or Associate's degree or equivalent educational experience with academic major in specific areas, (food and nutrition, food service management, dietetics, family and consumer sciences, nutrition education, culinary arts, business, or a related field) and at least 2 years of relevant school nutrition programs experience.

American Disabilities Act Statement:

The employee must be capable of mobility among all of the buildings within the district. Considerable travel and majority of job involves interpersonal communication.

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 frequently required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle and/or feel objects, tools or controls; talk and hear. The employee frequently must squat, stoop or kneel, reach above the head and forward 0 -24 inches and on occasion up to 36 inches. The employee continuously uses hand strength to grasp items. The employee will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk more than the average person while performing the duties of this job. The employee may lift and/or move up to 50 pounds 0 - 12 feet and occasionally up to 20 feet, such as materials, equipment, desks, chairs, and boxes. The employee will sometimes push/pull items such as tables and carts. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus while working with computers, written materials, reports, data, etc.

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 noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. The position requires the commitment of professional working hours that may require the employee to extend beyond a typical 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. work day. The employee will frequently work in different areas of the district including in/at desks, on or near the floor, standing, in movement while supervising or assisting others, etc. The employee will usually work in indoor temperatures but may assist in kitchens or outdoors.

The information contained in this job description is in compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individual holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

The Muscatine Community School District is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of the Muscatine Community School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and socioeconomic status in its employment practices.

The statements contained herein describe the scope of the responsibilities, essential functions, physical requirements, and working conditions of the Nutrition Specialist position, but should not be considered to be an all-inclusive list. An employee serving in the Nutrition Specialist position may perform other duties as assigned. Nothing in this job description restricts the District’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to the Nutrition Specialist position at any time. A copy of this job description will be given to the employee serving as Nutrition Specialist and a copy of this job description will be placed in that employee’s personnel file. The employee understands the responsibilities, essential functions, physical requirements, and working conditions of the Nutrition Specialist position and affirms the employee can perform the essential functions of the Nutrition Specialist position without accommodations or with the following accommodations:

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EVALUATION: At least annually by the Food Services Supervisor