What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Lunch Manager position at Newark Central School District?
TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES (Illustrative Only)
- Plans and supervises the preparation and service of lunches in a large school or in several small schools;
- Plans menus or recommends changes in master menus with due regard for nutritional values, acceptability and budgetary limitations;
- Determines requirements and submits requisitions for foods, supplies and equipment;
- Prepares layouts and makes recommendations for maintenance of and additions to equipment and plant;
- Maintains approved standards of sanitation, health and safety;
- Supervises and trains school lunch personnel, makes staff assignments and evaluates work performance;
- Assists in the selection of school lunch personnel;
- Receives, inspects, stores and distributes supplies and maintains inventories and related records;
- Supervises the collection of and accounting for cash receipts;
- Makes reports relating to school lunch program activities;
- Provides information to school staff, students and community agencies which will promote increased interest in the program.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:
- Good knowledge of large scale food preparation and menu planning;
- Good knowledge of sanitary food handling and storage;
- Good knowledge of institution administration in the areas of safety, personnel selection,training;
- Good knowledge of fundamentals of nutrition as they apply to a school food service program;
- Working knowledge of the selection, purchasing and care of equipment;
- Ability to plan, assign and supervise the work of subordinates;
- Ability to express ideas clearly, to prepare reports and to keep records pertaining to a school food service program;
- Ability to develop and maintain good personnel and community relations.
- Ability to maintain good personal relations with children and adults;
- Ability to understand and carry out oral and written directions.
Job Qualifications
12 month Competitive Civil Service position
Candidate must be eligible on the current Wayne County Civil Service list or meet eligibility requirements of the exam.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
EITHER:
- Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree specializing in dietetics, food and nutrition, food service management, family and consumer sciences or a closely related field; OR
- Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with an Associate’s Degree in dietetics, food and nutrition, food service management, family and consumer sciences or a closely related field AND two (2) years of full-time paid experience, or its part-time equivalent, in administering a nutrition program or large quantity food service program; OR
- Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma AND six (6) years of experience as noted in (B) above.
- An equivalent combination of experience and training as defined by (B) and (C) above.
Substitution: Certification in dietetics or nutrition may be substituted for two (2) years of the required experience. Note: Advanced education degree received, in a program or specific field noted above, will be accepted in lieu of the minimum education noted.
Special Requirement: Candidates must complete 8 hours of food safety training not more than 5 years prior to their starting date, or within 30 days of their start date.
Note: The Professional Standards for State and Local Nutrition Program Personnel are required by the federal Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 and corresponding rules which became effective on July 1, 2015.
Position Start Date:03/03/2025
Civil Service Title: School Lunch Manager
