Nutrition Program Manager (On-Call)

• Oversees the Nutrition Program at the local senior center by providing service to congregate dining and home-delivered meal participants.
• Ensures proper staffing; oversees volunteers in set-up, serving, and clean-up.
• Ensures the site is following state and federal food sanitation regulations; ensures food is kept hot and/or properly refrigerated until serving time.
• Ensures daily cleanliness and sanitation of kitchen and dining area before, during, and after meals.
• Assists in the recruitment, training and scheduling of volunteers who assist with the congregate and home delivered meal programs and keep record of volunteer hours served.
• Trains and directs the work of other staff assigned to the meal site/home delivered meal program.
• Registers new congregate meal recipients, introduces and orientates new participants on the registration and donation procedure.
• Packs home-delivered meals and serves meals on site.
• Collect, record and deposits donations and transportation revenue received.
• Prepares and maintain records of each participant's attendance, and appropriate information for the meals served; Processes end-of-month reports and billing statements.
• Schedules transportation needs as needed for participants.
• Maintains on site nutrition program inventory; assists with supply orders.
• Submits related programming articles to programming newsletter and media outlets for advertising/awareness.
• Provides for community activities and field trips for participants.
• Arranges for community presentations, crafts, and various group activities.
Other duties as assigned.

• Ability to develop and implement program standards and objectives outlined by superiors and to lead and instruct groups in activities designed for senior citizens.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate a variety of senior citizen oriented programs.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, associates and the general public.
• General knowledge of current office practices and procedures and knowledge of the operation of standard office equipment and softwares.
• Ability to prepare and maintain accurate and concise records and reports.
Ability to work the allocated hours of the position.

• Ability to communicate effectively with other members of the staff, supervisor, and the public.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in both written and verbal form.
• Must be proficient in workplace English and spelling.
Ability to read County policies and procedures; written instructions, general correspondence; SDS sheets, safety manuals, maps, etc.

• Ability to understand and effectively carry out verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to define problems and deal with a variety of situations.
• Ability to think quickly, maintain self-control, and adapt to stressful situations.
• Ability to maintain discretion regarding business-related files, reports and conversations, within the provision of open records law and other applicable State and Federal Statutes and Regulations.
• Organizational and time management skills needed to meet deadlines.
• Must have ability to work accurately with attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to prepare and maintain accurate and concise records and reports.
• Ability to analyze facts and to exercise sound judgment in arriving at conclusions.
• Ability to define problems and deal with a variety of situations.
Ability to use good judgement and effectively solve problems.

• This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, frequently requires standing, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and repetitive motions and occasionally requires walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling and reaching with hands and arms.
• Work has standard vision requirements.
• Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
• Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels.
• Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data and observing general surroundings and activities.
• Work has no exposure to environmental conditions.
Work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

• High school diploma/equivalent.
• One year experience working with the elderly or disabled, preferred.
• AED/CPR and First Aid Certification must be obtained with one (1) year of hire.
• ServSafe Food Safety Certification must be obtained within one (1) year of date of hire.
• Appointment is conditional upon successful completion of a caregiver and criminal background check.

St. Croix County is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to an individual’s race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, disability, marital status, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.