Nutrition Services Lead: Hamilton Middle School

Wichita Public Schools•Wichita, KS

16h•Onsite

About The Position

The Nutrition Services Lead is directly responsible to the Manager, the building Principal and the Supervisor of Secondary Nutrition Services Programs for the development and coordination of a site cafeteria in a secondary school. This role operates the Child Nutrition Program (CNP) within established guidelines for Nutrition Services, ensuring a cost-effective program of high integrity. The Lead observes and coordinates meal service activities to provide nutritious meals and safeguard the health of students, staff, and visitors, ensuring all activities conform to school, Nutrition Services, community, and KSDE standards. They make recommendations for staffing, schedule employee job functions, and train new employees, using professional discretion and confidentiality in managing staff and administering the program. Effective communication and management skills are essential when working with team members and students. The position requires maintaining accurate payroll and timecard information, ensuring food safety during preparation, and adhering to the Nutrition Services HACCP plan and Standard Operating Procedures. Responsibilities also include ensuring the cleaning and sanitation of the kitchen and serving area, demonstrating knowledge of kitchen equipment operation and training employees on its safe use, and maintaining onsite inventory of food and supply items. The Lead orders food and supplies, verifies received items, plans daily menu production, and conducts monthly inventories. They manage customer accounts, maintain accurate records for Nutrition Services and KSDE, handle cash reserves, and prepare daily and monthly reports, including meal accountability and a la carte sales. Meals are prepared in accordance with USDA guidelines and menus, and daily production records are maintained. The Lead acts as the Cafeteria Manager during their absence and communicates with the Nutrition Services Office regarding daily production, health inspections, and maintenance issues. They support the philosophy and mission of Nutrition Services and perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
Two (2) years of management experience in food service
Ability to count money, make change, and perform basic math functions required
Ability to follow oral and written instructions and directions as provided by Nutrition Services
Ability to pay attention to detail and follow CNP regulations

Nice To Haves

Basic computer skills including word processing and spreadsheet preferred

Responsibilities

Operates the Child Nutrition Program (CNP) within established guidelines for Nutrition Services that provides a cost effective program of high integrity.
Observes and coordinates meal service activities to provide nutritious meals and safeguard the health of the students, staff, and visitors.
Ensures that all activities conform to school, Nutrition Services, community and KSDE standards.
Makes recommendations for staffing and schedules employee's daily jobs functions for meal service.
Trains new employees.
Uses professional discretion and observes procedures of confidentiality in managing staff and administrating the program.
Uses good communication and management skills in working with other team members and students.
Maintains accurate payroll and timecard information for each employee at their site.
Ensures safety of food during preparation and exhibits working knowledge of Nutrition Services HACCP plan.
Follows Standard Operation Procedures.
Ensures the cleaning and sanitation of the kitchen and serving area.
Demonstrates knowledge concerning the appropriate operation of all kitchen equipment and ability to effectively train the employees on its safe and correct use.
Maintains onsite items needed for the daily meals and ala carte sales.
Orders food and supply items needed for daily meal production from vendors, warehouse, and Food Production Center.
Verifies the amount ordered versus received of groceries and supplies received from vendors, FPC, and the central warehouse.
Plans daily menu production based on centralized menus and maintains an inventory for onsite production.
Conducts monthly inventory of food and supply item on site.
Maintains free, reduced priced and full paid customer accounts, charges and balances accurately.
Keeps accurate and timely records for Nutrition Services and KSDE.
Maintains cash reserve (hold money) and prepares accurate daily report.
Prepares monthly meal accountability report, which includes accountability for a la carte items sold and accurate accounting of money collected on the linen.
Reviews Edit Check for each day and includes this report in the monthly reports.
Prepares meals in accordance with USDA guidelines and follows menus.
Maintains Daily Production Records.
Acts as the Cafeteria Manager during their absence.
Communicates with Nutrition Services Office of issues related to daily production, health inspections and maintenance issues such as equipment repair and pest control.
Supports the philosophy and mission of Nutrition Services.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Assists with additional duties as assigned by supervisor.