Administrative - Central Office - Coordinator
Job Number : 3700240375
Start Date :
Open Date : 03/22/2024
Closing Date :
Job Description :

POSITION TITLE: FOOD SERVICES COORDINATOR

REPORTS TO: CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

OVER-TIME STATUS: EXEMPT PAY GRADE: 253
JOB SUMMARY:

Performs complex professional and administrative work, including planning, implementing, and supervising all school division food service activities; does related work as required. Requires strong knowledge of business principles, including the interpretation of appropriate financial reports that support maintaining the financial success of an Enterprise Fund; performs and coordinates food production, cleaning, maintenance, and inventory control activities, ensuring compliance with established policies and procedures, quality standards, cost parameters, and appropriate federal and/or state regulatory requirements.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Planning, scheduling, and supervising the school division's food service operations.
• Plans, coordinates, oversees, and supervises the work of other employees engaged in the preparation, cooking, and serving of food;
• Prepares and reviews federal reports and ensures compliance with U.S.D.A. regulations;
• Prepares and administers annual plans, including hiring, staffing, training, menus, bids, equipment, and repair;
• Prepares and evaluates bids for the purchase of foodstuffs, equipment, and supplies;
• Ensures that sufficient and appropriate staff is available in each school;
• Oversees and ensures the financial integrity of each cafeteria;
• Procures and delivers food products, chemicals, and kitchen software;
• Plans, coordinates, and participates in special functions and catering;
• Orders food and supplies, receives and accounts for same, and maintains perpetual inventories as well as cost and food consumption records;
• Prepares and administers food services budget;
• Ensures day-to-day operational compliance with appropriate State and Federal requirements and or established program requirement policies and procedures;
• Supervises payroll, accounts payable, and the posting of revenues; ensures the financial viability of the Food Services Department through robust application of business management principles;
• Carry a work-issued cell phone during the entire work shift. Answers and responds to all after-hours calls from security company, PPS employees, and Facilities Staff members while on-call.
• Supervision is exercised over food service supervisors, cafeteria managers, workers, and other food service staff.
• Performs related tasks as required.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS/ PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Thorough knowledge of the practices, procedures, and regulations relating to school food service; thorough knowledge of food quality and values and of nutritional and economical substitutions within food groups with a preference for some knowledge of special dietary requirements; thorough knowledge of the principles and practices used in ordering, receiving and storing food in large quantities; thorough knowledge of budgeting and accounting practices and procedures; thorough knowledge of kitchen sanitation and safety measures used in food handling and in operation, cleaning, and care of utensils, equipment, and work areas; ability to plan and supervise the work of subordinate employees as assigned; ability to prepare reports. Basic computer and general office skills.

This is medium work requiring the exertion of up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and up to 20 pounds of force frequently to move objects; work requires standing and walking; 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; visual acuity is required for preparing and analyzing written or computer data, determining the accuracy and thoroughness of work, and observing general surroundings and activities; some exposure to inside and outside environmental conditions and hazards or physical risks, which require following basic safety precautions.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university. Considerable experience in food service in an institutional setting with an emphasis on foods, nutrition, business principles, and institutional management is required. Degree in nutrition, food service management, or related field preferred.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS;

Possession of an appropriate driver's license valid in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

All applicants please submit an on-line application along with copies of supporting credentials and 2 references at . Be sure to connect your application to the advertised position.
PORTSMOUTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Salary Rate Range : $79,494 - $127,407
Effective Date : TBD
Job Description :
The Portsmouth Public Schools prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy and childbirth, marital status or any other basis prohibited by law. (Reference: School Board Policies 2-33,4-4, and 4-6).