Director of Food ServiceWindsor Southeast Supervisory UnionDescriptionThe Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union is seeking a dynamic Director for our Food Service Program. Each school has a Lead Cook and for the day-to-day operations. They serve both breakfast and lunch in coordination with the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). Job duties would include, but not be limited to: menu planning, ordering, staff supervision, and oversight of all rules and regulations associated with the NSLP. The Director of Food Service will also oversee the implementation of nutrition and food education by finding innovative ways to keep the school meal programs supplied with fresh, seasonal, and sustainably grown produce and products, and by building partnerships between the school educators and regional agriculture.At WSESU, we are committed to engaging hearts and minds for a limitless future - where students want to learn, staff want to work, and families want to live. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and strive to be a place where everyone feels a sense of inclusion and belonging. We are actively seeking to create a more diverse institutional culture because teams are stronger and more innovative with different perspectives and experiences. Specific Job Qualifications ● Training, experience and ability in managing a food service operation;● Expertise in large quantity meal preparation and menu planning;● Strong human relations, communication, and business/financial management skills;● Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Licenses, Registrations or Certifications ● Valid Vermont Driver’s License ● Valid Servsafe Certificate ● School Nutrition Specialist Certification or willingness to obtain certification● Bachelor’s degree in any academic major, or at least 3 years of relevant school nutrition programs experienceSpecific DutiesSupervises, coordinates and evaluates work of all school nutrition employees in preparing and serving food, and cleaning facilities and utensils in a production kitchen;Participates in menu planning with School Lead Cook to reflect adherence to mandated child nutrition requirements and other program goals for school nutrition service and is responsive to customer preferences and child nutrition trends that encourage high participation in the school meals program; Plans and directs weekly and daily food production with staff to ensure maximum efficiency, accuracy, and quality in all meal programs including any vending or catering operations, and afterschool meals and snacks;Oversees and participates in the preparation and serving of healthy and highly nutritious food for students and adults;Accurately forecasts and plans the purchase of food and supplies to maintain program quality and efficiency;Accurately places orders, purchasing WSESU approved products, not over or under ordering, using inventory to guide purchasing, and ordering within budget;Accurately provides a system for collecting, counting, and securing monies prior to depositing on a regular basis;Maintains required program records including menu production, inventory, meal counts, deposit records, and food safety records in such a way as to ensure accuracy and organization;Ensures that established sanitation and safety standards are maintained and School Nutrition Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for food safety are understood and followed by all staff; Ensures that students and adults are treated with respect and given good service;In consultation with the Lead Cook ensures that meals are attractive and tasty and the supply of food offered during service is replenished regularly and that all serving areas are kept clean during service;In consultation with the Lead Cook ensures daily clean up of the kitchen, service areas and cafeteria tables, according to mandated health and safety requirements.Oversees safe storage of all foods before and after service and proper disposal of unused or outdated foods;Desire to incorporate farm to school programming in school district menus by using fresh, seasonal, sustainably grown produce and products while building positive community partnerships;Works with teachers, administrators, parents and other school partners to ensure a healthy school food environment for all students including healthy school initiatives, nutrition education activities, taste testing of new foods, and healthy food promotions; Performs related duties as required including duties at special menu functions;Exhibits a strong willingness to work with others, to share and cross-train, in order to promote the concept of “teaming” and “a team approach” in order to meet the needs of the program;Organize the food presentation for the summer lunch program;Other duties as assigned by the Director of Finance & Operations.Competitive Salary and BenefitsReports To: Director of Finance & OperationsWe encourage women, people of the global majority, LGBTQIA individuals, people with disabilities, foreign-born residents, older members of society, and individuals from diverse lived experiences and backgrounds to apply. SchoolSpring and Indeed applications preferred, but you may send hard copy resume, and three letters of recommendation to:Larry DougherWindsor Southeast SU105 Main Street, Suite 200Windsor, VT 05089ldougher@wsesu.net