Child Nutrition Coordinator

Primary Purpose

Responsible for planning menus in accordance with the National School Breakfast and Lunch Program, the Child and Adult Care Food Program for Pre-K and Seamless Summer Option Guidelines. Performs analysis on all menus and recipes to determine nutritional adequacy and adherence to guidelines. Responsible for administering and upgrading software for menu planning, inventory , ordering and production records. Responsible for ordering food and supplies from vendors.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; some advanced education classes preferred such as an Associate's Degree in Food Service Management, Business or Nutrition.
• and/or Higher-level training or education in Nutrition and/or Food Service Management preferred such as TASN Level 3 to assure competency in job performance as evidenced by excellence in school nutrition programs and menu development.
  
  

Special Knowledge/Skills

• Knowledge of menu planning, food purchasing and preparation of foods in a food service environment
• Computer and School Cade and Heath Pro software experience a plus
• Knowledge of child nutrition program regulations
• Ability to follow and implement policy and procedures
• Ability to interpret data
• Strong organization, communication and interpersonal skills
  
  

Experience

• Five years of experience in a food service related field, preferably with a Pk-12 school district
  
  

Food/Menu

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Knowledge of Federal, State and local laws, regulations, policies and best practices in areas of food service management, menu planning, food purchasing, and preparation of food in a school food service environment.
• Knowledge of public sector purchasing, food procurement procedures, and inventory systems that meets both Federal ( US Department of Agriculture) and State (Texas Education Agency) standards.
• Plan monthly menus that meet nutritional requirements, USDA and TDA regulations and are financially sound and well accepted by customers.
• Monitor inventory within the District and plan menus to utilize commodities in a timely manner.
• Oversee monthly production records for all schools.
• Forecast yearly food purchases for special for special produce programs, commodities and non-commodity items and supervise monthly reconciliation.
• Assist with bidding and purchasing of food supplies. Coordinates purchasing of paper goods with menu items for appropriate paper goods usage.
• Coordinates purchasing of small equipment with the menu items to ensure proper serving and preparation utensils/equipment are available to kitchen staff.
• Assist ordering weekly commodity products.
• Enter yearly bid prices and update in the order guide.
• Contact food suppliers for nutritional labels to assure meal components are being met; file for documentation.
• Skill in recipe standardization, development and testing for quality food products. Authorize substitutes made by grocery supplies and campuses.
• In cooperation with the Operations Manager and Chef make routine visits to cafeterias and closely monitor the meal programs compliance evaluate products, recipes and student acceptability of menu items.
• In cooperation with the director, work with managers to verify that food production records are completed accurately.
• Provide general support to cafeteria managers and employees.
• Supervises development of special menus for students with special needs diets and food allergies; coordinates diet needs with school nursing staff and Child Nutrition Director.
• Maintain Professional Standards for School Nutrition Professionals with continuing education to meet training needs.
• Incorporate "Student Voice" by organizing and leading Taste-testing sessions with student to evaluate new products and recipes.
  
  

Additional Duties

• Maintain and upgrade software systems including the Healthy Pro menu program, menu templates, ordering, inventory, production and point of sale processes.
• Oversee and backup all grocery orders.
• Maintain all order guides.
• Maintain and update price/pack lists throughout the year on ordering guides.
• Assist in the direction and management of the District's Child Nutrition programs.
• Attend professional growth activities to keep informed of innovative techniques of Child Nutrition food service operations.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Child Nutrition Director or designee.
• Allergy, compliance (to insure the safety of our students)
• Buy American compliance/inventory control.
• Go over SOP's with staff every month
• Create SOP's when needed
• Weekly check on each campus
• Teach new recipes
• Go over order guides and make sure the correct items are being used
  
  

Equipment Used

• All kitchen equipment, machinery, POS, office equipment including computers, fax, calculator, and copier. This will include all equipment in school kitchens and cafeterias.
  
  

Working Conditions

• Maintain emotional control under stress
• Occasional prolonged and irregular hours of work
• Lifting/carrying, reaching above shoulder, repetitive hand motions; frequent bending and stooping
• Work indoors to conduct on-site inspections of facilities
• Frequent district-wide travel