School Nutrition Program Director

Saco, Biddeford and Dayton School Departments are excited to announce an opportunity to join our team as a School Nutrition Program Director.

Salary and work year to be established by the School Board and Superintendent.

Qualifications

~Four-year degree or two years food service management work, or a high school diploma with four years of practical food service management experience.

~Successful experience in a leadership role.

~Proven track record of a strong commitment to Child Nutrition programs.

~Valid DOE fingerprinting certification.

REPORTS TO: Superintendent of Schools

SUPERVISES: Approximately 40 Food Service Staff Members

Performance Responsibilities

• Must have a positive attitude, pride in work performance and proprietary interest in the program.
• Prepares and administers the departmental budget.
• Purchases and maintains an inventory of all foods, supplies, and equipment.
• Standardizes cafeteria accounting procedures in cooperation with the district comptroller's office.
• Arranges for audits of cafeteria accounts through approved auditors.
• Standardizes prices charged for various types of lunches, including the price of milk.
• Plans and supervises the preparation and serving of menus at all schools.
• Informs the public, through the local press, of planned lunch menus on a monthly basis.
• Plans and checks all menus for school lunches and special dinners.
• Supervises the planning and preparation of any special meals required for district-sponsored events.
• Standardizes as much as possible the size of portions served as related to lunch type.
• Provides assistance and suggestions for the preparation and serving of government surplus foods.
• Inspects school lunch facilities and operations to ensure that standards of diet, cleanliness, health, and safety are being maintained.
• Visits all lunchrooms and cafeterias as often as possible, check that high standards of health and safety are maintained, and observing possible improvements in operations.
• Reviews and evaluates all requests and recommendations for purchase of new and replacement equipment.
• Consults, as needed, with school planners and architects on plans and specifications for new or renovated food preparation centers.
• Assist building leaders and teachers in the instructional phases of the lunchroom program and in the classroom instructional units of work pertaining to nutrition.
• Administers personnel policies and evaluates cafeteria managers and head cooks.
• Standardizes personnel policies, levels of cleanliness, health, and safety.
• Interviews, screens, and recommends appointment of all cafeteria personnel.
• Checks all food service personnel payrolls.
• Checks all bills and purchase orders for accuracy before presenting them to the business manager for payment.
• Makes all applications for federal subsidies.
• Makes distribution of all federal funds to various school lunch/breakfast/snack programs.
• Makes applications for government surplus food for school cafeteria use, and directs its distribution and transfer.
• Plans disposition of government commodities as part of the ongoing food service program.
• Checks all government reimbursements.
• Other job-related duties as assigned by the Superintendent.
  
  

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the School Board's policy on Evaluation of Administrative Personnel

Note: The above job description reflects the general requirements necessary to describe the principal functions or responsibilities of the job identified and shall not be interpreted as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent in the job, either at present or in the future.

Equal Opportunity

Saco School Department is committed to promoting diversity, multiculturalism and inclusion. We encourage qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status.

Criminal Background Check

All employees of Maine schools must be fingerprinted for a criminal history background check. Please create a login and create an account and make an appointment for a fingerprinting appointment at https://www.maine.gov/doe/cert/fingerprinting

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Saco Schools

Biddeford Schools

Dayton School

Southern Maine Administrative Cooperative