Director of Child Nutrition and Food Services

Looking to make a difference in an innovative and dynamic non-profit agency? UCP of Central Florida unlocks the potential of thousands of children each year at our campuses, pediatric therapy clinics and parent support programs.

Job Summary:

The Food Services Director oversees all aspects of the school meal program in accordance with local, state, and federal policies. Maintains required standards, qualifications, and records. Completes and submits applications for school meal programs annually. Provides oversight, payroll management, and training of food service staff. Provides nutrition, healthy eating habits, and cooking instruction to groups of students. Provides training and support in the development of school-based gardens. Writes and applies for nutrition, cooking, and garden-related grant opportunities.

Job Responsibilities:

• Plan, supervise, and monitor the program in accordance with the State Department of Education and Department of Health regulations.
• Provide official Servsafe instruction and exam proctoring to kitchen staff, including food handler and management certifications.
• Provide guidance, training, and improvement plans to food service managers for the purpose of passing state and federal inspections, including Department of Children and Family inspections, National School Lunch inspections, and minimum four annual Health Department Inspections
• Coordinate with nursing lead and staff to ensure students with allergies receive appropriate foods, and to ensure proper stock of emergency supplies such as water and snacks.
• Coordinate with registrars to obtain, interpret, and submit student data for county-specific requirements (such as Surveys 1,2,3), for state requirements (such as agricultural surveys), and for federal requirements (such as October data and Verification).
• Coordinate with school principals and teachers to manage kitchen staff, nutrition programs, student satisfaction, and nutrition education.
• Coordinate with maintenance staff to address kitchen safety issues, ensure kitchen equipment remains in safe working order, and coordinate equipment purchasing/delivery.
• Provide and assist gardening instruction, including construction of gardens, maintenance, selection of plants, care, harvesting, preparing, and education.
• Monitor and assess student satisfaction/acceptance of food. Provide satisfaction surveys, and adjust foods/preparation to increase satisfaction and participation in the program.
• Monitor kitchen employee payroll, including monitoring/adjustment of punches, monitoring of overtime/excess hours, and finalizing payroll.
• Coordinate with school principals and business office managers regarding kitchen staffing hours.
• Provide food service-specific training, guidance, and education to TLA students, including providing official Servsafe instruction and exam proctoring.
• In coordination with principals, follow UCP policies to manage kitchen staff, including disciplinary procedures, corrective action plans and all evaluations.
• Monitor monthly food program expenses and revenue.
• Make necessary adjustments to spending, and educate staff to remain below expense budget
• Find opportunities to increase revenue and execute successfully
• Provide education opportunities and communication via internship program
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What UCP Offers

Our mission at UCP is to empower children with and without disabilities to achieve their potential by providing individualized support, education and therapy services in an inclusive environment. When you join UCP of Central Florida you partner with a team that is making a positive impact on the futures of our children. For over 60 years, we have been dedicated to enriching the lives of children of all abilities across Central Florida as 8 campuses: Downtown Orlando, East Orlando (near UCF), Kissimmee, Pine Hills, Lake Mary, and Winter Garden.

UCP of Central Florida offers a competitive benefit package available to all employees! Some perks to being a UCP Team Member include: health insurance (free option after the first year), dental insurance options, free life insurance, paid time off, discounted on-site childcare, 403B/Retirement match, short & long term disability, and support in continuing your education.

Education and Training: (or equivalent)

• Associate Degree preferably in Nutrition/Food Services
• Servsafe Manager Certification or Equivalent, Instructor Certification preferred

Minimum Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in food service manager or related role
• Knowledge of requirements for School Nutrition program including Free/Reduced lunch program.
• 3 years’ experience teaching nutrition, preferably with children.
• Experience in conducting quality assurance reviews to ensure programmatic adherence to standards.
• Experience with payroll, financial, and employee management.