Child Nutrition Program Assistant Manager

$34,362 - $51,002/Yr

East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools - Baton Rouge, LA

Full-time - Entry Level

Baton Rouge, LA

About the position

The Child Nutrition Program Assistant Manager supports the management and operation of food service at school sites, ensuring compliance with policies and standards while promoting nutrition education. This role involves supervising food preparation, inventory management, and staff training, as well as addressing complaints and maintaining a positive environment within the school community.

Responsibilities

• Assists manager with the management and operation of the Child Nutrition Program facility.
• Solves problems alone and in a group setting.
• Determines when an independent decision can be made.
• Follows policy and procedures.
• Identifies needed equipment repair and small equipment needs.
• Promotes and participates in nutrition education activities.
• Evaluates sources of food, equipment, and supplies.
• Orders food items to meet portion size, serving per unit, or size and expected production capacity per recipe.
• Uses recommended standard procedures, records, and forms to requisition and/or purchase food, supplies, and equipment.
• Utilizes Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs.
• Assumes responsibility for receiving, storage, handling, preparing, and serving of food according to established standards.
• Performs orientation for new workers accompanied by on-the-job training.
• Plans advance preparation of food.
• Develops production, work, and cleaning schedules.
• Plans serving counter arrangements.
• Checks food quality during preparation.
• Utilizes food merchandising techniques.
• Receives and responds to complaints about food and service.
• Receives food and non-food supplies in accordance with stated specifications and checks invoices against original orders.
• Takes physical inventories of food and equipment and maintains inventory reports.
• Determines amounts of food items to issue and issues these amounts from the storeroom.
• Maintains computer and written reports documenting foods used, physical and perpetual inventories, participation, student eligibility, and student charge accounts.
• Performs data entry and exchange of money for cashier duties.
• Protects the identity of students receiving free and reduced price meals.
• Protects food, supplies, equipment, and money from theft.
• Practices safe working habits: Corrects and/or reports and follows through on unsafe working conditions.
• Performs basic first aid.
• Demonstrates the ability to work with the school community.
• Relates and communicates positively with students, co-workers, school staff, and parents creating good feelings about the Child Nutrition Program.
• Accepts special assignments when necessary.
• Adapts and willingly accepts changes in routine.
• Listens and readily accepts constructive criticism.
• Performs responsibilities and uses correct lines of communication within the school and school district.
• Displays willingness to upgrade job knowledge and skills.
• Attends and participates in job-related training.
• Applies knowledge and/or skills obtained from in-service training to performance on the job.
• Relates training to personal health and job responsibilities.
• Participates in job-related professional activities in the School Food Service Association.

Requirements

• Associate's degree preferred or four (4) years of successful experience in the school food service area plus a high school diploma or equivalent.
• ServSafe Certification is required.
• Manager's Certification from the state of Louisiana is a plus, but not required.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in school food service management.
• Knowledge of nutrition education practices.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $16.52/hr. to $24.52/hr.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.