Title:
School Nutrition Manager (School-Level)
Division: Financial Services
Reports To: Coordinator, School Nutrition Operations
Salary Schedule: N1 (Middle/High) or N2 (Elementary)
Work Days: 188
FLSA Status: Exempt
The School Nutrition Manager is responsible for the financial and program management, supervision, and daily operation of the local school nutrition program.
Essential Duties:
- Manage the School Nutrition Program in compliance with all federal, state, local and BOE policies and procedures.
- Implement and adhere to Classified Employee Work Rules and School Nutrition Personnel and Uniform Standards.
- Maintain food cost control through planning, forecasting, ordering, and receiving.
- Manage a financially sound school nutrition program including organization, delegation, and supervision of personnel.
- Ensure sanitation and safety procedures are followed at all times.
- Supervise all SNP Employees in assigned program and assist in staff selection; train and evaluate employees in all aspects of the school nutrition program including proper methods of food, preparation, serving, storage and sanitation.
- Prepare a daily work schedule and cleaning schedule for all SNP employees including amounts of food to prepare, and records and tasks to complete.
- Maintain food safety and sanitation procedures including employee cleanliness and food handling, receiving, storage, and preparation and cooling; monitor temperature records of refrigerated equipment, freezers. and dry food storage areas.
- Collect, count, and deposit all school nutrition program monies on a daily basis.
- Manage the use and care of small and large equipment.
- Promote school nutrition and exhibit good public relations.
- Maintain confidentiality of all information concerning students and staff.
- Complete all required training including, but not limited to, State Nutrition Training, annual local training, and 30 hour Orientation for Nutrition Employees.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by appropriate administrator.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of a HS Diploma or state-approved High School Equivalency (HSE), required.
- Valid ServSafe certification required, or ability to obtain such certification within three months of employment. Must maintain for position.
- Minimum of one year of experience working as a school nutrition assistant in a public school setting, preferred.
- Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
- Demonstrated technological competencies.
- Demonstrated ability to maintain a positive, professional, tactful, and cooperative working relationship with all educators, students, staff, families, and other stakeholders.
- Exceptional integrity, Commitment to confidentiality, excellent character, and strong professional reputation.
- Ability to abide by the Georgia Professional Standards Code of Ethics for Educators.
- Must be regularly, predictably, and reliably at work.
- Must perform tasks involving prolonged periods of standing, walking, and sitting. Some kneeling required.
- Must perform routine physical activities such as bending and lifting/pushing/pulling up to 50 pounds.
- Must be able to properly and consistently supervise students, particularly during emergency situations.
- Ability to work in conditions with extreme cold or heat.
- Vision, hearing, written, and verbal communications are essential factors in performing required tasks.