Food Services Specialist 4-B

About the role

New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) is a regional public, pre-professional arts training center offering students intensive instruction in various art forms. This position manages the food service for student meals (breakfast and lunch) at NOCCA.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of all aspects of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts Student Meal program.
• Forecasts the number of meals to be served daily and places orders with Food Service Provider.
• Picks up and sets up meals for service at scheduled times.
• Ensures that meals served are reimbursable.
• Maintains inventory of stock for meal services and Healthy Snacks.
• Prepares orders for replenishing stock.
• Maintains integrity and accountability through compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations.
• Provides an environment conducive to protecting the health, safety, and well-being of the school's students through high levels of sanitation standards as dictated by the Louisiana Health Department and NSLP.
• Maintain required documentation on food temperatures and equipment temperatures.
• Attends all required agency training.
• Performs other duties as assigned and outside of food service for students such as assisting IT, records management, culinary program, etc.

Requirements

• Two years of food service experience in a food service operation.
• OR Two years of training in food technology, food service management, or in a food service-related curriculum in a trade school or technical institute.
• OR Twenty-four semester hours in food and nutrition, dietetics, food service preparation, home economics, or hotel, food service, restaurant, or institutional management.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Position-Specific Details

• Appointment Type: Probational or Promotional
• Work Schedule: Part-time position working 32 hours per week, 6.4 hours per day, Monday through Friday, from 7:30 am to 2:30 pm.
• Additional Holidays and Leave: NOCCA recognizes holidays that schools normally observe, such as the week of Mardi Gras, the week of Thanksgiving, and two weeks for Winter Break, which includes Christmas and New Year's Eve.

How to Apply

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applicants may also send letters of interest, resumes, and at least three professional references to their email address: jobs@nocca.com. Please attach a letter of interest, resume, and at least three professional references to your application. For further information about this vacancy, contact: Maisha Joshua, HR Director, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, jobs@nocca.com.