Nutrition Services Kitchen Manager

About the role

This position will maintain a state-of-the-art culinary experience by planning, modifying, and monitoring program success on-site. Lead in all matters related to the preparation and delivery of meals. Ensure delicious and nutritious meals are provided daily to support student learning and achievement. Direct and sustain advancements in areas including, but not limited to: compliance, customer service, planning, preparation, and delivery. Collaborate with stakeholders to enhance the quality of menu planning and food production. Partner with mentors, interns, and community members to advocate for healthier and flavorful meals for students.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service.
• Cook and serve healthy, nutritious, and appetizing breakfast and lunch to stakeholders.
• Cashier and student account management.
• Accurately record reimbursable meals using the point-of-sale system.
• Ensure proper food storage in accordance with federal, state, and local nutritional standards and guidelines.
• Receive orders through online system, order food and maintain inventory control, request equipment repair, and supply services when needed.
• Ensure site, equipment, and textile cleanliness/sanitation in accordance with federal, state, and local guidelines and regulations, including the HACCP program.
• Prepare reports and maintain records in accordance with USDA, CDE, and district policies.
• Prepare flavorful, nutritious, and NSLP-compliant menus.
• Promote participation through marketing, stakeholder buy-in, taste tests, student involvement, etc.
• Communicate and support school activities that encourage stakeholder involvement in student learning.
• Participate in site audit, track/maintain inventory, and monitor purchases.
• Deliver quality, accurate, constructive, corrective, specific and timely feedback to employees that encourages them to perform at their highest level.
• Support and actively participate in professional development for staff.
• Establish stakeholder rapport that allows for a proactive response to potential problems.
• Address safety concerns by working with stakeholders to ensure compliance with district-wide safety and emergency protocols.

Requirements

• Three (3) years successful nutrition/culinary/commercial food service management experience (preferred).
• Demonstrated experience in ordering, inventory control, calendaring, etc.
• Demonstrated experience in scratch-cooking, and production kitchens.
• Demonstrated experience adhering to and ensuring compliance with state and federal nutrition requirements, rules and regulations.
• Demonstrated experience training and coaching.
• Demonstrated experience supervising and evaluating employees.
• Bilingual (preferred).

Qualifications

• Valid Colorado Driver's License.
• Must hold or be able to obtain a ServSafe Certification within 90 days of start date.

Skills

• Flexibility and adaptability in response to change.
• Computer and technology skills.
• Understanding and following both complex oral and written instructions.
• Independent work capability.
• Effective communication with the School District community.
• Analysis, instruction, negotiation, coordination, communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal interactions.
• Comparing, computing, synthesizing, and evaluating information.
• Maintaining confidentiality.
• Positive attitude.
• Compliance with District policies and procedures.
• Compliance with federal and state laws, regulations, and policies.

Benefits

The education/training/experience, license/certification, general expectations, physical demands, and work environment factors described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Pay

Starting hourly rate $20.25 - $22.92 per hour, depending on education and related job experience.

Schedule

176 days/year 8 hours/day, 6:00am - 2:30pm Monday - Friday

Location

Charles Hay World School

Additional Information

New hires or rehires will be responsible for the fingerprint processing fee required for background checks through the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Closing Date This position will close 5 days from the date of the posting or once the vacancy has been filled. Application Instructions All interested and qualified applicants must complete an online application. Incomplete applications and resumes received in lieu of applications will not be considered. Selected applicants will be contacted for an interview. This job description is not intended to create any express or implied contract of employment or expectancy of continued employment for any definite term. In compliance with Titles VI & VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 and Colorado law, Englewood Schools does not unlawfully discriminate against otherwise qualified students, employees, applicants for employment, or members of the public on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity, gender expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, family composition, or need for special education services. Discrimination against employees and applicants for employment based on age, genetic information, and conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth is also prohibited in accordance with state and/or federal law. Harassment, if it rises to the level described in state law, is a prohibited form of discrimination. To review Title IX policies and procedures, please click here. Inquiries or complaints may be referred to Dr. Rana Razzaque, Director of Opportunity, Access & Inclusion and Title IX Coordinator, 4101 S. Bannock St., Englewood, CO 80110, 303-806-2004 or may be filed directly with the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 1244 North Speer Blvd., Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204. Complaints regarding violations of Title VII (employment) and the ADEA (prohibiting age discrimination in employment) may be filed directly with the Federal Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 950 17th St., Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202, or the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, 1560 Broadway, Suite 825, Denver, CO 80202.