TEMP Nutrition Coordinator - Aging & Disabilities

About the role

Sedgwick County offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes health coverages, paid leave, regular compensation reviews, retirement plans, and professional development opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Supports day-to-day operations of the Older Americans Act (OAA) Title III C1 (congregate) and C2 (home delivered) nutrition programs in Butler, Harvey and Sedgwick Counties to ensure eligible older adults are receiving meal service that meets the guidelines set by KDADS.
• Supervise the agency’s congregate site managers and provide oversight of congregate site partners’ site operations.
• Assist the OAA Project Coordinator with monitoring nutrition program sub-recipients and contractors to ensure program compliance with the Older Americans Act nutrition program regulations.
• Oversee the day-to-day nutrition service operations ensuring that meals are provided on time, eligible participants are served, and daily meal service is provided timely by contractors and sub-recipients.
• Maintain oversight of nutrition locations’ daily program income collection, handling, and reporting.
• Provide training and technical assistance to employees, congregate site hosts/site managers or nutrition contractors/sub-recipients as needed.
• Conduct assessments as assigned assisting congregate sites for service access by eligibility participants.
• Coordinate reoccurring nutrition site managers meetings to promote collaboration and ensure good communication and quality services among congregate and home delivered meal locations.
• Stay up to date on new trends related to nutrition services to provide input and continual improvements to the nutrition service program.
• Assist with developing and distributing communication to participants regarding donation as needed.
• Supervise agency congregate meal site coordinators to include one on one staff coaching regarding service provided, call performance, strengths, challenges, resources or problem resolution.
• Manage staff, schedule time off and maintain adequate coverage including providing back-up support for staff as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• One (1) year experience working in the social services field with coordination of services or special projects at a social services agency or non-profit organization.
• Per Sedgwick County policy, this is a driving level position that requires a valid U.S. driver’s license without restrictions and current proof of automobile insurance.
• One (1) year of supervisory experience.
• Food Handlers Training is a plus.