CNP Manager - Location TBD

"Focused on Quality: Committed to Excellence."

Job Title: CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM MANAGER

Supervised by/Reports to: Principal/ Director of Child Nutrition Program

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Job Goals:

1. To provide direction, planning, monitoring, and oversight of local school Child Nutrition Program (CNP).
2. To supervise, direct, develop, and evaluate CNP personnel and designated staff to ensure quality and safety of school system food services that enhance student achievement and educational programs.
3. To provide healthy, nutritious meals and food preparation services for students, staff, visitors, and community members of Limestone County Schools.

Qualifications:

1. High school diploma or equivalent.
2. Experience in Child Nutrition Program preferred.
3. Ability to meet the suitability criteria for employment and/or certification/licensure.
4. Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
5. Knowledge of Child Nutrition Program guidelines and regulations.
6. Ability to use technology as required to perform job responsibilities.
7. Ability to supervise, develop and evaluate assigned personnel according to school system procedures.
8. Ability to demonstrate leadership, organization, collaboration, and planning skills to accomplish school goals and job requirements.
9. Ability to possess and maintain food safety certification provided by the Limestone County Health Department.
10. Strength, stamina, agility, dexterity, and acuity to perform job responsibilities safely and effectively.
11. Ability, agility and stamina to engage in prolonged standing, stooping, kneeling, bending, turning, reaching, and repetitive lifting up to 30 pounds.
12. Ability to lift objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
13. Ability and willingness to work after hours, weekends, or holidays when necessary.
14. Ability to be punctual and in regular attendance.
15. Such alternative qualifications to those listed as the Board may require.

Performance Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

1. Works cooperatively and productively with the principal and supervisors to ensure the system's vision, goals and strategies are implemented and providing all pertinent data to all appropriate personnel within the designated time frame.
2. Supervises and assists in preparation and service of food according to the written menu of the day.
3. Performs duties in a courteous and professional manner.
4. Supervises and assists in the storage and care of food.
5. Assists school CNP staff in interpreting the goals and objectives of the school food service program to students, teachers, parents and community members.
6. Maintains adequate and accurate records and controls including personnel, financial, inventories, operational, and purchasing of food, supplies and equipment.
7. Cooperates with health officials in supporting all local and state public health laws and codes.
8. Participates in and promotes in-service training, conferences, and continuing educational programs for self-improvement and for other CNP personnel professional standards as required by USDA and the State.
9. Monitors the cooler and freezer units during holidays, weekends and during school hours if needed.
10. Ensures centralized school system menus are followed to comply with the USDA Meal Pattern Plan.
11. Posts menus at least one week in advance; adjusts menus to accommodate commodity arrivals and/or vendor shortages as approved by supervisor.
12. Purchases food and supplies wisely and checks orders and invoices for quality, quantity, accuracy of weight and price upon delivery.
13. Oversees the locking of the storeroom and secures the cafeteria and work areas before leaving.
14. Maintains a file of standard recipes and instructs CNP personnel in the use of recipes.
15. Outlines specific duties and work schedules for school CNP personnel in accordance with school system policies and procedures.
16. Instructs and supervises employees during work hours including instruction and supervision of the safe and correct use and maintenance of equipment.
17. Cooperates with principal, supervisor and school faculty in planning, developing and utilizing the dining room/cafeteria to provide positive learning experiences for students.
18. Maintains professional appearance and dress appropriate for school food service program (uniform, hair net/hats, closed-toe shoes with non-skid sole, etc.)
19. Models and encourages CNP employees to observe high standards of grooming, safety, and effective work habits.
20. Posts instructions for use of equipment and schedules for the maintenance of CNP equipment.
21. Attend State workshop for managers.
22. Performs other job-related duties as assigned by principal and/or supervisor.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk and use hands to finger, to handle, or feel objects, equipment, or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, bend, stoop, squat, and crouch and kneel. The employee must occasionally lift, push, pull carry and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include near vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Salary: Salary to be established by The Limestone County School's District Salary Schedule.

Terms of Employment: 187 days

AEA Approved: August 9, 2019

Board Approved: October 22, 2019

The statements included in this description are not intended to be representative of the duties and responsibilities of this job. They are not to be interpreted as being all-inclusive. The employee may be assigned other duties that are not specifically included in this job description.

LIMESTONE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER