PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Light to moderate physical e?ort required to perform duties. Regular travel throughout the school
district.
Terms of Employment: Independently negotiated full year contract.

• Oversees the entire food service operation for the district.
• Approves the vendor’s monthly menus, providing high quality, affordable, nutritious feed that students will enjoy eating.
• Assures that nutritional information is provided on all food items served.
• Coordinates and collaborates with families and school nurses to provide appropriate meals for students with specific medical needs or restrictions.
• Reviews current research to determine health and nutrition-related trends and food service management developments.
• Collaborates with vendor to develop innovative program changes as needed or necessary.
• Knowledgeable of and ability to comply with all requirements/mandates from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), US Department of Agriculture, and the Board of Health.
• Submits monthly claims to DESE.
• Prepares annual DESE NSLP Renewal and DESE Summer Feeding (SFSP) applications.
• Applies for appropriate Federal and state grants.
• Assists families in the completion of Federal free and reduced lunch paperwork for the purposes of District financial assistance.
• Orders food items and supplies as needed, in a cost effective manner and in conformity with the federal and state procurement laws and local procurement policies and procedures.
• Maintain inventories of food, supplies and equipment.
• Manages all food service facilities, including receiving all food and food supplies and distributing food supply and prepared meals between sites.
• Examines all food service areas on a regular basis to determine needed repairs, maintenance or replacement. Develops and maintains and implements a long-term capital plan for food service equipment and facilities.
• Prepares the annual budget for the food service department.
• Reviews vendor financial activity reports monthly; utilizes MUNIS and MySchoolBucks systems to monitor budgets and payments; assists families with payments and refunds.
• Coordinates quarterly and annual financial DESE reporting with Deputy Director for School Finance.
• Supervise, creates and maintains performance standards for the food services administrative assistant.
• Collaborates with the School Committee and Deputy Director for School Finance to negotiate and implement the food services vendor contract.
• Collaborates with District or building administration in providing food services for special events as needed
• Co-chairs the Wellness Advisory Committee.
• Leads the implementation of the Redhawk Food Pantry.
• Performs all other duties prescribed by the Superintendent.