Cafeteria Coordinator

Urban Dove; New York, Northern (NY, KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Urban Dove Team Charter School seeks a detail-oriented Cafeteria Coordinator to manage meal areas and ensure health codes are met for smooth cafeteria operations.

The role involves participating in operations, mentoring students, and coordinating with departments to deliver healthy meals and engage the school community.

Qualifications

• Candidates must manage daily meal services and maintain health code compliance.
• Strong multitasking and organizational skills are essential for busy meals and events.
• Excellent teamwork and communication are required for collaboration with staff, students, and families.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily meal service, meal counts, and cafeteria operations.
• Ensure compliance with DOH and DOE school food requirements.
• Mentor students and support school community wellness initiatives.
• Maintain cleanliness, food handling, and kitchenware safety.

Skills

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Teamwork

Communication

Food safety

Youth development

Education

NYC Food Handlers Certificate

Job description

Description

ABOUT THE POSITION:

UD Team seeks a highly detail-oriented, motivated, and efficient Cafeteria Coordinator. The Cafeteria Coordinator will be responsible for managing all meal areas and maintaining all DOE and DOH health codes to ensure smooth cafeteria operations.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:

Urban Dove Team Charter School (UD Team) is a distinctive network of sports-based high schools catering to over-aged, under-credited youth. We fuse a robust academic curriculum with sports-based youth development, ensuring our graduates receive a diploma, a stepping stone for higher education, and essential job skills.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Actively participate in the school's Operations Team and Building Response Team.
• Foster a welcoming environment for students, families, staff, and visitors.
• Ensure compliance with Department of Health (DOH) regulations and Department of Education (DOE) School Food protocols.
• Maintain a valid Food Handlers Certificate and adhere to food safety standards.
• Conduct daily meal counts and manage lunch form collection by DOE deadlines.
• Prepare and serve meals for daily consumption and special events, ensuring healthy options.
• Develop and conduct workshops on healthy eating and wellness for the school community.
• Oversee meal preparation, distribution, and cleanup for school events.
• Mentor a group of students and participate in grade team meetings.
• Collaborate with other departments to enhance the school environment.
• Manage the setup and execution of special events, ensuring timeliness and efficiency.
• Oversee breakfast and lunch programs, ensuring prompt start times and smooth transitions between lunch periods.
• Monitor the cafeteria during meal times, maintaining a safe and engaging environment.
• Log student incidents as required and engage in restorative practices with students.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization in all meal areas, reflecting the Urban Dove brand.
• Design and maintain bulletin boards in the cafeteria.
• Coordinate with the maintenance team for cafeteria upkeep and garbage disposal.
• Clean and maintain kitchenware, surfaces, and equipment daily.
• Handle food orders, delivery inspections, and inventory management.
• Assist with school-wide communications and support Main Office staff as needed.
• Undertake additional tasks based on skills, interests, and school needs.

Requirements

• Knowledge of the Department of Health and Department of Education School Foods requirements
• NYC Food Handlers Certificate through the Department of Health
• Demonstrated ability to “multi-task” and deliver high-quality work
• Desire to devise programming to address the unique needs of our population
• Commitment to the UD Team mission and core values of Teamwork, Leadership, and Communication
• Commitment to the use of restorative practices and a strength-based, youth development approach to student issues
• Ability to function well as part of a team and work independently
• Must be team-oriented, with a strong work ethic, excellent communication skills, a passion for serving at-risk youth, and a sense of humor

OUR MISSION:

Urban Dove energizes, educates, and empowers young people through our network of UD Team Charter Schools serving over-age/under-credited high school students. UD Team's innovative model uses sports, teams, restorative practices and mentoring to create a culture of high expectations and shared responsibility. By instilling our core values of Teamwork, Leadership and Communication, we develop our students into confident young adults ready to reach their full potential.

OUR VISION:

Urban Dove envisions a world where all children receive the high-quality education and support they need and deserve. Through education, they will acquire the critical skills needed to develop into economically, socially, and emotionally independent adults who are empowered to create a more just and equitable society for future generations.

EEOC:

Urban Dove provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.