Child Nutrition Assistant Manager-Child Nutrition Department

Poudre School District; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 31,436 - 35,211; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Paid time off

Short and long-term disability

Access to employee walk-in clinic

Job summary

Poudre School District in Fort Collins, Colorado, is seeking a Kitchen Manager to oversee school kitchen operations and food service. This position involves supervision of kitchen staff, maintaining compliance with health standards, and providing exceptional customer service to students and staff.

The ideal candidate has a high school diploma and experience in institutional food service. Benefits include health and dental insurance, retirement options, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Assist kitchen manager in supervising kitchen staff.
• Prepare food items according to recipes and menus.
• Maintain compliance with Health Department standards.

Responsibilities

• Supervise food preparation and kitchen operations.
• Maintain kitchen financial records and inventories.
• Provide excellent customer service and communication.

Skills

Customer service skills

Food preparation

Supervisory skills

Sanitation compliance

Education

High school diploma or G.E.D.

Institutional food service experience

Tools

Point-of-sale system

Cooking equipment

Job description

Job Summary: Responsible for assisting with the management of a school kitchen. Assists the kitchen manager or performs duties in their absence, overseeing food preparation and service of meals, scheduling, directing, training and supervising child nutrition workers. Maintains kitchen financial records, orders, receives, stores, rotates, and inventories all food and supplies. Prepares and serves a full range of food for school meals. Assists with all aspects of production and service, including cooking, line setup, replenishment, and operating the point‑of‑sale system. Cleans all food preparation and service areas, labels, dates, and stores leftover food. Cleans kitchen equipment, surfaces, and floors. Complies with Health Department standards, safety procedures, departmental policies, and applicable state and federal regulations. Demonstrates exceptional customer service skills.

Pay Range: $22.82 to $25.56 per hour, based on qualifications and experience.

Hours/day: Varies depending on location.

Work Calendar Days: Elementary sites – 178 days; Secondary sites – 180 days.

Duration of Position: Ongoing.

Benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, PERA retirement, paid time off, short and long‑term disability, access to an employee walk‑in clinic, and other optional benefit elections.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist kitchen manager in supervising, directing, and training kitchen staff.
• Assist and direct staff as needed with meal preparation by cooking, pre‑portioning, setting up serving lines, condiment stands, and fruit and vegetable bar.
• Prepare food items according to recipes and menus.
• Control food and kitchen waste.
• Maintain accurate daily production records.
• Clean kitchen equipment, utensils, work areas, tables, floors, and appliances. Properly maintain equipment. Empty kitchen trash and recycling containers. Sweep and mop kitchen floors.
• Serve food and provide customer service and communication to students, staff, and community.
• Operate point‑of‑sale system including preparation and processing of accurate payments, day‑end reports, and money deposits; verify correct amount of change in cash box daily. Enroll customers into point‑of‑sale with finger scanning as required. Properly close out sites daily as needed on point‑of‑sale.
• Assist with ordering, receiving, storing, and rotating food and supplies to maintain inventory control. Maintain and ensure complete and accurate daily production records. Properly receive, check‑in and store food and equipment from warehouse and vendors. Maintain, date, and label food for storage. Perform inventories as scheduled and assist manager with food and supply orders.
• Maintain, ensure, and review all kitchen financial records, including deposits; review financial reports, inventories, and other reports. Verify that all meal counts, deposits, and change funds are accurate and completed daily.
• Maintain compliance with Health Department standards, including high standards of sanitation and safety. Adhere to state, federal, and department guidelines, safety procedures, departmental policies, and regulations.
• Provide kitchen manager relief as needed. Provide department expertise and positive team leadership to ensure kitchen team is operating positively and effectively within department and district guidelines.
• Communicate, coordinate, and resolve issues with principal, school staff, parents, and supervisors. Ensure kitchen staff provides excellent customer service to all customers. Display accurate and quality signage, marketing, and food presentation of all meals.
• Attend all required departmental trainings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Related Work Experience

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• Previous institutional food service experience preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience acceptable.

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• Criminal background check required for hire.
• ServSafe certification.
• Pay range listed above is for employees newly hired to PSD. Salaries are set by Human Resources based on a review of qualifications compared to the requirements on the job description. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, and other job‑related reasons.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Poudre School District is dedicated to affirming respect, compassion, and acceptance for all, and we celebrate diversity with regard to all backgrounds and identities. We believe that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. We are an equal‑opportunity employer committed to building inclusive work environments with employees who reflect our students and serve them enthusiastically. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. PSD is committed to finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We encourage you to apply.