Child Nutrition Manager

Ambition Prep; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Ambition Preparatory Charter School seeks a dedicated Child Nutrition Manager to oversee the school cafeteria operations for grades K-8. You will manage food production, meal service, inventory, and compliance with USDA nutrition standards and safety rules.

The role emphasizes accurate record-keeping, staff supervision, and coordination of meals to support healthy student consumption and program integrity.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Experience in institutional or school cafeteria environments preferred.
• ServSafe certification is required.
• Knowledge of POS and management systems is required.
• Knowledge of nutrition analysis applications is required.

Responsibilities

• Report to work on time in proper uniform.
• Coordinate ordering of foods, supplies, and inventory.
• Maintain inventory and storage procedures.
• Ensure food safety, sanitation, and safety standards.
• Assist with menu coordination and meal planning analysis.
• Lead staff meetings and supervise daily tasks.

Skills

ServSafe certification

POS systems

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Nutrition analysis applications

Job description

Ambition Preparatory Charter School is deeply committed to ensuring that every student in grades K-8 receives the high-quality education they deserve. Our mission is to provide students with the academic skills and self-discipline needed for college and life success through high-quality instruction, intensive academic supports, and hard work. We are a new college preparatory elementary and middle school serving the students of Jackson, MS.

Ambition Prep seeks an experienced Child Nutrition Manager who will be responsible for performing a variety of job functions essential to the successful operation of the school cafeteria. Job functions include food production; meal service; food acceptability; customer service; sanitation, safety, and security; receiving, storage, and inventory; program regulations and accountability; equipment use and care; professional excellence. The School Nutrition Program provides an environment that supports healthy food habits while maintaining program integrity and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Reports to work on time, in proper uniform, ready to work
• Coordinates ordering of foods, supplies, chemicals, produce, direct delivery items
• Ensures perpetual, daily, and monthly inventory of foods, supplies, and chemicals
• Ensures keeping storerooms and walk-ins in order and proper supply levels
• Works with various software applications, entering and retrieving data as needed and grocery orders
• Ensures of daily deposits in accurate method, and with change fund for registers
• Demonstrates a working knowledge and assures compliance of the USDA regulations, nutrition standards, culinary standards, food sanitation standards, and workplace safety standards
• Coordinates the completion of all necessary paperwork, such as accident reports, negative balance letters, employee counseling forms, daily sales and meal count, production records, inventory, food safety, and workplace safety sheets
• Assist with the coordination of menus and analysis
• Assigns and determines employee daily work schedules and duty assignments.
• Ensures processing (pre-approving) and assimilating free and reduced meal applications.
• Ensures the kitchen and dining facilities are clean
• Ensures batch cooking and the freshest and highest quality of food production occurs
• Train food service of employees with support of supervisor
• Lead team meetings and problem solving with staff
• Helps where needed when his/her duties are completed
• Performs other duties assigned by supervisor or administrator.

Meal Service

• Ensures the up of the serving line and breakfast carts (where applicable) each day, ensuring
• Ensures all items on the menu are placed on the serving line/breakfast carts in the proper order, in the proper amounts, at the proper temperatures, and on time
• Ensures correct serving utensils are in place and that condiments and cutlery are provided
• Uses serving utensils correctly to ensure correct portions are served
• Understands what constitutes a reimbursable meal under Offer Versus Serve (OVS) and ensures that OVS is properly implemented for both breakfast and lunch
• Serves students quickly and efficiently to adhere to the school’s meal schedules
• Coordinate the preparation and serving of meals to the highest quality that encourages student consumption and participation in the school breakfast and lunch programs
• Provides outstanding customer service to students, parents, staff, visitors, and fellow employees

Sanitation, Safety & Security

• Follows all local health department requirements for food safety
• Monitors the temperatures of freezers, refrigerators, and milk coolers daily recording temperatures on the appropriate log and notifies food service coordinator if temperatures are above 10˚F (freezer) or 41˚F (refrigerator/cooler)
• Takes and records the temperature of foods to ensure that foods are cooked to the proper internal temperature, chilled to the appropriate temperature, and placed on the serving line at the appropriate temperature
• Performs general cleaning tasks and follows cleaning schedule
• Follows the wash, rinse and sanitize procedures for ware washing
• Assists the food service coordinator in ensuring the security of all food and supplies
• Receiving, Storage and Inventory
• Coordinates the receiving all incoming food and supply deliveries
• Ensures stocking of all incoming deliveries and adheres to established food storage procedures

Program Regulations & Accountability

• Maintains integrity and accountability of the School Nutrition Program through compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations
• Ensures students receive all required meal components and that all meals served to meet the reimbursable meal requirements
• Ensures students are served all required meal components, ensuring students are served reimbursable meals
• Assists food service coordinator in maintaining all records and reports to meet local, state, and USDA requirements, including daily production records, temperature logs, etc.
• Complies with school mission and vision
• Ensures all USDA and state child nutrition guidelines are implemented
• Ensure redbook and documentation is accurate and up to date

Equipment Use & Care

• Operates and maintains commercial kitchen equipment (convection oven, tilt skillet, steamer, multi-compartment sink, etc.) in a safe and sanitary manner
• Follows policies for the use and care of all equipment
• Reports any malfunctioning equipment to food service coordinator
• Communicates effectively with supervisor, school administrators, vendors, and fellow employees

Desired and Required Experience

• High school graduate or equivalent
• Previous volume-feeding experience in an institutional, restaurant or educational environment (school cafeteria experience preferred)
• Knowledge involving food preparation, general cooking, food storage, cleaning procedures and meal service
• ServSafe certification,- required
• Knowledgeable in food service POS and management systems- required
• Knowledgeable in food service nutrition analysis applications- required
• Ability to work harmoniously with fellow employees and as part of a team
• Ability to provide friendly and outstanding customer service to students and others

Physical Capabilities

This is a physically demanding job and one where the incumbent is required to stand for extended periods, lift heavy objects on a regular basis, and do repetitive tasks with few breaks. The incumbent must be willing and able to work in a hot environment and be able to take a physical inventory in freezers and refrigerators where temperatures are as low as 0˚F.

Compensation

Ambition Preparatory Charter School offers competitive salary and benefits commensurate with experience. Ambition Preparatory Charter School is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis, of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, pregnancy, or veteran status.

Disclaimer

Disclaimer: This job description describes the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals hired into this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required. Ambition Prep reserves the right to change any or all content of this job description based on business needs.