Child Nutrition Program Lead | Menu & Budget Steward

Chapel Hill ISD; Tyler (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Chapel Hill ISD in Tyler, Texas, seeks an Assistant Director of Child Nutrition to assist directing and managing the district's food service operations and programs. You will plan menus meeting nutritional and regulatory standards while promoting sound nutritional practices and safe, sanitary environments.

Required: 60 college hours in related fields; minimum 3 years in food service management and administrative experience; strong procurement and payroll data handling.

Qualifications

• At least 60 college hours in food and nutrition, dietetics, home economics, or food service management.
• Experience in administrative cafeteria operations, menu planning, food purchasing, and serving.
• At least 3 years experience in food service management.
• A minimum of 3 years of successful administrative experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Director of Child Nutrition to manage the district’s food service programs.
• Assist the Director of Child Nutrition to develop menus that meet established nutritional requirements for students.
• Works cooperatively with campus principals to create lunch schedules and resolve personnel issues.
• Establishes and assists the process of providing free and reduced lunch applications following USDA and TEA guidelines.
• Aides in the development and maintain written department procedures for all food service operations.
• Works with Directors of Head Start and Title I to correlate special program needs with federal standards for the child nutrition program.
• Comply with federal and state law, State Board of Education rule, and board policy in the food service area.
• Aides in compiling, maintaining, and filing all physical and computerized reports, records, and other documents required.
• Prepares the necessary data for processing the food service payroll.
• Assist in administering the food service budget and ensures programs are cost effective and funds are managed prudently.

Skills

Administrative cafeteria operations

Menu planning

Food purchasing

Staff supervision

Budget management

Education

60 college hours in food and nutrition

Job description

Chapel Hill ISD in Tyler, Texas, seeks an Assistant Director of Child Nutrition to assist directing and managing the district's food service operations and programs. You will plan menus meeting nutritional and regulatory standards while promoting sound nutritional practices and safe, sanitary environments.

Required: 60 college hours in related fields; minimum 3 years in food service management and administrative experience; strong procurement and payroll data handling.