Director, School Nutrition

Young World Physical Education; Canton (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cherokee County School District in Canton, Georgia seeks a Director of School Nutrition to lead the Financial Management - School Nutrition division. The role directs operations, budgeting, compliance, and program quality to provide nutritious meals across schools.

The ideal candidate holds Georgia certification for School Nutrition Director, demonstrates strong leadership and collaboration with principals and vendors, and ensures safe, cost-effective meal services district-wide.

Qualifications

• Must hold a Georgia Clear Renewable School Nutrition Director certificate or Induction Certificate with plan to convert within 3 years.
• Degree in food and nutrition, business administration, food service management, dietetics, or related field.
• Supervisory experience in school nutrition, hospital dietetics or home economics teaching.

Responsibilities

• Establish goals for each School Nutrition Program in collaboration with school staff.
• Plan, develop and coordinate standards and policies for the School Nutrition Program.
• Supervise, evaluate and provide professional development for staff.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Leadership ability

Budgeting

Relationship building

Organization

Education

Georgia Clear Renewable School Nutrition Director certificate

Induction Certificate (Bachelor’s)

Job description

Director, School Nutrition

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Job Details

Job ID: 5875979

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Aug 07, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Job Description Code: 3C.040

Division/Department: Financial Management/School Nutrition

Pay Grade: Director

Pay Type: Salaried; Exempt

Retirement: TRS

Contract Work Year: 233 Days

Reports To: Chief Financial Officer

Evaluation Instrument: PEI

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Must hold a Georgia Clear Renewable School Nutrition Director certificate issued by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GPSC) (Master’s Degree or higher) or be issued an Induction Certificate (Bachelor’s Degree or higher) and convert to a Clear Renewable certificate (Master’s Degree or higher) within 3 years. Degree in food and nutrition, business administration, food service management dietetics, family and consumer sciences, nutrition education, culinary arts or a related field. Supervisory experience in school nutrition, hospital dietetics or home economics teaching. Ability to establish good working relationships with principals, teachers, school nutrition staff, central office personnel and vendors. Strong organizational and leadership ability required. Must have a valid Georgia Motor Vehicle operator’s license with endorsements compatible with assigned duties of Cherokee County Board of Education.

GOAL

Provide leadership to the School Nutrition Program and direct operations in such a way as to provide high quality, nutritious and appetizing meals in a cost-effective manner aligned with best practices and standards of school nutrition and food service management.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establish goals for each School Nutrition Program, in collaboration with school staff monitor progress and activities to reach established goals and evaluate the effectiveness of completed goals.
• Plan, develop and coordinate the implementation of standards and policies for the School Nutrition Program in accordance with local, state and federal requirements.
• Supervise, evaluate and provide professional development and training for assigned personnel.
• Consult regularly with appropriate department heads and principals on all aspects of the School Nutrition Program.
• Serve as a resource to staff, faculty, school and community groups on nutrition and the School Nutrition Program.
• Research product and service specifications to identify performance related characteristics relevant to system needs.
• Accept and consider input and requests for special assistance and consideration from all sources. Consistently maintain a demeanor perceived as service-oriented by teachers, school administrators, colleagues and supervisors.
• Monitor purchase requisitions and provide general oversight of buyer activity to ensure purchasing actions are in compliance with applicable rules, regulations and laws and maximum benefits to the system are recognized.
• Make visits to all schools regularly; and provide appropriate follow-up and requests for assistance.
• Oversee training of staff in the use and care of equipment and appropriate kitchen safety procedures.
• Promote the expansion, development and understanding of the School Nutrition Program within schools and the community.
• Provide data and information to the Chief Financial Officer, as needed, for the improvement of programs and services provided through the School Nutrition Program.
• Maintain consistent, high-quality, customer focus when conducting business and providing services to local schools, general public and internal and external customers.
• Produce, administer and maintain the School Nutrition Program budget.
• Oversee the planning, layout, design and opening of new and renovated kitchens and cafeterias to ensure effective use of School District funds while providing modern, efficient and inviting spaces.
• Review annual evaluations of each School Nutrition Program.
• Hold monthly meetings with School Nutrition Program Managers.
• Assess training needs of School Nutrition Program personnel.
• Plan and provide for in-service training for all School Nutrition Program employees.
• Operate the School Nutrition Program in a cost-efficient manner.
• Supervise all School Nutrition financial accounts, school nutrition reports and records to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
• Attend seminars, workshops and supervisor meetings as scheduled.
• Provide a program for involvement of students, parents and community in School Nutrition Programs.
• Serve as advisor to the Cherokee County School Nutrition Association, and provide assistance, as needed.
• Support the Georgia and National School Nutrition Associations.
• Promote personal professionalism through participation in associations, professional groups, seminars and college course work.
• Implement and maintain computer technology within the School Nutrition Program.
• Monitor adherence of nutrition programs to federal, state and local laws and regulations concerning such matters as sanitation, safety and nutritional standards of the meal program.
• Operate Board-owned vehicle in a safe manner and assume responsibility for all supplies and equipment on the vehicle.
• Possess and maintain valid and appropriate license, certificate and/or credential as may be required for this position.
• Follow work scheduling and attendance requirements in a regular, predictable and punctual manner.
• Participate in training programs to increase skills and proficiency related to assignments.
• Review current developments, literature and technical sources of information related to job responsibility.
• Monitor free and reduced-price meal application processing, bid and procurement processing and inventory.
• Review employee evaluations.
• Ensure adherence to good safety procedures.
• Follow federal and state laws, as well as Board policies.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

IMPORTANT NOTES

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Job descriptions are designed and intended only to summarize the essential duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and requirements for the purpose of clarifying the general nature and scope of a position’s role as part of the overall organization. Job descriptions do not list all tasks an employee might be expected to perform, and they do not limit the right of the employer/supervisor to assign additional tasks or otherwise to modify duties to be performed – even if seemingly unrelated to the basic job. Every employee has a duty to perform all assigned tasks. (An employee who is assigned a duty or task believed to be unlawful should report the assignment to the Chief Human Resources Officer.) It should also be noted the order of duties/ responsibilities as listed in the job description is not designed or intended to rank the duties in any order of importance relative to each other.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

In filling a vacant position, preferred or required credentials regarding education, training, experience, and other bona fide occupational qualifications may be established. The credentials shown in this job description may be interpreted only as the minimum criteria existing at the time the description was developed. Other bona fide occupational qualifications and criteria may be utilized as needed in the selection process.

Fringe Benefits

• FICA is paid by the employee and matched by the School District.
• Temporary workers do not qualify for employee benefits.

Adopted: July2026

Revised:

• Position Type: Full-Time
• Job Categories: Administration > Business/Finance
• Job Categories: Administration > Director/Coordinator/Manager
• Job Categories: Administration > Food Services
• Job Categories: Organization-level Positions > Director/Division Director

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