Food & Nutrition Services Coordinator

Stanley G Falk School; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 68,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Falk School in Buffalo, NY is seeking an experienced Food & Nutrition Services Coordinator to lead and oversee food service operations across multiple school locations. You will supervise managers and staff, shape menus, manage procurement, and ensure regulatory compliance.

The role requires budgeting, grants management, vendor relations, and serving as the primary liaison with NYSED Child Nutrition. This position balances administrative duties with hands-on kitchen leadership, including summer

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in food service management, nutrition, dietetics, hospitality/food service administration, business, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible food service experience including operations, purchasing, budgeting, and staff supervision.
• Knowledge of USDA and NYSED Child Nutrition requirements and school meal programs.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, analytical, and financial skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee daily food service operations across Falk School locations.
• Supervise, train, coach, and evaluate food service staff and managers.
• Coordinate procurement, inventory, and vendor management for the program.
• Develop and maintain compliant breakfast and lunch menus and production records.
• Ensure program compliance with NYSED Child Nutrition and USDA requirements.
• Oversee budgets, grants, and monthly ledger review.
• Serve as primary liaison with NYSED Child Nutrition.
• Plan staff meetings and professional development.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Staff Supervision

Compliance Knowledge

Food Service Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in food service management, nutrition, dietetics, hospitality/food service administration, business, or related field

Associate degree with substantial directly related experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Menu Planning Software

Job description

Find Your Fit at Falk School!
Falk School | Buffalo, NY

Salary: $68,000–$72,000 per school year, based on experience and qualifications
Schedule: 10-month position + required additional workdays | Summer session required

Falk School is seeking an experienced Food & Nutrition Services Coordinator to lead and oversee food service operations across our school locations.

This position provides leadership for Falk's multi-site food service program and is responsible for department operations, staff supervision, menu planning, nutrition and meal-program compliance, procurement, budgeting, grants, vendor management, food safety, and required state and federal reporting. The Coordinator also serves as Falk School's primary liaison with NYSED Child Nutrition.

We're looking for a hands-on leader who can balance the administrative, regulatory, and financial responsibilities of a school nutrition program with the day-to-day operational needs of our kitchens and food service teams.

Why Falk School?

At Falk School, our mission is to provide a supportive, transformational learning community. We believe every student deserves a learning environment where they feel valued, challenged, and empowered to succeed.

Founded in 1986, Falk School serves students ages 5–21 across four Western New York campuses through highly structured classrooms and individualized educational supports. As an affiliate of Child & Family Services, we are committed to helping students build the academic, behavioral, and life skills needed to thrive.

As the Food & Nutrition Services Coordinator, you'll lead a department that plays an important role in supporting our students and school communities every day. You'll work collaboratively with food service managers and staff, school leadership, vendors, and state partners to ensure effective, compliant, and high-quality food service across Falk School.

Why Join Falk as our Food & Nutrition Services Coordinator?

• Lead food service operations across multiple school locations
• Supervise, coach, and develop food service managers and staff
• Oversee and shape menus, operations, purchasing, and program improvements
• Serve as Falk's primary liaison with NYSED Child Nutrition
• Manage and pursue grants and other funding opportunities
• Collaborate directly with school and organizational leadership
• Make a direct impact on the quality of services provided to students
• School-based calendar with required summer session employment
• Opportunity to lead both the strategic and hands‑on aspects of a school nutrition program

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee daily food service operations across all Falk School locations
• Supervise, train, coach, and evaluate food service managers and staff
• Coordinate recruitment, hiring, onboarding, and staffing needs for the Food & Nutrition Services department
• Develop and maintain compliant breakfast and lunch menus, standardized recipes, production records, nutritional analyses, meal-crediting documentation, and special-diet accommodations
• Ensure compliance with NYSED Child Nutrition, USDA school meal programs, Department of Health requirements, and applicable food safety and sanitation standards
• Prepare reimbursement claims, required program documentation, self-reviews, and materials for Administrative Reviews
• Serve as Falk School's primary liaison with NYSED Child Nutrition
• Oversee procurement, vendors, inventory, USDA commodities, purchasing, and equipment needs
• Provide financial oversight of the food service program, including budget forecasting, account monitoring, grant expenditures, and monthly ledger review
• Identify, apply for, and administer available grants and program funding
• Plan and facilitate food service manager meetings and professional development
• Coordinate food and logistical needs for school-wide events and special functions
• Provide direct operational coverage when food service vacancies or staffing shortages cannot otherwise be filled
• Summer session employment and additional days necessary to support department operations and preparation for the opening of the school year are required. Additional workdays will be scheduled in advance in coordination with the Superintendent or designee and compensated separately from the 10-month salary.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in food service management, nutrition, dietetics, hospitality/food service administration, business, or a related field preferred; associate degree with substantial directly related experience may be considered
• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible food service experience, including operational management, purchasing, inventory control, budgeting, and staff supervision
• School nutrition or Child Nutrition Program experience strongly preferred
• Knowledge of USDA and NYSED Child Nutrition requirements, school meal programs, menu planning, meal-pattern compliance, food safety, sanitation, procurement, and recordkeeping
• Strong leadership, supervisory, coaching, communication, organizational, analytical, financial, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple locations, competing priorities, regulatory deadlines, and personnel matters
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and technology used for menu planning, reporting, purchasing, inventory, and program administration
• Food safety certification (such as ServSafe) preferred
• Valid New York State driver's license and ability to travel between school locations and meetings as needed Coordinator of Food & Nutrition…

Falk School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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