Food Service Coordinator - Geneva Program

Telos; Orem (UT); On-site; USD 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Telos in Orem, UT is seeking a Food Service Coordinator to ensure nutritious meals for the Geneva Program, handling menu planning, sourcing, and preparing weekday lunches and dinners.

You will work closely with students and student living staff to ensure portions, quality, and satisfaction, and to coordinate dietary accommodations and safe-food handling. The role also supports Family Days and daily kitchen operations.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of basic nutrition principles.
• Organizational skills to effectively plan and prepare meals.
• Experience with responsibly managing budgets and ordering.
• Ability to follow dietary recommendations.
• Current food-handler’s permit (upon hire).
• Team player.
• Prompt and efficient.
• Ability to hold appropriate boundaries.
• Reliable and dependable.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to safe-food handling and storage procedures
• Provides special dietary needs as ordered by the MD, dietician, and nursing director
• Purchases food, ingredients, etc. according to meal plans weekly.
• Prepares students a variety and adequate amount of food to meet their dietary needs as determined by the dietician and nursing director
• When appropriate, work with students to plan and prepare meals.
• Serves meals in a timely manner adhering to the Telos schedule
• Helps to prepare extra-large meals for Family Days—five times per year
• Coordinate food needs with student living department leaders.
• Promotes clean and tidy kitchen environments.
• Participates in daily cleaning activities and family days logistics
• Completes other assignments as directed by supervisor

Skills

Nutrition knowledge

Meal planning

Budgeting & ordering

Dietary compliance

Team player

Efficiency

Boundary setting

Reliability

Job description

Description

Job Description: Food Service Coordinator

Time commitment: 40 hours a week

Schedule: M-F 9:00am-5:00pm

Reports to: Residential Director

The Food Service Coordinator ensures the facilitation of nutritious student meals for the Geneva Program. This includes responsible meal planning, ordering, and preparing weekday lunches and dinners, and coordinating weekend lunches and dinners. This position will work closely with students and student living department employees to ensure appropriate portions, quality, and satisfaction.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Adheres to safe-food handling and storage procedures


• Provides special dietary needs as ordered by the MD, dietician, and nursing director


• Purchases food, ingredients, etc. according to meal plans weekly.


• Prepares students a variety and adequate amount of food to meet their dietary needs as determined by the dietician and nursing director


• When appropriate, work with students to plan and prepare meals.


• Serves meals in a timely manner adhering to the Telos schedule


• Helps to prepare extra-large meals for Family Days—five times per year


• Coordinate food needs with student living department leaders.


• Promotes clean and tidy kitchen environments.


• Participates in daily cleaning activities and family days logistics


• Completes other assignments as directed by supervisor

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of basic nutrition principles


• Organizational skills to effectively plan and prepare meals


• Experience with responsibly managing budgets and ordering.


• Ability to follow dietary recommendations


• Current food-handler’s permit (upon hire)


• Team player


• Prompt and efficient


• Ability to hold appropriate boundaries


• Reliable and dependable