Nutrition Coordinator

Bullhead-City,-Arizona; Bullhead City (AZ); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Bullhead-City Senior Campus seeks an administrative assistant to handle routine clerical tasks, data entry, and general support for community programs. The role includes assisting with activities for seniors and aiding nutrition services, including meal packing and coordination with the walk-in freezer.

The position supports the department by maintaining records, preparing reports, and providing excellent customer service to staff and the public.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with two years related program experience.
• Experience in handling food, transportation, or hosting activities with seniors is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs office, administrative, and general support tasks; gathers and tabulates data.
• Composes routine correspondence and processes invoices and requisitions using City systems.
• Provides secretarial support and maintains confidential files.
• Directs the public to appropriate departments and assists staff with inquiries.
• Inputs data into computer records and generates supervisor reports.

Skills

Office procedures

Communication skills

Customer service

Data entry

Word processing

Excel

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or GED

Two years experience in community programs

Tools

City accounting system

WordPerfect/Microsoft Word

Excel

Database software

Job description

Responsible for performing routine clerical and administrative duties at the City's Senior Campus. Incumbent will beresponsible forassistingwith the organization and implementation of the various activities of the City's Senior Campusas well as assisting with nutrition services to senior citizens to include packing and moving meals in the walk-in freezer.

NOTE: MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT IS 18 YEARS OF AGE

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or GED, and two (2) years experience planning, conducting and/or assisting with community programs, or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. Experience in handling food, transportation, or hosting activities preferably involving interaction with senior citizens is strongly desired

LICENSING & TRAINING:

• Valid State Driver's license
• Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card
• Food Handler's Card

*Continued employment is contingent upon all required licenses and certificates being maintained in active status without suspension or revocation.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list of tasks is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in this class.

• Performs a variety of office, administrative, and general support assignments; gathers, assembles, organizes, and tabulates data and information.
• Composes and types routine correspondence; prepares and processes invoices, purchase orders and requisitions using the City accounting system.
• Performs a variety of secretarial and administrative support work; including maintenance of confidential files.
• Assists the department in the area of responsible administrative tasks requiring considerable use of independent judgment and initiative.
• Directing the general public to appropriate departments. Assists other staff by providing information as requested to customers.
• Inputs data into computer records and generates reports for supervisor approval.
• May deliver homebound meals as assigned; reports on status of homebound meal recipient based on improving or declining health status.
• May participate in the serving of meals at site and adheres to policy, procedures and methods of handling, serving, portion control, and checking temperature of foods.
• Assists senior citizens in various activities offered by the Senior Nutrition Program.
• Uses spreadsheets and other specialized computer software.
• Performs data entry in order to maintain records and generate reports.
• Completes reports related to operations and maintenance
• Provides exceptional customer service to internal and external customers.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Modern office practices and procedures.
• Working knowledge of computer, word processing (Word Perfect/Microsoft Word), spreadsheets (Excel), and database software programs.
• Business English, spelling and grammar.
• Record keeping and filing procedures.
• Good work habits, customer service orientation and safe work operations.
• Policy, procedures, goals and objectives of the Human Services Department and activities.
• Food handling techniques to assure safe and sanitary transport.
• Calculator, telephone, copy and fax machines, radio system, commercial kitchen equipment and operation of automobiles.

SKILL IN:

• Preparing clear and concise reports.
• Maintaining logs.
• Using computers and related software applications
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with co-workers, supervisor, the general public, etc.

ABILITY TO

• Analyze and interpret comprehensive job requirements.
• Carry out assigned projects to their completion.
• Communicate efficiently verbally and in writing.
• Produce written documents with clearly organized thoughts using proper sentence structure, punctuation and grammar.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, City officials, and the general public.
• Maintain confidential and sensitive information.
• Understand and follow instructions.
• Obtain Food Handler's Card

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Specific hearing abilities include ability to hold professional conversation with others by telephone, in person and over radio equipment. This job also requires visual acuity and the ability to adjust focus, ability to read printed materials, and computer screens. The employee will be required to travel short and long distances on city business.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet.