Nutrition Services Assistant Manager - Multiple Positions

Valley View School District 365-U; Romeoville (IL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Vision/Dental coverage

FSA & Dependent DayCare

Life & AD&D insurance

403B

IMRF

Job summary

The Valley View School District is seeking a Nutrition Services Assistant Manager for the 2025-2026 school year. The location is to be determined. The role supports the Nutrition Services Manager and involves managing kitchen operations, staff supervision, and ensuring school lunch quality standards.

Part-time hours are 6-8 per day, with the school year plus pre/post days. Benefits include standard health and retirement plans. FSSMC certification is required.

Qualifications

• Must possess strong organizational skills and ability to manage time and personnel.
• Must maintain high standards for food quality, customer service and sanitation.
• Must be able to fill in for the manager in their absence and train staff in food prep, sanitation, customer service and equipment safety.

Responsibilities

• Manages kitchen operation in the absence of the manager.
• Directs kitchen staff as assigned by the manager.
• Prepares meals to meet school lunch quality standards.
• Assist with staff training in food preparation, sanitation, customer service, and equipment safety.
• Receives stock and rotates inventory to proper storage areas.
• Assists with placing orders for incoming food and supplies.
• Maintains accurate records including Profit and Loss, Production Sheets, Inventories, Food and Supply Orders, Sick/Personal Day records, and other duties as assigned.
• Prepares food and assists with meal service and cleanup.
• Rotates through all kitchen jobs to understand and perform each role.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Staff supervision

Customer service

Sanitation

Education

Food Service Sanitation Managers Certificate (FSSMC)

Job description

VACANCY

The Valley View School District is seeking an individual to fill a Nutrition Services Assistant Manager position for the 2025-2026 school year. (TBD: location to be determined.)

QUALIFICATIONS

Possess good organizational skills and the ability to effectively manage time and personnel. They must possess high standards for food quality, customer service, and sanitation. They must be willing to learn all aspects of the kitchen so that they are able to fill in for the manager in the manager's absence. Assistant managers must maintain a Food Service Sanitation Managers Certificate (FSSMC).

REPORTS TO

Nutrition Services Manager

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manages the kitchen operation in the absence of the manager.
• Directs staff in kitchen as assigned by the manager.
• Is responsible for the preparation of meals seeing that they meet the standards for the school lunch quality standards set forth by the department.
• Assists the manager in staff training; responsible for training staff in food preparation, food sanitation, customer service, and the safe and proper use of equipment and any other duty assigned.
• Receives stock and directs its placement in the storage areas seeing that it is properly rotated.
• Possesses knowledge on how to place orders for all incoming food and supplies; assists the manager with these tasks.
• Assists the manager in maintaining accurate and timely records including, but not limited to, the Profit and Loss, Production Sheets, Inventories, Food and Supply Orders, Sick and Personal Day records and any other duty assigned.
• Prepares food and helps with the service of the meal and clean up.
• In most operations this staff member will rotate through all jobs in the kitchen including cashing so that she fully understands all jobs and how to perform them.
• Is responsible for any other duty assigned by the manager.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Part time hours of 6 - 8 hours per day and the work year consists of the school year plus additional days to open before the start of school, and additional days to close the kitchen after the school year ends.

PAY SCALE AND BENEFIT DISCLOSURE

Salary Range - $18.80 - $20.75 Per Hour

Benefits:

• Medical/Vision and Dental coverage through BCBSIL (full-time employees only)
• FSA and Dependent DayCare accounts (full-time employees only)
• Life and AD&D insurance
• 403B
• IMRF is offered based on the number of hours worked
• Part-time (15 hours or more per week) may pay premiums to participate in group life benefit plan

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER