NUTRITION SITE MANAGER

City of Peekskill; City of Peekskill (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Peekskill seeks a dedicated individual to coordinate and supervise senior meals for Peekskill and Cortlandt. Responsibilities include planning meal service, overseeing home delivery prep, and maintaining inventory and safety records.

The role requires strong coordination with county offices, staff training, and accurate meal log submissions for reimbursement and reporting purposes.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED and 1 year of food service experience in a restaurant, school lunch program, hospital/day care center, senior citizens' center, nursing home or related field.
• Five (5) years of food service experience as described above.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate program and services for Peekskill homebound meals and congregate meal service.
• Plan and supervise meal service at nutrition sites.
• Oversee meal preparation for home delivery for Peekskill and Cortlandt centers.
• Maintain inventory controls for shelves, refrigerated foods, and supplies.
• Monitor vendor pricing and ensure alignment with contracts.
• Ensure safe food handling procedures and maintain temperature logs.
• Maintain cleaning checklists and train staff as needed.
• Register senior participants and manage meal logs for Westchester County.
• Prepare daily registration sheets and tally meal monies.
• Coordinate monthly with Peekskill Senior Club Director.
• Ensure quality control of meals and submit logs to County.

Skills

Food service operations

Inventory management

Quality control

Staff training

Regulatory compliance

Record keeping

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Spreadsheets

Word processing

Database software

Calendar & Email

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

Provides efficient distribution and serving of meals to senior citizens onsite at Senior Center or delivered to home. Does related work as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Assists in coordinating program and services for Peekskill and Cortlandt homebound meals and Peekskill congregate meal service;
• Plans and supervises the service of meals at a nutrition site;
• Oversees the preparation of meals for home delivery for Peekskill and Cortlandt centers;
• Assists in inventory control including shelves, refrigerated foods, and supplies;
• Monitors vendor pricing periodically and references against contracted prices as per the City procurement policy;
• Responsible for ensuring safe food handling procedures are followed and temperature logs for Peekskill and Cortlandt are recorded and delivered to appropriate staff for reporting to Westchester County Board of Health;
• Maintains cleaning checklists and communicates standards to staff;
• Facilitates training for staff as necessary (e.g. ServSafc protocols);
• Supervises and assists in the registration of senior citizen participants in the Peekskill program for the purpose of meal logs submissions to Westchester County;
• Completes forms required by Westchester County Office of the Aging regarding program utilization;
• Manages food preparation and service of Cortlandt senior center meals and Peekskill congregate site;
• Coordinates programs monthly with Peekskill Senior Club Director (e.g. birthday parties);
• Ensures quality control of Peekskill and Cortlandt homebound and congregate meals;
• Prepares daily registration sheets for Peekskill and tallies monies collected for meals served or delivered;
• Provides sign-in sheets for meal logs for submission to County;
• Checks daily census with Peekskill and Cortlandt clerical staff for any changes in meal preparations and communicates changes to kitchen staff as needed;
• Collaborates with internal staff on various tasks including contract completion, special events, outreach, homebound delivery client situations, communications with county staff;
• Reports all client logs to Peer Place data center for documentation and reimbursement;
• Uses computer applications or other automated systems such as spreadsheets, word processing, calendar, e-mail, and database software in performing work assignments.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervision is exercised over Cook, Senior Office Assistant, Kitchen Aide, Food Service Helper and part-time staff.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (As adopted by the Westchester County Human Resources Department)

Either: (a) graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma and one (1) year of experience in food service work in a restaurant, school lunch program, hospital day care center, senior citizens' center, nursing home or related field; (b) five (5) years of experience as specified in (a).

NOTE : Unless otherwise noted, only experience gained after attaining the minimum education level indicated in the minimum qualifications will be considered in evaluating experience.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger or grasp, reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.

The physical requirements of this position also require the ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or regularly to move objects.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is not subject to substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

EMPLOYERS DISCLAIMER:

- All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

- This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee holding this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties as required by the applicable Department Head/supervisor and/or City Manager.

- This job description is intended for the internal use by the City of Peekskill and does not replace the job specification that has been adopted by the Westchester County Human Resources Department.

- This job description does not create a contract of employment, express or implied.