part time school nutrition float manager

Windham Southeast Supervisory Union; Brattleboro (VT); On-site; USD 22,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Windham Southeast Supervisory Union in Brattleboro, VT seeks a part-time School Nutrition Float Manager to supervise the food service program, manage inventories, and oversee staff. The role requires strong knowledge of food service administration, budgeting, and regulatory compliance, with 3–5 years experience in quantity food preparation.

You will coordinate orders, monitor purchases, and help ensure nutritious meals are served in a pleasant dining environment.

Qualifications

• High school graduation required with 3–5 years of experience in large-scale food preparation.
• Knowledge of food service administration, team building, and customer service.
• Strong supervision and organizational skills; familiarity with sanitation and storage practices.
• Understanding of bookkeeping basics and USDA meal patterns and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Direct supervision of the school food service program in an assigned school.
• Oversee ordering, inventory, purchases, and revenue recording.
• Supervise cafeteria staff and ensure compliance with district policies.
• Ensure meals meet USDA guidelines and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Food service administration

Supervision

Customer service

Kitchen equipment operation

Budgeting & bookkeeping

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Office equipment (calculator/computer)

Job description

part time school nutrition float manager

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Job Details

Job ID: 5971509
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Oct 26, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: To Be Determined

Job Description

Direct supervision of the food service program within an assigned school, on a floating/as needed basis. Tasks are performed according to established guidelines and procedures. The incumbent must exercise considerable independent judgment and initiative in planning, developing, coordinating, and overseeing physical and human resources needed to effectively prepare and serve nutritious meals in pleasant eating environments. The incumbent is responsible for ordering and maintaining appropriate food and supply inventories, recording purchases, food production, program participation, and revenues. The employee directly supervises other employees in the school cafeteria.

Position Type: Part-time
Job Categories:
Administration > Food Services

Job Requirements

• Graduation from high school supplemented with 3 to 5 years of experience in the preparation of food in quantity lots.
  Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of food service administration, team building, and customer service.
  Considerable knowledge of the principles of supervision, organization, and administration.
  Considerable knowledge of the methods, tools, techniques, and practices of sanitation, food preparation, and food storage.
  General knowledge of the principles of bookkeeping and accounting of funds.
  Knowledge of USDA meal pattern and dietary guidelines and rules and regulations regarding federal meal programs.
  Some knowledge of federal, state, and school system regulations and requirements regarding bookkeeping and accounting of funds collected in school cafeterias.
  Knowledge of the maintenance needs of large kitchen equipment.
  Skilled in motivating staff to follow district-wide, local, state, and federal rules, regulations, policies, and procedures and in ensuring that staff members meet expectations.
  Must be physically able to operate a variety of automated office machines including computers, calculators, ovens and stoves, meat slicers, shredders, can openers, kitchen utensils, etc. Must be able to exert up to 80 pounds of force occasionally, up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
  Requires an ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, forms, market orders, program applications, etc. Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, purchase orders, etc. using prescribed format and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, and style.
• At least 3 year(s) of relevant experience preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Kelsey Baumgarten
• 53 GREEN STREET
• Brattleboro, Vermont 05301
• Phone: [phone]
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• Email: [e-mail]