Preschool Kitchen Manager - Healthy Meals Leader

VCU School of Education; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

VCU School of Education seeks a Preschool Kitchen Manager to prepare nutritious, age-appropriate meals for 80+ students across 6 classrooms. You will manage monthly menus, USDA-compliant orders, and daily meal distribution in a fully onsite preschool setting.

Responsibilities include ensuring health and safety, guiding kitchen staff, and reporting on meal planning. ServSafe certification and strong organization are essential.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU.
• Current ServSafe Food Manager certification.

Responsibilities

• Prepare menus on a monthly basis following USDA guidelines and prepare and submit food order lists from our vendor, Performance Foods.
• Prepare and distribute daily meals to the center's enrolled children, 80+ students across 6 classrooms.
• Submit food order tickets to the office after receiving and checking orders.
• Address special needs of various diets of students.
• Clean and organize the kitchen daily to include: dispose of trash, wash dishes and utensils according to required standards, store dishes in proper places.
• Ensure that health and safety first priority and that food items for special diets are clearly identified.
• Report to administrators regularly on innovative meal planning suggestions and menu completion.
• Direct activities of kitchen assistant in meal preparation, cleaning and laundry duties and other duties assigned.
• Skill in planning nutritious menus and completing food orders.
• Experience with preparing meals for various dietary needs.
• Experience with VDH, USDA Food standards (including age-appropriate portions, choking hazards, healthy meal components).
• Excellent time management skills and positive attitude for a school environment.

Skills

Menu planning

Food safety

Time management

Team supervision

Dietary accommodations

Inventory control

Communication

Reporting

Cleaning and sanitation

Tools

Google Suites

Zoom

Microsoft Office

Job description

VCU School of Education seeks a Preschool Kitchen Manager to prepare nutritious, age-appropriate meals for 80+ students across 6 classrooms. You will manage monthly menus, USDA-compliant orders, and daily meal distribution in a fully onsite preschool setting.

Responsibilities include ensuring health and safety, guiding kitchen staff, and reporting on meal planning. ServSafe certification and strong organization are essential.