School Nutrition Supervisor

Shelby County Schools; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Shelby County Schools seeks a Nutrition Services Supervisor to oversee school cafeteria operations across multiple sites in Memphis. You will supervise staff, manage daily food service activities, ensure compliance with district policies and state regulations, and maintain accurate records and reports.

Qualified applicants will have a high school diploma or GED, two years’ experience in institutional food service with supervision, and must obtain ServSafe certification within one year.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; ServSafe certification within 1 year.
• Two years of experience in institutional food service with supervision.
• Proof of education, training, or experience required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise staff, establishing standards, and coach employees to meet targets.
• Manage daily food service activities for student and staff meals.
• Submit required reports and maintain records.
• Train employees on regulations, procedures, and on-the-job practices.
• Prepare food following standardized recipes and safety guidelines.
• Fill in duties during staff shortages or events.
• Attend trainings and meetings to enhance job knowledge and skills.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Food service supervision

Staff training

Regulatory compliance

Food safety

Education

High School Diploma or GED

ServSafe certification within 1 year

Job description

Purpose and Scope

OVERVIEW

Memphis-Shelby County Schools is seeking dynamic educational champions ready to position our district as a national exemplar of education transformation. We need leaders with a fierce commitment to actualizing a bold vision that yields ambitious outcomes for more than 110,000 students and families across the Memphis-Shelby County area. The reality is that we can do better for kids, and we will with the right leaders in place. The most successful candidates believe that more is possible for Memphis and are:

• Courageous Thinkers & Doers: Prepared to navigate and thrive in a complex and ambiguous environment on day one, present innovative ideas to address systemwide issues, and execute sustainable plans toward transformation.
• Solutions-Oriented: See the possibilities, demonstrate the capacity to synthesize information and adjust short and long-term goals, and consistently find a window when doors close to deliver measurable results for kids and families.
• High-Performing Gamechangers: Leader of leaders with the capacity to mobilize and empower an outstanding team, make people-centered data-informed decisions, and operate with a relentless hyperfocus on removing stubborn barriers that destroy the hopes and dreams of too many of our students.

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:

Ensures the efficient operation of the school cafeteria; supervises staff; orders foods and supplies; oversees food planning, preparation and service; supervises point-of-sale terminal operation and financial reporting, and performs related work as required. May provide food services for one or more satellite site/ sites and/or operates a cluster school/ schools or a high volume location. Ensures compliance with all applicable District and Board policies and procedures and State, Federal regulations.

Essential Job Functions

• Supervises staff, establishing standards, and effectively selects, trains, assigns, and motivates, to ensure targets and goals are met. Facilitates professional development and serves as coach and mentor. Counsels and disciplines employees.
• Manages daily food service activities and operations, including but not limited to the preparation and service of student and staff meals.
• Submits reports and maintains records as required.
• Instructs employees in regulations and procedures and conducts continuous on-the-job training for food service personnel.
• Manages the preparation of food within an established production system following standardized recipes, preparation and service methods, food handling techniques, and equipment use and care guidelines.
• Performs duties of subordinates as necessary during staff shortages or special events.
• Attends training, meetings and workshops as required to enhance job knowledge and skills.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or directed.

Minimum Qualifications

Trainee Qualifications: Requires High School diploma or GED; Plus, two (2) years of experience in institutional food service and experience in food service supervision; must obtain ServSafe certification or Completion of the Tennessee Department of Education - Food Safety and Schools Certificate Program) within one year. Upon successful completion of one year with ServSafe certification incumbent promotes from trainee to Supervisor School Nutrition. (PROOF OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND/OR EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED).

Degree Equivalency Formula:

Bachelor’s Degree= 4 years plus required years of experience.

Master’s Degree= 2 years plus required years of experience. Where Master’s degrees are required, years for Bachelor’s Degrees must be included.

Levels

Assignments

Current

2016-2017 Supplemental Amount

Drat Recommendations

2017-2018 Supplemental Amount

No Level

1 school

Base pay

Base pay

Nutrition Level 1

1 school plus 1 satellite

$75 per satellite, per pay period

$100 per satellite, per pay period

Nutrition Level 2

1 school plus 1 cluster

$100 per cluster, per pay period

$125 per cluster, per pay period

Nutrition Level 3

1 school plus multiple satellites or clusters

$75 per satellite/cluster, per pay period

$100 or $125 based on scale noted above whether satellite or cluster, per pay period

Special Programs - ELOP, Breakfast in the Classroom

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$75 per special program per pay period

Cluster School: A school cafeteria that serves less than 250 meals and cannot financially support a supervisor. School cafeteria located within a two (2) mile radius that can serve as the base school.

Satellite School: A school where Shelby County Schools is the Food Source Authority such as charter schools, private schools, and parochial schools.

Supper Program: A school that provides afterschool supper meals for Extended Learning Opportunities Program or At-Risk Supper to students after school.

Breakfast in the Classroom: A school that provides breakfast meals to the entire student population or multiple grades at the school.