Senior Nutrition Coordinator

City of Moorpark; Moorpark (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

City of Moorpark is seeking a part-time Senior Nutrition Coordinator for the Active Adult Center to oversee daily meals, manage volunteers, and support senior nutrition programs. 12-20 hours weekly, 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The role involves supervising staff, coordinating meal deliveries, keeping records, and assisting with events and administrative tasks.

Qualifications

• Two years of meal preparation experience combined with clerical experience.
• Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade; additional nutrition/active adult program training desirable.
• Possession of or ability to obtain California driver's license; first aid and CPR certificate; Safe Serve desirable.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of the Senior Nutrition Program, including preparing meals and managing supplies.
• Recruit, train, and supervise volunteers and part-time staff.
• Prepare forms, spreadsheets, and track revenue and registrations.
• Perform daily kitchen cleaning and maintain records.

Skills

Volunteer supervision

Clerical tasks

Customer service

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Classification Description

If you're a motivated and enthusiastic Senior Nutrition Coordinator looking for a rewarding Part-Time career where you can positively impact the community every day and thrive in a supportive and growth-oriented work environment, our Active Adult Center is ready to welcome you to our team. If this opportunity, described in more detail below, aligns with your skills and career needs, we encourage you to apply and make a meaningful difference in Moorpark. The Senior Nutrition Coordinator assists with the City's senior nutrition and active adult programs while performing a variety of technical tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility. This position receives direction from the assigned supervisor, may exercise lead worker supervision over part-time staff and volunteers, and is an hourly position that is not overtime exempt. This part-time position works 12-20 hours per week between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. First review of applications will be on October 26. This position is open until filled and may close at any time. Prompt submission of applications prior to October 26 is encouraged.

Essential Functions

• Oversee day-to-day operations of the Senior Nutrition Program, including preparing meals, sorting and stocking food deliveries and supplies, ordering meals and tracking the number of meals served; submitting meal attendance reports; recruiting, training, and supervising volunteers and part-time staff to assist with all aspects of the Senior Nutrition Program; collecting registration forms from new program participants; inventorying and ordering program supplies; submitting lunch orders and handling daily deposits; delivering meals to homebound as needed.
• Provide responsible staff assistance and support to the assigned supervisor.
• Provide technical and functional supervision over part-time staff and volunteers.
• Prepare for special events and activities.
• Assist with administrative and clerical tasks related to Senior Nutrition Program and Active Adult Center as needed.
• Prepare forms and spreadsheets and categorize revenue and registrations.
• Perform daily cleaning of kitchen and food preparation equipment.

Qualifications

Knowledge of:

• Operations, services and activities of assigned division and department.
• Fundamental rules and regulations governing senior nutrition and active adult activities.
• Techniques of planning, supervising and organizing senior/active adult programs.
• Rules and equipment used for food preparation activities.
• Publicity techniques.
• Basic first aid methods and techniques.
• Standard safety and safe kitchen precautions.
• Principles and practices of customer service.
• Modern office procedures, methods and equipment.
• Principles and procedures and record keeping and filing.
• English usage, spelling, grammar and punctuation.
• Basic mathematical principles.
• Principles of supervision, training and performance evaluation.

Ability To

• Organize, lead and oversee the work of volunteers and part-time staff.
• Maintain records and reports.
• Work independently in the absence of supervision.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Respond appropriately to citizen inquiries and complaints.
• Learn fundamentals of financial record keeping.
• Operate and use modern office equipment including computer, printers and copiers.
• Interpret and explain policies and procedures.
• Organize, lead and oversee the work of volunteers and part-time staff.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Maintain effective audio/visual discrimination and perception to the degree necessary for the successful performance of assigned duties.
• Maintain mental capacity, which allows for effective interaction and communication with others.

Experience, Training, License/Certificate, Working Conditions

Required

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience: Two years of meal preparation experience combined with clerical experience.

Training: Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade. Additional specialized or college level training in nutrition, senior/active adult programs or a related field is desirable.

License Or Certificate

• Possession of or ability to obtain and maintain an appropriate, valid California driver's license.
• Possession of or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid first aid and CPR Certificate.
• Possession of or ability to obtain a "Safe Serve" certification is desirable.

Working Conditions: Kitchen environment; office environment; may work in or around water and slippery surfaces; exposure to computer screens.

Physical Conditions: Essential functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for sitting, standing or walking for prolonged periods of time; travel to various locations; medium lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling; balancing; reaching; handling; use of fingers; talking; hearing; near acuity.

For Temporary, Part-time Employees The City Provides

• Paid sick leave in compliance with California's Paid Sick Leave laws.
• A retirement program from which an amount equal to 3.75% of gross pay is paid by the City into a 457 Deferred Compensation Retirement Savings Plan on behalf of the employee, and there is a required matching employee contribution payment of 3.75% of gross pay.

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Describe your experience working in a kitchen environment and preparing meals for a large crowd. If you have ever prepared a menu for a large group or an older population, please describe the process you used.

02

Are you ServSafe certified?

03

Please describe your experience using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook?

04

Please describe your experience working with an older population. If you have never worked with an older population, describe your experience working with groups of individuals.

05

Do you have any non-medical gaps in employment? If so, please provide the reason(s) and date(s) of the gap(s) of employment.

06

Have you provided us with three (3) professional or personal references (not relatives)? If not, please list them here with name, contact information, and type of reference.

07

What is your minimum salary requirement? (The established salary range for this position is $21.9 to $24.18 per hour depending on experience.)

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