Qualifications: - Shall have a high school diploma, GED Certificate or demonstrated progress toward obtaining a GED as required by Kentucky law.
- Must be chosen with reference to personal, educational, physical, moral and emotional fitness.
- Shall demonstrate the ability to communicate and work effectively with students, peer, parents and faculty.
- Shall complete training course for certification of beginning school food service personnel as prescribed in 702 KAR 6:045.
Job Goal: To manage and coordinate the day-to-day food service operations in an assigned school site.
General Duties and Performance Responsibilities: - Determine appropriate action within clearly defined guidelines.
- Present a positive image of the school to parents, and convey to them the school's genuine concern with the education, growth and development of each student.
- Seek to establish friendly and cooperative partnerships between home and school.
- Work to develop a positive public relationship between the school district and the community.
- Carry out assignments in a timely manner without undue checking.
- React positively to directives.
- Have a willingness to cooperate with the superintendent, district administrators, principals, and staff.
- Maintain the confidentiality, both verbally and in written form, of each student's educational records.
- Strive to maintain and improve professional competence.
- Take necessary precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities.
- Follow the procurement guidelines and purchase order process.
- Adhere with federal, state and district program guidelines, policies, procedures and laws.
Specific Duties and Performance Responsibilities: - Assure the serving and storage of food is in accordance with established guidelines and procedures.
- Oversee serving of meals to students, teachers, and other staff.
- Assure compliance with serving size requirements.
- Receive, inspect, verify and accept delivery of food and supplies.
- Prepare daily report of meals served.
- Manage, coordinate and oversee the day-to-day food service operations at an assigned school site; analyze effectiveness, assure compliance with District, State and federal laws, regulations and safety and sanitation procedures.
- Prepare menus, assuring compliance with regulations and requirements; estimate and order amount of food and supplies needed; monitor and control expenditures; maintain assigned budget.
- Direct, assign, schedule and evaluate food service personnel; conduct training sessions for new employees.
- Inspect lunchroom and kitchen area daily to assure compliance with health, safety and sanitation requirements and regulations.
- Plan work schedules and coordinate daily work for efficient use of labor; receive calls from employees and call substitutes as necessary.
- Train and assist employees in the proper handling of foods, correct use and care of equipment and in maintaining high standards of sanitation and safety.
- Maintain, prepare and review a variety of menu production records, inventories, logs and reports; accumulate data and input information into a computer as appropriate and file documents as necessary.
- Supervise and participate in food preparation and distribution to District students and staff; plan for catered events such as meetings, activities and parties; plan and coordinate food service operations with school activities to improve school and community relations and increase student participation.
- Communicate with students, staff, faculty and outside organizations to exchange information, receive suggestions, and resolve issues related to food service.
- Participate in, schedule and attend professional growth meetings and workshops.
- Train and appropriately implement Lunch Box (or required school lunch software) program.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
The statements outlined above in the description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills that may be assigned by the immediate supervisor.
Terms of Service: Salary and workdays to be established by the Board.
Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provision of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Certified (or Classified) Personnel.