Food Service Coordinator, Head Start

Food Service Coordinator, Head Start

26 Nov 2024
Oregon, Bend, 97701 Bend USA

Food Service Coordinator, Head Start

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Food Services Coordinator, Head Start

Do you have experience in the Food Industry with a background that includes Administration and/or Management? Are you passionate about children and families? Do you want to help Central Oregon children get the very best start in life? Then the Food Services Coordinator position is for you! Come to work for one Oregon’s 100 Best Non-Profits and help affect constructive change in people’s lives.

Location: Redmond

Compensation: $25.60/Hourly-Exempt

Hours: Regular full-time (40 hours/week)

Benefits: 100% premium paid Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance, Agency paid Retirement plan (up to 6%), almost 16 weeks of paid time total accrual during the first five years (increases after that), plus 10 paid Holidays annually and a separate sick leave accrual

Deadline: Position remains open until filled

NeighborImpact’s Head Start program Overview

NeighborImpact Head Start and Early Head Start provides free quality preschool and social services to 784 children and families from pregnant woman to children ages 0-5 throughout Crook and Deschutes County. The program provides quality classroom learning in addition to resources that enable access to health and dental care, family support, nutritional meals, family engagement, social/emotional and physical development, nutrition and more. Head Start is actively working toward expanding the implementation of full day preschool in Central Oregon communities to support school readiness. For those interested in working for NeighborImpact’s Head Start program, job applications can be found at www.neighborimpact.org/jobs.

Overview of Key Duties and Responsibilities:

The Food Service Coordinator manages and supervises Head Start program food production and delivery systems; including menu planning, food preparation and purchasing at the central kitchen as well as vended food services contract monitoring, menu development and supervision of Food Services Staff. This position is responsible for ensuring compliance with Head Start food service Performance Standards and USDA Child Adult Care Food Program regulations. This position is responsible for ensuring that food services are delivered within budget and participates in food services budget development. This position also participates in planning, monitoring and evaluating program food/nutrition objectives and nutrition education for children and families. The Food Services Coordinator reports to Health Services Manager.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

COVID-19 vaccine required

Knowledge, skills, and abilities are typically acquired through a combination of education and/or experience equivalent to an Associate’s degree and 3 years of progressive experience in food service management. Other combinations of education and experience will be considered

Supervisory experience required

Experience in the operation of commercial food service equipment, menu planning and food purchasing, food service budget management and organizing food service production for a large kitchen

Demonstrated experience maintaining a clean, sanitary and safe kitchen

Proficient computer skills and adept at learning new applications

Three years’ experience in food production; experience in food services for children preferred

Head Start parent or past parent preferred

Course work in child nutrition and food production/administration preferred

Must be able to do frequent kneeling, stooping, bending, and lifting. This position is rated as active and regularly requires the individual to lift 50 pound

Must have an initial health examination, and a periodic re-examination (as recommended by health care provider) so as to assure that employees do not because of communicable diseases, pose a significant risk to the health or safety of others, that cannot be eliminated or reduced by reasonable accommodation.

Prior to date of hire and throughout employment, certification of the following are required:

Valid driver’s license

Proof of current auto insurance. Must provide current liability insurance

Food Handler’s Card

Current enrollment in the OR Child Care Division-Criminal History Registry

Within 60 days of hire, Pediatric CPR/First Aid certification is required

Above certifications must be kept current to remain employed

For further details, please visit our website at www.neighborimpact.org/jobs

Job Details

  • ID
    JC23523506
  • State
  • City
  • Job type
    Full-time
  • Salary
    $25.60/hourly rate- exempt
  • Hiring Company
    Oregon
  • Date
    2021-11-24
  • Deadline
    2022-01-23
  • Category

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