Nutrition Program Specialist- Menu Planning
4 days ago
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**ABOUT DC CENTRAL KITCHEN**:
DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:
The Contract Meals and Nutrition department is responsible for all aspects of DC Central Kitchen’s nutrition programs, services, and activities, including but not limited to menu planning, nutrition education, budgeting, etc. This department also manages program compliance with relevant federal, state, and local policies, regulations, and procedures; facilitates effective business relationships with clients; and drives value through efficient service operations for contract meal programs including The Community Partnership (TCP), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and other programming that provides meals to the community. In addition to nutrition services, this department includes our School Foods program, which provides scratch-cooked, locally sourced nutritious meals to students at multiple schools throughout Washington, D.C. and our Community Meals program, which ensures the efficient preparation and distribution of healthy meals to partner agencies (including homeless shelters, rehabilitation clinics, and after-school programs) throughout the region.
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Under the direction of the Manager, Nutrition and Contract Meals, the Nutrition Program Specialist will be responsible for developing compliant menus that meet federal, local and contract standards for DC Central Kitchen meal programs. This role will work closely with nutrition, procurement, production, and school food operations teams to develop Chef-driven menus in alignment with local-sourcing, cultural inclusivity, sustainability, and financial goals. This role will participate in food quality monitoring and drive recipe development and product testing in collaboration with Culinary Operations leadership. The Specialist will provide ongoing training and technical assistance to DCCK staff on menu compliance standards as well as the safe execution of dietary accommodations menus. Strong attention to detail, excellent oral and written communication skills, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively are highly essential.
**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:
- Develop cycle and monthly menus that meet meal pattern requirements for all schools and other contract meal programs.
- Conduct nutrient analysis to ensure menus are compliant and meet all federal, local and contract requirements.
- Coordinate monthly menu development with procurement and production teams.
- Utilize Mosaic Back of House (BOH) Menu Planning system to maintain a database of ingredients and recipes, create and update menus, and to generate nutrient analysis, production records, and other menu compliance documentation.
- Collaborate with Manager, procurement, and production on new menu development processes and systems, for example, transition to the new Appian operating system in conjunction with Mosaic for menu development.
- Identify recipe testing needs (to include products, recipes, and packaging) in alignment with menu development schedule, establish recipe testing deadlines, engage in recipe development, product research, and taste tests, and monitor progress towards recipe testing goals.
- Secure, review and maintain record of all product labels including CN or Product Formulation Statements and food labels.
- Maintain thorough and up to date knowledge of USDA Child Nutrition Program regulations to include, School Breakfast Program (SBP), National School Lunch program (NSLP), Seamless Summer Option (SSO), DC Healthy School Act (HSA), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Supper, NSLP Afterschool Snack, Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program (FFVP) and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Breakfast and Lunch.
- Coordinate promotional menus to support student engagements such as theme days, International Food Days, National School Lunch and Breakfast Weeks and Farm to School events
- Create cycle dietary accommodations menus for common dietary restrictions, such as top-9 allergens, dairy-free, gluten-free, and vegan.
- Research and test specialty food items for dietary accommodations menus.
- Compile documentation for yearly administrative reviews including food labels, recipes, menus, dietary accommodation documentation and production records.
- Provide on-going training and technical assistance to DCCK staff.
- Participate in food quality monitoring at schools to inform menu development.
- Assist with nutrition education program development and execution as needed and maintain general working knowledge of nutrition engagement activities to ensure cohesive, consistent, mission-aligned programming.
- Assist in precepting dietetic interns.
- Attend internal and external client and community partner meetings as needed.
- Receive continuing education and maintain RD credential and licensure in District of Columbia.
- Perform other duties and tasks as required to maintain
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