Nutrition Services Manager

EFFECTIVE: 2025-2026 school year

Position Type: Non-Exempt
176 days/year
8 hours/day, 6:30am - 2:30pm Monday - Friday
Benefits Eligible: Yes

Position Summary

This position will maintain a state of the art culinary experience through planning, modifying and monitoring program success within the site. Lead in all matters related to the preparation and delivery of meals. Ensure delicious and nutritious meals are provided daily to support student learning and achievement. Direct and sustain advancements in areas including, but not limited to: compliance, customer service, planning, preparation, and delivery. Collaborate with stakeholders to enhance the quality of menu planning and food production. Partner with mentors, interns, and community members to advocate for healthier and flavorful meals for students. Prepare reports and maintain records in accordance with USDA, CDE and district policies. Participate in the recruitment, hiring, training, scheduling, supervision, and evaluation of site staff. Develop and promote good community relations among stakeholders.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service.
• Prepare and serve healthy, nutritious and appetizing breakfast and lunch to stakeholders.
• Cashier and student account management. Accurate recording of reimbursable meals utilizing point of sale system.
• Guarantee proper food storage based on federal, state and local nutritional standards and guidelines.
• Receive orders through online system, order food and maintain inventory control, request equipment repair, and supply services when needed.
• Ensure site, equipment and textile cleanliness/sanitation according to federal, state and local guidelines and rules including the HACCP program.
• Complete, assess for accuracy and submit production records by or in advance of due dates.
• Collaborate with Director, parents and site to support and encourage student accounts to remain current.
• Evaluate, and recommend to ensure the highest quality, greatest value, and nutritiously appetizing food has been provided.
• Prepare flavorful, nutritional and National School Lunch Program (NSLP) compliant menus.
• Promote participation through marketing, stakeholder buy-in, taste tests, student involvement, etc.
• Provide continuous monitoring to ensure compliance with safety standards, on-time deliverables, and cost-effective operations.
• Administer benchmarks to ensure innovative strategies for continuous improvement are attained.
• Communicate and support school activities that encourage stakeholder involvement in student learning.
• Provide expertise and supervision when implementing standards.
• Participate in site audit, track/maintain inventory, and monitor purchases.
• Deliver quality, accurate, constructive, corrective, specific and timely feedback to employees that encourages them to perform at their highest level.
• Serve as leader by supporting and actively participating in professional development for staff.
• Demonstrate patience with stakeholders when implementing new systems, policies/procedures, etc.
• Attend conferences, trainings, and other professional development to remain current on nutrition matters.
• Establish stakeholder rapport that allows for a proactive response to potential problems.
• Address safety concerns by working with stakeholders to ensure compliance with district-wide safety and emergency protocols.
  

Supervision/Technical Responsibilities

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the districts policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities planning, assigning and directing work; goal setting, feedback and employee evaluations; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
  

Budget and Resource Responsibilities

• Prioritize and schedule work tasks independently.
• Create and implement effective and efficient process management strategies (e.g., procedures, equipment, materials and supplies).
• Maintain accurate records in accordance with professional standards, state guidelines, and school system policy.
  

Education/Training/Experience

Three (3) years successful nutrition/culinary/commercial food service management experience (preferred). Demonstrated experience in ordering, inventory control, calendaring, etc. Demonstrated experience in scratch-cooking, and production kitchens. Demonstrated experience adhering to and ensuring compliance with state and federal nutrition requirements, rules and regulations. Demonstrated experience training and coaching. Demonstrated experience supervising and evaluating employees. Bilingual (preferred). English fluency will be determined through the application and interview process.

Licenses or Certifications

Valid Colorado Drivers License.

General Expectations

• Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability in response to change.
• Possesses computer and technology skills.
• Effectively works with students from diverse backgrounds and abilities.
• Collaborates well with supervisors and co-workers.
• Capable of understanding and following both complex oral and written instructions.
• Able to perform duties independently with minimal supervision.
• Communicates effectively with the School District community.
• Skilled in analysis, instruction, negotiation, coordination, communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal interactions.
• Proficient in comparing, computing, synthesizing, and evaluating information.
• Meets attendance standards and works the necessary hours to fulfill essential responsibilities.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Upholds a generally positive attitude.
• Complies with all District policies and procedures.
• Adheres to federal and state laws, regulations, and policies.
  

Essential Physical Requirements

• Frequent lifting 5 (five) to 35 (thirty-five) pounds.
• Occasional lifting of up to 75 (seventy-five) pounds, with assistance.
• Frequent bending, walking, standing, reaching, and hand and arm movements
• Occasional sitting, stooping, kneeling, and squatting.
• Use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Use hands to grasp, and fine manipulation.
• Eye/hand coordination (e.g., typing, ten key).
• Concentrated reading/writing/mathematics.
• Visual concentration on equipment.
• Speak, hear, smell and taste.
  

Work Environment

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. Regular exposure to odors, moisture (wet/humid), extreme heat and cold, and moving mechanical parts. Occasional exposure to extreme weather, hazardous materials, and bodily fluids. Mostly clean and comfortable.

Reports To

Director of Nutrition Services, Site Supervisor, and Principal.

Location

Colorado Finest High School of Choice

Salary

Starting hourly rate $20.25 - $22.92 per hour, depending on education and related job experience.

Benefits

At Englewood Schools, we provide a comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance employee well?being and satisfaction. Our offerings include Paid Time Off (PTO), medical, dental, and vision insurance, and pre?tax savings options through Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), with monthly District contributions for HSA. The costs for short and long?term disability programs are 100% covered, which provide financial protection in the event of illness or injury. Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides counseling and support services, and our wellness programs are designed to promote a healthy lifestyle. In addition to these benefits, we offer a comprehensive retirement plan through the Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA), as well as additional retirement savings options including 401(k), 403(b), and 457(b) plans. Optional voluntary plans are also available for life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D), critical illness, cancer, and accidents, offering additional layers of security. For more details about benefits at Englewood Schools, please refer to the Benefit Guide available on the District's website.

Additional Information

New hires or rehires will be responsible for the fingerprint processing fee required for background checks through the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

Closing Date

This position will close 5 days from the date of the posting or once the vacancy has been filled.

Application Instructions

All interested and qualified applicants must complete an online application. Incomplete applications and resumes received in lieu of applications will not be considered. Selected applicants will be contacted for an interview.

EEO Statement

In compliance with Titles VI & VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 and Colorado law, Englewood Schools does not unlawfully discriminate against otherwise qualified students, employees, applicants for employment, or members of the public on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity, gender expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, family composition, or need for special education services. Discrimination against employees and applicants for employment based on age, genetic information, and conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth is also prohibited in accordance with state and/or federal law. Harassment, if it rises to the level described in state law, is a prohibited form of discrimination. To review Title IX policies and procedures, please click here. Inquiries or complaints may be referred to Dr. Rana Razzaque, Director of Opportunity, Access & Inclusion and Title IX Coordinator, 4101 S. Bannock St., Englewood, CO 80110, 303-806-2004 or may be filed directly with the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 1244 North Speer Blvd., Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204. Complaints regarding violations of Title VII (employment) and the ADEA (prohibiting age discrimination in employment) may be filed directly with the Federal Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 950 17th St., Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202, or the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, 1560 Broadway, Suite 825, Denver, CO 80202.

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