Do you want more than just another job? Are you ready to team up with an organization that values your contributions? Then Hired by Matrix is for you!Working with some of the US premier companies, we excel at connecting candidates with positive cultures and dynamic teams. We even go the extra mile with our signature Consultant Appreciation Program (CAP) to help them in their future job searches.Hired by Matrix has provided talent solutions to enhance organizations team capacities for over three decades. As a full-service search firm, we partner with companies across industries, including Financial Services, Fintech, Consumer Goods and Services, Security and Logistics, Pharmaceutical / Biotech, Technology, Automotive, Engineering, and Healthcare.At-a-Glance:Are you ready to build your career by joining a healthcare provider? If so, our client is hiring a Nutritional Services Supervisor!What Youll Do:
- Oversees services, prepares and cooks meals for children and their families including catering and production functions.
- Work closely with the Director/Principal to establish expectations, plans, and priorities.
- Adheres to nutritious menus developed by the schools dietician in accordance with the policies and procedures.
- Accountable for standards, such as sanitation and productivity.
- Takes a lead role in the purchasing and maintenance of food and materials needed to promote childrens health and well-being.
- Other primary responsibilities include checking in deliveries and reviewing invoices. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.
- Collaborative effort to encourage hands on activities such as gardening, nutrition activities using fresh foods as well as cooking demonstrations for families and staff.
- Enthusiastically engage children when presenting food during meal times to promote family style dining and healthy eating habits.
Principal Duties and Job Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates, through behavior, service standards.
- Maintains a keen awareness of children that have allergies and food restrictions. Offers substitute items to children who may be allergic or have other food restrictions.
- Ensures food service area and food is free of nuts, nut products or food items that have been processed in a facility that also processes nut products according to the policies and procedures.
- Checks all food labels upon receipt to ensure compliance with this requirement.
- Follows the daily menu prepared in collaboration with or by the Director/Principal.
- Follows portion control standards for breakfast, lunch and snacks in preparations.
- Adaptable and implements changes in menus, if instructed to do so.
- Ensures that each meal is ready to be served when scheduled.
- Assists with ordering food and can calculate the amount needed.
- Maintain a daily inventory for all items served. Replenish this inventory on a weekly basis as needed using items from the school garden to the extent possible.Inpu
- ts and updates data in CCFP software such as Minute Menu and Kid Care.
- Prepares reports for CCFP.
- Stays abreast of food recalls and makes menu adjustments accordingly in consultation with leadership.
- Maintains an orderly, clean and safe kitchen area at all times, including the proper storage of food and maintenance of equipment.
- Attends all required staff meetings, workshops and/or school functions.
- Maintains overall professional personal appearance adhering to policies.
- Assists in other capacities that Director, or designee, determines is necessary.
What You Bring:Knowledge and Skills Required:
- Must meet basic requirements of Department of Children and Families and Child Care Food Program.
- Ability to relate positively to young children is essential.
- Previous experience in quantity food preparation is preferred.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. in connection with the handling of children for the facilitation of programs, child safety, and potential emergency situations.
- Exhibit positive social skills and customer service skills while dealing with parents, staff, distributors, colleagues and/or students.
- Knowledge of established procedures in relation to safety and sanitation as established by DCF Child Care Licensing and Department of Health.
- Creative, innovative, and receptive to change.
- Proficient in Windows Office Suite, especially Outlook, Word, and Excel.
- Mathematic capabilities essential to job duties.
Knowledge and Skills Preferred:
- Food services ordering and kitchen management software systems
Education and Experience Required:
- High School Diploma.
- Food service experience with infants and/or children.
- Minimum of one-year experience in the field of food service or food preparation in a childcare or healthcare facility.
Education and Experience Preferred:
- Associate or bachelors degree in Nutrition.
- Two to three years experience in the field of food service or preparation with infants and/or children in a childcare facility.
- Culinary Arts degree.
Licensure, Certification, or Registration Required:
- Must have a current Food Safety Handler Certification.
- Completion of ServSafe Managers Certification (this course is a requirement and may be completed as part of orientation if not currently attained).
- Must meet and complete criteria for level 2 background screening as required for child care personnel in child care licensing regulations.
Licensure, Certification, or Registration Preferred:
- Certified Dietary Manager.
- Culinary Arts certification.
Position Type: Contract to Hire Get in Touch:We want to hear from you! If you think youd be a good match, submit your resume and reach out to Rishaw at 862-###-#### to learn more.Who We Are:Since 1986, Hired by Matrix, Inc. has improved our candidates' lives with exciting job opportunities that provide outstanding career advancement. Hired by Matrix offers our contract professionals competitive salaries, benefits after 60 days, and a 401k option with a company match after one year. Hired by Matrix is an Equal Opportunity Employer and proud to be certified as both a Woman-Owned Business Enterprise and a Woman-Owned Small Business.Connect with us on LinkedIn today and learn more about how HbM can change your career: Check out our Career Center: