Director, Child Nutrition Services at La Mesa-Spring Valley School District
About the Employer
Welcome to the La Mesa-Spring Valley School District EdJoin portal page. We are thrilled with your interest in joining the LMSV family. La Mesa-Spring Valley is a learning community that exists to provide children a pathway to a fulfilled life. Our schools are focused on the "whole child," which means we believe our mission is to nurture the character and hearts of children as well as educate them. Our school district believes love is at the root of everything we do. "Love is at the root of everything, all learning, all relationships, love or the lack of it." -Fred Rogers We invite you to learn more about our district on social media using the hashtag #LMSVHeart.
Job Summary
Job Summary
Under the direction of the Assistant Superintendent, Business Services, plans, organizes, controls and directs Child Nutrition Services operations and activities including the preparation, cooking, baking, serving, distribution and selling of food items to meet student needs; coordinates personnel, communications and record-keeping functions to meet food service needs and assures smooth and efficient Department activities; trains, supervises and evaluates the performance of assigned personnel.
Requirements / Qualifications
Education and Experience: Any combination equivalent to: bachelor's degree in food and nutrition, food service management, dietetics, family and consumer sciences, nutrition education, culinary arts, business, or a related field and five years of increasingly responsible experience in quantity food preparation, cooking and serving including three years in a lead or supervisory capacity. Licenses and Other Requirements: Valid California Class C Driver’s License and evidence of insurability. Valid Food Safety Manager Certificate (ServSafe Certificate or its equivalent) Food Handler’s Permit Incumbents are required to adhere to the annual minimum required training hours for School Nutrition Directors per the USDA Guide to Professional Standards for School Nutritional Programs.
Requirements / Qualifications
Education and Experience: Any combination equivalent to: bachelor's degree in food and nutrition, food service management, dietetics, family and consumer sciences, nutrition education, culinary arts, business, or a related field and five years of increasingly responsible experience in quantity food preparation, cooking and serving including three years in a lead or supervisory capacity. Licenses and Other Requirements: Valid California Class C Driver’s License and evidence of insurability. Valid Food Safety Manager Certificate (ServSafe Certificate or its equivalent) Food Handler’s Permit Incumbents are required to adhere to the annual minimum required training hours for School Nutrition Directors per the USDA Guide to Professional Standards for School Nutritional Programs.
Comments and Other Information
The La Mesa-Spring Valley School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Board Policy 4030 prohibits unlawful discrimination and/or harassment of district employees and job applicants based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital or parental status, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Board Policy 4119.11 prohibits sexual harassment of district employees and job applicants. Complaints alleging unlawful discrimination or sexual harassment may be filed with the Coordinator for Nondiscrimination in Employment, the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources.
Comments and Other Information
The La Mesa-Spring Valley School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Board Policy 4030 prohibits unlawful discrimination and/or harassment of district employees and job applicants based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital or parental status, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Board Policy 4119.11 prohibits sexual harassment of district employees and job applicants. Complaints alleging unlawful discrimination or sexual harassment may be filed with the Coordinator for Nondiscrimination in Employment, the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources.