Food Services Field Support Specialist at San Diego Unified School District
Job Summary
Job Summary
Description Food Services Department currently has one (1) vacancy for Food Services Field Support Specialist BASIC FUNCTION: Prepare specifications for equipment, supplies, and paper goods and defines procurement requirements; coordinate repair and maintenance of cafeteria equipment and facilities; monitor equipment safety and sanitation; develop and coordinate program publicity materials and reports; conduct assigned special projects. This is a promotional/open opportunity, which means that current monthly-salaried employees receive precedence over other candidates on the eligible list.
Requirements / Qualifications
The Food Services Field Support Specialist will be paid on the OTBS Salary Grade: 048 Examples of Duties Incumbents may perform any combination of the essential functions shown below. This position description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, knowledge, or abilities associated with this classification, but is intended to accurately reflect the principal job elements. E = Essential Functions Develop and prepare equipment specifications. E Coordinate repair and maintenance of cafeteria equipment and facilities and prepare statistical cost reports to help identify replacement priorities and modification requirements. E Maintain on-going assessment of equipment and facilities, safety, and sanitation. E Review accident reports and County Health Department reports involving use of equipment and facilities; evaluate operation hazards, take corrective action, and inform department staff of appropriate training needs. E Develop, prepare, and maintain supply specifications on a cost/quality basis and determine contract and direct procurement requirements. E Coordinate paper goods requirements with the promotional and merchandising activities of the department. E Recommend, develop, and coordinate program publicity materials and report to promote food sales. E Assist in writing reports and standard procedures. E Assist in planning and conducting in-service training programs. E Perform related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Any combination of training, experience, and/or education equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university with a major in business, institution management, school food service management, dietetics, or a related field and one year of recent experience in quantity food production and service management. KNOWLEDGE OF: Institutional food management. Reading and writing English communication skills.
Requirements / Qualifications
The Food Services Field Support Specialist will be paid on the OTBS Salary Grade: 048 Examples of Duties Incumbents may perform any combination of the essential functions shown below. This position description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, knowledge, or abilities associated with this classification, but is intended to accurately reflect the principal job elements. E = Essential Functions Develop and prepare equipment specifications. E Coordinate repair and maintenance of cafeteria equipment and facilities and prepare statistical cost reports to help identify replacement priorities and modification requirements. E Maintain on-going assessment of equipment and facilities, safety, and sanitation. E Review accident reports and County Health Department reports involving use of equipment and facilities; evaluate operation hazards, take corrective action, and inform department staff of appropriate training needs. E Develop, prepare, and maintain supply specifications on a cost/quality basis and determine contract and direct procurement requirements. E Coordinate paper goods requirements with the promotional and merchandising activities of the department. E Recommend, develop, and coordinate program publicity materials and report to promote food sales. E Assist in writing reports and standard procedures. E Assist in planning and conducting in-service training programs. E Perform related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Any combination of training, experience, and/or education equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university with a major in business, institution management, school food service management, dietetics, or a related field and one year of recent experience in quantity food production and service management. KNOWLEDGE OF: Institutional food management. Reading and writing English communication skills.
Comments and Other Information
ABILITY TO:
Conduct studies and prepare reports, analyses, and correspondence.
Organize and develop food service management procedures and manual systems.
Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Plan and organize work.
Meet schedules and time lines.
Maintain records and prepare reports.
Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.
Work independently with little direction.
Read, interpret, apply, and explain rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
ENVIRONMENT:
Indoor, office, and kitchen environment.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Hearing and speaking to exchange information in person and on the telephone; seeing to read, prepare, and proofread documents; sitting for extended periods of time; dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and other office equipment; kneeling, bending at the waist, and reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally, to retrieve and store files and supplies; lifting light objects.
NOTE:
Individuals employed in this job class must be able to qualify for a Food Handler Training Certificate/card or a Food Service Manager Training Certificate, as appropriate for the job class, by successfully completing the specified food service sanitation training course.
Supplemental Information
APPLICATION PROCESS:
To be eligible for consideration, interested candidates must submit the following documents:
Online employment application
Please complete the online application to include all current and previous work history and education.
Substitute Experience:
Please note that general or occasional Substitute Experience is not included when determining if a candidate has met the minimum qualifications for the position.
Individuals working in related, specific, LONG-TERM substitute assignments of substantial hours per week must specify each separate long-term assignment in their work history in order for this experience to POSSIBLY count towards meeting the minimum qualifications.
This information must include an approximate start date, end date (where applicable), specific site, job title, hours per week, and job duties performed for each long-term assignment.
Answer all supplemental questions
The supplemental questions should be answered thoroughly, clearly, and concisely as the responses provided (along with the entire application package) will be carefully reviewed to determine which candidates will move forward in the recruitment process.
Attach proof of education
Education, training, or certifications will only be considered if acceptable documentation is attached
Photocopy of Degree or
Photocopy of OFFICIAL transcript
Photocopy of Licenses and/or Certifications
Foreign Equivalency Certification:
Degrees or coursework completed in a country other than the United States will need to be accompanied by a foreign transcript evaluation. For more information, including acceptable providers please see Foreign Transcript Evaluation.
Additional documents
A resume may be attached, but not substituted for completing work history, education sections, or the supplemental questions of the employment application.
Additional documents, if any, may/should be attached to the online employment application.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The San Diego Unified School District communicates information regarding the hiring process via email. Please be aware that the District is not responsible for messages blocked by your email service. In an effort to allow our emails through your personal spam filter, you can add the domain@sandi.net and domain@governmentjobs.com to your safe senders list.
Non Discrimination Statement
San Diego Unified School District is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education. District programs and activities shall be free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying by reason of the following actual or perceived characteristics: age, ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, immigration status, marital or parental status, medical condition, nationality, national origin, actual or perceived sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, or on the basis of a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
For more information contact:
Title II Coordinator
Wendy Ranck-Buhr
(619) 725-5678
wranck-buhr@sandi.net
Title IX Coordinator & Uniform Complaint Compliance Officer
Lynn A. Ryan
(619) 725-7225
lryan@sandi.net
504 Coordinator
Eri Nall
(619) 344-6420
enall@sandi.net
Comments and Other Information
ABILITY TO:
Conduct studies and prepare reports, analyses, and correspondence.
Organize and develop food service management procedures and manual systems.
Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Plan and organize work.
Meet schedules and time lines.
Maintain records and prepare reports.
Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.
Work independently with little direction.
Read, interpret, apply, and explain rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
ENVIRONMENT:
Indoor, office, and kitchen environment.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Hearing and speaking to exchange information in person and on the telephone; seeing to read, prepare, and proofread documents; sitting for extended periods of time; dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and other office equipment; kneeling, bending at the waist, and reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally, to retrieve and store files and supplies; lifting light objects.
NOTE:
Individuals employed in this job class must be able to qualify for a Food Handler Training Certificate/card or a Food Service Manager Training Certificate, as appropriate for the job class, by successfully completing the specified food service sanitation training course.
Supplemental Information
APPLICATION PROCESS:
To be eligible for consideration, interested candidates must submit the following documents:
Online employment application
Please complete the online application to include all current and previous work history and education.
Substitute Experience:
Please note that general or occasional Substitute Experience is not included when determining if a candidate has met the minimum qualifications for the position.
Individuals working in related, specific, LONG-TERM substitute assignments of substantial hours per week must specify each separate long-term assignment in their work history in order for this experience to POSSIBLY count towards meeting the minimum qualifications.
This information must include an approximate start date, end date (where applicable), specific site, job title, hours per week, and job duties performed for each long-term assignment.
Answer all supplemental questions
The supplemental questions should be answered thoroughly, clearly, and concisely as the responses provided (along with the entire application package) will be carefully reviewed to determine which candidates will move forward in the recruitment process.
Attach proof of education
Education, training, or certifications will only be considered if acceptable documentation is attached
Photocopy of Degree or
Photocopy of OFFICIAL transcript
Photocopy of Licenses and/or Certifications
Foreign Equivalency Certification:
Degrees or coursework completed in a country other than the United States will need to be accompanied by a foreign transcript evaluation. For more information, including acceptable providers please see Foreign Transcript Evaluation.
Additional documents
A resume may be attached, but not substituted for completing work history, education sections, or the supplemental questions of the employment application.
Additional documents, if any, may/should be attached to the online employment application.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The San Diego Unified School District communicates information regarding the hiring process via email. Please be aware that the District is not responsible for messages blocked by your email service. In an effort to allow our emails through your personal spam filter, you can add the domain@sandi.net and domain@governmentjobs.com to your safe senders list.
Non Discrimination Statement
San Diego Unified School District is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education. District programs and activities shall be free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying by reason of the following actual or perceived characteristics: age, ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, immigration status, marital or parental status, medical condition, nationality, national origin, actual or perceived sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, or on the basis of a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
For more information contact:
Title II Coordinator
Wendy Ranck-Buhr
(619) 725-5678
wranck-buhr@sandi.net
Title IX Coordinator & Uniform Complaint Compliance Officer
Lynn A. Ryan
(619) 725-7225
lryan@sandi.net
504 Coordinator
Eri Nall
(619) 344-6420
enall@sandi.net