Senior School Food Operations Specialist - Remote in California at Chef Ann Foundation
About the Employer
Founded in 2009, the Chef Ann Foundation (CAF) believes that all children should have equal access to fresh, healthy, delicious food providing them the foundation to thrive and meet their true potential. We ensure that school food professionals have the resources, funding and support they need to provide cook-from-scratch meals that support the health of children and our planet. To date, we’ve reached over 14,100 schools and over 3.4 million children in all 50 states.
Job Summary
Job Summary
This position resides on our School Food Operations team and reports directly to the Sr. Director of West Coast Operations. This full-time position works alongside the programs and operations teams at the Chef Ann Foundation with school district partners to support increasing scratch cooking in school food programs.
Requirements / Qualifications
* Four (4) years of college or equivalent advanced training to qualify for a Bachelor’s Degree with a relevant major: Culinary, Nutrition, Food Service, or other related field; * Minimum of four (4) years experience in School Food Service Management, with a preference for a cook-from-scratch program; * Food Managers Certificate: must be acquired within 90 days of initial employment; * Demonstrated work experience training school food professionals; * Demonstrated work experience in using/understanding K-12 recipe/menu software; * Demonstrated work experience in developing fiscal budgets and modeling for school food programs; * Demonstrated work experience in menu planning as it relates to ingredient-based, cook-from-scratch meal programs; * Ability to work in a remote environment and adapt to various school environments; * Ability to travel up to 50% of the time; * Ability to work virtually.
Requirements / Qualifications
* Four (4) years of college or equivalent advanced training to qualify for a Bachelor’s Degree with a relevant major: Culinary, Nutrition, Food Service, or other related field; * Minimum of four (4) years experience in School Food Service Management, with a preference for a cook-from-scratch program; * Food Managers Certificate: must be acquired within 90 days of initial employment; * Demonstrated work experience training school food professionals; * Demonstrated work experience in using/understanding K-12 recipe/menu software; * Demonstrated work experience in developing fiscal budgets and modeling for school food programs; * Demonstrated work experience in menu planning as it relates to ingredient-based, cook-from-scratch meal programs; * Ability to work in a remote environment and adapt to various school environments; * Ability to travel up to 50% of the time; * Ability to work virtually.
Comments and Other Information
At the Chef Ann Foundation, our work to ensure access to fresh, healthy school food for all is built on the idea of equity. We support and celebrate differences; our team and community are stronger with every new voice. CAF is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. CAF is committed to incorporating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) throughout our organization, including increased efforts to hire, support, and engage BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and other historically marginalized groups.
Comments and Other Information
At the Chef Ann Foundation, our work to ensure access to fresh, healthy school food for all is built on the idea of equity. We support and celebrate differences; our team and community are stronger with every new voice. CAF is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. CAF is committed to incorporating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) throughout our organization, including increased efforts to hire, support, and engage BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and other historically marginalized groups.