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Posted: 19-Dec-25
Location: Lexington, South Carolina
Type: Full Time
Salary: $99,010-$165,620
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Required Education:
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Position Title: Director, Food Service and Nutrition
Department: Food Service and Nutrition
Reports To: Chief Financial Officer
FLSA Status: Exempt
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REQUIRED EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition, food service management, dietetics, family and consumer sciences, nutrition education, culinary arts, business, or a related field.
OR - Bachelor’s degree in any academic major and at least 5 years experience in management of school nutrition programs.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
Must have current government issued identification
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
8 Hours/230 Days
Administrative Salary Schedule (Group C)
The terms of employment detailed in this job description are based on full time employment during the school year. Conditions of employment adjusted for part time employees or individuals who are hired for less than an entire school year.
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Under general supervision plans, organizes, directs and controls the School Food Service Program on a sound nutritional, financial and educational basis.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Supports and upholds the mission, vision and strategic goals of Lexington County School District One towards increased outcomes for students.
- Interacts, communicates and collaborates with all stakeholders effectively.
- Establishes a safe, supportive, positive and productive working and learning environment.
- Operates general office and technology equipment needed for daily activities.
- Maintains confidentiality regarding all employee and student information.
- Participates in all professional meetings and training sessions as required.
- Requests and maintains materials needed for daily responsibilities and essential functions; provides for safe storage and proper use of all tools, equipment and materials.
- Keeps abreast of all state and federal regulations pertaining to school food services.
- Provides information to school officials and school food service managers concerning federal regulations as they apply to the School Lunch Program; confers with and advises school officials on problems arising with food service programs.
- Recommends food service policies for district implementation.
- Supervises operations of all district school lunch units to assure that the USDA required meal pattern is served.
- Supervises school food service operations to assure that meals served are nutritionally adequate, standards of safety and sanitation are met, proper records are maintained in these areas, and operations comply with federal regulations; inspects and directs sanitation procedures in school cafeterias; checks for accountability and documentation of information on monthly school lunch reports.
- Provides leadership in defining nutritional and educational objectives; evaluates all phases of the School Food Service Program, identifying needs and implementing program improvement; cooperates with other school personnel and educational agency teams in conducting program evaluation or accreditation studies.
- Assists school food service managers in solving problems identified with storage and usage of purchased foods, supplies, and USDA commodities.
- Provides leadership and training for district school food service personnel in cooperation with certification associations; maintains related records.
- Consults with school food service managers to prepare tentative menus in accordance with required meal patterns.
- Ensures the preparation, maintenance and/or processing of various records and reports; processes and compiles monthly school lunch reports; assists in the development of specifications and plans for new school cafeterias; maintains USDA commodities records, etc.
- Conducts various bookkeeping duties such as maintaining inventory records, balancing checking account to general ledger, maintaining equipment inventory and depreciation schedule, preparing purchase orders, processing invoices for payment, processing returned checks for collection, maintaining a systematic set of financial transactions, preparing financial and income statements, preparing financial reports, etc.
- Selects, requests and maintains equipment, tools, materials and supplies needed to conduct daily activities; provides for safe storage and proper use of all equipment, tools, materials and supplies.
- Effectively uses personal computing devices and software applications necessary for the conducting daily activities.
- Operates general office equipment.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:
Supervisory responsibility over all direct reports and indirect supervision of all food service staff. Responsible for the Food Service budget. Responsible for compliance with all state and federal regulations.
Responsible for materials and supplies budget(s) as assigned. Supervises certified and classified staff members as assigned.
OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:
Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Lexington County School District One Board policies. Must be able to access reliable transportation.
Knowledge of the policies, procedures, and activities of the school district which pertain to the specific duties and responsibilities of the position. Knowledge of school policies, procedures, and operations. Ability to demonstrate proper maintenance, safe operation, and utilization of equipment, materials, and supplies used in daily activities. Ability to maintain high standards of accuracy in exercising duties. Ability to anticipate work to be completed and to complete work without the need for direct supervision. Ability to maintain confidentiality of employee and student records and information. Ability to interact and communicate in an effective and professional manner with supervisors, co-workers, teachers, students, and the general public.
Personal computer experience required. Strong knowledge of word processing, e-mail, spreadsheets, electronic file management, the internet, and reporting and presentation software. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the school community. Ability to speak clearly and concisely both in oral and written communication. Ability to apply knowledge and current research and theory. Ability to organize and implement a flexible work schedule in order to meet reporting deadlines. Ability to self-monitor and manage multiple tasks while working individually and with members of a group. Ability to submit all requested reports and documentation in a timely manner and in accordance with scheduled deadlines. Some extended hours and multiple demands from several people are frequently required of the employee. Computer literacy required.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee will occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds such as boxes of materials. The employee will sometimes push/pull items such as furniture or boxes of materials.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, listen and/or reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision. Occasionally the position requires the employee to work irregular or extended hours. Duties of the job require frequent use of a computer monitor and related equipment.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work is conducted primarily in an office setting with no significant exposure to environmental conditions. Physical demands are generally restricted to office work requiring the occasional lifting and moving of items weighing up to twenty-five pounds. Requires constant attention to duties and meeting tight deadlines. Local travel is required; occasional overnight travel is required.
The noise level in the work environment for this position varies. The noise level in this environment is quiet to loud depending upon the activity in the particular part of the day.
EVALUATION:
Performance of this job is evaluated annually according to Board Policy.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT:
The information contained in this job-description is intended for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.
NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY:
Lexington County School District One is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all students, parents/legal guardians, staff, visitors, personnel and community members who participate or seek to participate in its programs or activities. Therefore, the district does not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or any related medical conditions), color, disability, age, genetic information, national origin, or any other applicable status protected by local, state, or federal law.
The district will use the grievance procedures set forth in policy to process complaints based on alleged violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act of 1963; the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008; and Titles I and II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
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