Area Food Services Supervisor
Published Date: Feb 10, 2025
Location: US
Company: Los Angeles Unified School District
SALARY DETAILS
Minimum: $94,485.00/annually
Maximum: $116,042.00/annually
APPLICATION FILING DATES
February 10th, 2025 - February 24th, 2025
INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD
We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.
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BENEFITS
Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).
Vacation: Full-time employees earn up to two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five years of year-round paid service.
Paid Holidays:Up to 13 days.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides general supervision to and coordinates food services programs in an assigned District food services area and may be assigned central office projects or administrative functions.
- Provides general supervision to Food Service Managers and their staffs in the administration of food services programs in schools by:
- Planning, implementing, coordinating, and analyzing the effectiveness of food service programs in assigned schools.
- Analyzing the operations of cafeterias for cost effectiveness and efficiency, and working with cafeteria personnel and administrators to implement improvements and necessary changes in service, food preparation, menus, personnel assignments, facilities, and equipment.
- Assuring adherence of food programs to federal, State, and county laws and regulations, and District requirements for sanitation, safety, administration, and nutritional standards of various feeding programs.
- Assigning and making adjustments in allotments of regular and relief time in accordance with District’s guidelines on effective use of human resources, and approving overtime for food service personnel.
- Developing and reviewing work schedules and production schedules for food service personnel.
- Managing the food service budget and monitoring profit and loss of cafeteria operations in assigned schools, and initiating improvements to increase cost effectiveness.
- Investigating and resolving all complaints and issues related to food service operations in assigned schools.
- Evaluating or assisting in evaluating the technical performance of Food Service Managers and counseling food service employees.
- Serving on interview committees for selection of food service personnel.
- Recommending food service personnel transactions, including changes of location, transfers, and reinstatements.
- Assuring proper utilization and care of cafeteria equipment and supplies.
- Making recommendations based upon consultation with District technical personnel on school facilities, equipment, and layout and design of new and existing cafeterias.
- Determining and estimating equipment and supply needs for new kitchens, as well as delivery and storage requirements.
- Resolving quality control issues.
- Implementing and coordinating special feeding programs: such as Breakfast in the Classroom (BIC), bag lunch, packaged hot meals, afterschool Supper Program, or special menus for students with disabilities and senior citizens.
- Attending meetings of District personnel, student groups, advisory councils, community representatives, parents, and the general public in order to obtain and provide information and discuss problems, regulations, procedures, standards, complaints, plans, improvements, and other matters concerning food services.
- Preparing required reports on food service operations.
- Providing and/or supervising training programs for food services employees.
- Serves as a technical resource on matters of food services for students, parents, teachers, and others.
- May perform a variety of central office activities on a rotational basis such as administering and coordinating personnel activities, including representing the Branch in disciplinary actions and arbitration hearings; analyzing operational problems, recommending changes, and evaluating effects of changes; and developing public relations strategies and marketing programs.
Please Note: This is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities of this position. For a comprehensive list of duties performed, please refer to the class description via our website: https://bit.ly/3YF0ror
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education:
A high school diploma, and 24 semester units or equivalent quarter units of college courses, adult courses (1 adult course = 3 semester units), or a combination of college and adult courses in food services management, hotel and restaurant management, hospitality management, food science, nutrition, sanitation, or other closely related courses. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required course work on a year-for-year basis. A bachelor’s degree in food services management, hotel and restaurant management, hospitality management, business management, nutrition, or a related field is preferable.
Experience:
Three years of supervisory experience as a LAUSD Food Service Training Specialist or Food Service Manager. Experience shall include: volume food production planning, food ordering, meal preparation and service, preparation of financial reports, personnel management, writing reports, and ensuring compliance with policies and procedures and sanitation and safety regulations. Qualifying experience must have included responsibility for forecasting profit and loss statement analysis and budget management.
OR
Five years of supervisory experience at the level of a manager or general manager in a large commercial (minimum of 500 meals a day, or $750,000 in annual sales; and employs a minimum of 15 employees) or institutional facility such as health care, school /college, prison, or a military food service organization within the last seven years. Aforementioned experience shall include: volume food production planning, food ordering, meal preparation and service, preparation of financial reports, personnel management, writing reports, and ensuring compliance with policies and procedures and sanitation and safety regulations. Qualifying experience must have included responsibility for forecasting, profit and loss statement analysis, and budget management.
Special:
A valid "Food Protection Manager Certificate" from an American National Standards (ANSI) accredited organization or equivalent.
A valid driver's license to legally operate a motor vehicle in the State of California and use of a motor vehicle.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
The candidates we anticipate selecting to fill these positions will be technical experts and motivated leaders with extensive initiative and proven managerial skills as necessary to supervise programs, analyze problems, and implement positive changes in assigned schools.
EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS
The employment assessment tentatively consists of a multiple-choice computerized assessment, a technical project, and a structured interview which accounts for 100% of the overall assessment weight. Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net as an approved sender so that messages aren't accidentally placed into your spam/junk e-mail folder. We anticipate receiving a number of well qualified applicants for this position; therefore, there will be a competitive process. The hiring departments have requested that we proceed with the selection process in an expeditious and timely manner. To honor this request we will be adhering to a pre-planned employment assessment schedule.
APPLICATION PROCESS
IMPORTANT NOTE: Once you submit your application, you should receive an email message confirming that you successfully submitted your application. If you DO NOT receive this message on the same day you apply, it is likely that you did not submit your application.
DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE APPLICATION?
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ADDITIONAL POSTING INFORMATION
The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability (including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart disease), medical condition (cancer related and genetic characteristics), military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or affiliation (unless union related), a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides significant assistance. For inquiries or complaints contact our Equal Opportunity Section, (213) 241-7685. Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open positions in related job classifications.
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