Food Service Manager I

SALARY DETAILS

Minimum: $26.05/hourly

Maximum: $31.72/hourly

APPLICATION FILING DATES

September 6, 2024 - September 23, 2024

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.

NOTE: Positions in this job classification may be offered 9 month basis - salary and paid time off for 9 month positions will be adjusted accordingly.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervises and participates in the preparation, heating or cooking, assembling, and serving of food for students and faculty.
• Maintains food quality standards, including appearance and taste.
• Plans menus and follows standardized recipes or procedures to prepare or heat food and follows approved price and portion schedules.
• Supervises food service personnel by setting up work schedules, assigning and directing work, evaluating work performance, counseling, recommending disciplinary action, and participating in on-the-job training of food service personnel and student employees.
• Orders food and supplies and ensures the availability of required items, proper storage and use.
• Ensures that proper customer service is provided by food service staff.
• Checks goods received against requisitions and invoices and contacts
• Stores Section personnel and vendors to correct errors.
• Monitors production reports to determine future ordering, storage, sales, and student participation for cost effectiveness and efficiency.
• Takes daily and monthly inventories of food and supplies.
• Utilizes cost control procedures to avoid unwarranted cafeteria operations costs.
• Follows approved Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) housekeeping and safety practices to ensure that sanitary working conditions are maintained in food service environments.
• Prepares, forwards, reviews, and maintains files of records and reports required by the Food Services Division.
• Responsible for all cash deposits, follows cash handling procedures, and ensures that daily bank deposits are made by authorized personnel.
• Initiates requests for equipment repairs or replacement and pest control services and maintains service records. Implements security measures to prevent vandalism and theft.
• Maintains daily records of hours worked by employees.
• Prepare various correspondence and/or documentation regarding employee conduct.
• Ensures that meals meet federal, State and District meal requirements.
• Follows prescribed procedures to protect the anonymity of students who receive free or reduced price meals.
• Responsible for processing applications for free and reduced-price meals; issuing, selling and accounting for meal tickets; and doing general clerical work in the cafeteria.
• Provides information concerning food service programs to community groups, parents, students, and District personnel.
• May operate special feeding programs for other locations.
• May provide food service for special events as requested by school administrators and approved by the Food Services Division.
• May be required to verify cash and ticket receipts against register tapes and meals distributed.
• May be responsible for entering and retrieving meal eligibility and participation data on an office computer.
• May transport food and supplies between locations.
• Performs related duties as assigned
• Full list of job duties and requirements can be found at the following link: https://bit.ly/4dQYn1b

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education:

Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency and evidence of successful completion of adult school, college-level, or equivalent classes in supervision.

Experience:

One year of experience in commercial or institutional quantity food preparation, including the serving of a major meal component of at least 50 meals per day. Six months of experience supervising, training, and evaluating the work performance of other food service employees may be substituted for the supervision class requirement. Experience in the supervision of food services employees is preferable.

Special:

• A valid “ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certificate” issued by the National Restaurant Association or equivalent.
• A valid Los Angeles Unified School District Food Handler’s Heath Certificate.
• A valid California Driver License and use of an automobile may be required for some positions.
• Successful completion of a two week Managers Certification Course (MCC) upon initial assignment.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

An ideal candidate will have experience: planning balanced menus, following safety procedures, and assisting staff; communicating effectively in writing, operating office computer systems, and keeping accurate records through the usage of arithmetic computations; handling complaints and issues as they arise, in a thoughtful, cordial manner; striving to meet the needs and expectations of customers and employees; adjusting priorities to changing situations; considering conflicting needs and options to reach a sound conclusion; has the ability to understand the importance of attendance and the impact it has on the LAUSD community; and developing and maintaining work relationships to contribute to a positive work environment.

EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS

The employment selection process of this position tentatively consists of the following: An application screening for the minimum qualifications, a computer-based multiple-choice test, and an interview. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications screening and pass the multiple-choice test will be invited to participate in the interview.

RETAKE POLICY: In accordance with our assessment retake policy, applicants who have taken the Food Service Manager computerized multiple-choice test during the last four (4) months will not be invited to take it again. Instead, the previously obtained test scores will be applied towards the Food Service Manager position. Candidates who take the Food Service Manager computerized multiple-choice test more than once within a period of four (4) months, will be disqualified from this employment selection process and may not be eligible to take the assessment for one year. Scores on this computerized multiple-choice test may apply towards future assessments for other classifications within the Food Service Manager series (Food Service Manager I,II, III, IV, V, VI and VII) for which a person may apply. Candidates who have previously take then computerized multiple-choice and passed but were not successful on the technical interview will have to wait 4 months from the date of technical interview to retest. 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.

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?
Email us at helpmeapply@lausd.net To find out whether the application deadline has been extended, visit the website at: http://www.lausdjobs.org . The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion. Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing are available to individuals with disabilities. Please call (213) 241-3455 for more information.

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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