Job Description

Bargaining Unit: ACE

Work Year: 230 days per year, 12 contract payments

Work Day: 8 hours per day

FTE: Full time, 1.0 FTE

Salary: ACE 7, step A to P ($57,355 to $82,717), DOE

Job Summary

The Student Nutrition Area Supervisor directly supervises school-based Student Nutrition personnel at multiple Anchorage School District locations. The supervisor partners with and supports school kitchen teams to deliver high-quality, nutritious meals that meet all district, state, and federal requirements. This position coaches site managers, promotes collaborative problem-solving, and serves as the primary connection between school administrators and the Student Nutrition central office.

The position has a retirement association with the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS).

Job Requirements

The following are required:

1. An associate's degree in culinary arts, nutrition, hospitality management, business management, or a closely related field. Years of experience may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement.
2. A minimum of three years of experience with supervision, training, and evaluation of employees.
3. Ability to plan, organize, and supervise the work of others.
4. Proficiency in working with Microsoft Office Suite and related programs.
5. Scheduling skills such as timeline development, planning, and reporting.
6. Work experience evidencing the ability to maintain cooperative and productive working relationships with inter-departments, students, and the public.
7. Must possess a valid driver's license.

The following are preferred:

1. A bachelor's degree in management, business, nutrition, or a related area.
2. Previous management experience in a large-scale food service operation.
3. Work experience in leading and managing geographically dispersed teams of employees.
4. Knowledge of USDA Child Nutrition Programs, such as the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.
5. An understanding of food safety guidelines and regulations as they relate to food service.

Essential Job Functions

1. Conducts onsite visits with cafeteria teams, delivering timely coaching and training that foster staff development in areas such as meal patterns, allergy management, line flow, just-in-time food production, inventory management, ordering, building administration communication, meal times, proper food safety and quality, and related.
2. Performs and documents routine site visits and annual program reviews. Reviews and documents necessary corrective actions with school-based staff.
3. Assesses operational processes such as line flow and meal presentation and implements measurable improvements.
4. Ensures sanitation, food, and employee safety procedures are followed and documented.
5. Maintains knowledge of food-safety regulations and delivers staff training to ensure site compliance.
6. Plans, organizes, and leads while promoting a collaborative, supportive culture.
7. Serves as a communication liaison between principals, school staff, parents, students, and the Student Nutrition Department.
8. Conducts annual and routine training to assure school-based personnel understand job expectations, program policies, procedures, and how to meet department objectives. Provides follow-up training/coaching with staff to ensure comprehension and proficiency.
9. Reviews site submissions of mandatory daily, weekly, and monthly reports and supporting documentation, verifying for accuracy, and returning for correction when necessary.
10. Works side-by-side with cafeteria teams to conduct monthly food inventories and regular audits of small and large equipment, approve necessary repairs, and collaboratively recommend timely replacements or upgrades that keep kitchens operating smoothly and efficiently.
11. Collaborates with the business development manager, school principals, caf� managers, and other key interview team members to hire the right teammates�supporting recruitment and interviews, coordinating hiring paperwork, leading site-based onboarding, and providing ongoing coaching while tracking performance growth.
12. Coordinates with the substitute dispatch team to ensure daily staffing of sites and provide on-site help as necessary.
13. In coordination with the business development manager or designee reviews and approves employee timecards, reviews and approves leave requests, and verifies the biweekly payroll of school-based staff.
14. Ensures school-based managers follow proper conduct. Leads and coaches through progressive corrective conversations or disciplinary actions as needed, documenting all steps.
15. Collaborates with Student Nutrition leadership and relevant department staff to address current and future training needs for the department.

Physical /Mental Demands

The physical demands of this job require frequent standing, walking, sitting, speaking and hearing. Specific visual abilities are also required. The employee is regularly required to reach with his/her hands and arms and occasionally lift items weighing less than 40 lbs. Additionally, the employee must be able to understand vague and implicit instructions, be able to readily recall facts and details, handle conflict and make effective decisions under pressure. The employee must have the ability to effectively manage the stress of working with students, parents, and other employees representing diverse cultures, personalities, and work styles in a dynamic work environment.

The Anchorage School District is committed to providing reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all individuals with a qualified physical or mental disability.

Work Environment

Work is performed in a professional environment with a wide variety of individuals having differing functions, personalities and abilities, including working with diverse groups of people in a variety of different settings.

While performing the duties of this job the employee may be regularly exposed to a video display. The employee may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Additional Job Information

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job related duties as requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

Anchorage School District (ASD) employees must possess the ability to read and write in English. This also includes the ability to communicate in English with school staff, co-workers, and the public; as well as have the ability to comprehend and carry out oral and written directions and understand and follow English instructions and written documents.

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a satisfactory criminal background check. For certificated positions, this is in addition to the background check conducted through the certification process with the Alaska State Department of Education and Early Development (DEED).

This position may be required to work in ASD facilities on the military installations (JBER). Please visit the government REAL ID website for additional information.

The Anchorage School District is an equal employment opportunity employer.