The Kentucky Department of Education is a service agency of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and part of the
Education and Labor Cabinet. The department provides resources and guidance to Kentucky’s public schools and
districts as they implement the state’s P-12 education requirements. The department also serves as the state
liaison for federal education requirements and funding opportunities.
The department is led by an appointed commissioner of education, who is hired by and answers to the 11-member
Kentucky Board of Education. Offices are administered by associate commissioners, and divisions within those
offices are administered by division directors.
The department employs approximately 425 Frankfort-based workers; 175 employees in support of the Kentucky
School for the Blind (Jefferson County) and Kentucky School for the Deaf (Boyle County); and about 518
employees at the 50 Area Technology Centers across the state.
OUR MISSION
To partner with districts, schools, families, students, business, industry, and communities to provide
leadership and support to ensure success for each and every student.
OUR CORE VALUES
Equity
- Achievement
- Collaboration
- Integrity
The department seeks to hire a smart, experienced, hardworking and dependable Child Nutrition Program
Consultant to join our dedicated team. This role represents a fantastic opportunity to work in a dynamic,
challenging and professional environment. We invite you to apply for the opportunity to allow you to expand
your learning potential, while receiving a steady income and benefits. We look forward to reviewing your
application!
This position serves Jefferson county and surrounding areas.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Under general direction, provides consultative services, technical assistance, and training to local
school district personnel and other state and, or, private educational agencies, residential childcare
institutions, childcare centers, family day care homes, and summer food service program sponsors in the
development, coordination, implementation, and monitoring of their nutrition programs.
- Provide training and technical assistance to Child Nutrition Program Sponsors (for profit,
nonprofit, adult day care, and family day care home sponsors) reflecting the objectives of
training, and compliance monitoring the KDE has agreed to provide for sponsors of the Summer Food Service
Program (SFSP).
- Participate in the development and delivery of annual and periodic training and technical assistance to the
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). - Conduct compliance monitoring, make recommendations and write
reports of sponsors of the CACFP. - Conduct second party reviews of reviews submitted by staff.
- Issue reports.
- Responsible for oversight of accurate submission of responses as well as closeout of reviews.
- Maintain
database for sponsor reviews.
- Evaluate and approve applications for program participation, adding the same to database. Participate
in the annual and periodic process of reviewing applications for program participation.
- Participate in unscheduled "special request" monitoring or training and technical assistance as requested
by program, sponsors or department.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Benefits and Perks:
Comprehensive health insurance (effective first day of employment)
- Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Optional Insurance (Dental and Vision)
- Life Insurance
- Retirement savings.
- Paid Leave (annual, sick, compensatory, jury, voting, election, blood donation, living organ,
educational, military)
- Paid holidays (12.5 days per year, 13.5 days in a Presidential Election year)
- Deferred Compensation and Free Financial Planning Program
- Professional development opportunities and ongoing training.
- A collaborative and innovative work environment.
- Flexible Work Schedules
- Employee Resource Groups
- Employee Recognition
This is a federally funded time limited (FFTL) position. This means the position is paid entirely as the
result of a federal grant. The duration of employment shall not exceed the life of the federal grant that
funds the positions. An employee appointed to an FFTL position is required to meet the minimum requirements
for the classification but is not required to take an examination or be graded through the testing and
evaluation process. Further, an employee appointed to an FFTL position is designated as an unclassified (non-
merit) employee. An FFTL employee is eligible to receive benefits at the same level as a classified (merit)
employee in a permanent position.
Applicants and employees in this classification may be required to submit to a drug screening test and
background check.
Applicants currently under contract with a local school district are required to provide a written release
from their superintendent prior to an offer of employment is given.
In accordance with KRS 161.220 the applicant selected for this position will become a member of the Teachers'
Retirement System.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government
with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. KDE will only use E-
Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.
For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that KDE has violated its E-Verify responsibilities,
please contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 1-888-897-7781 or
https://dhs.gov/e-verify
