ROMN0369496-0000
2026-05-04T00:00:00
2026-03-25T00:00:00
The Rome City School District is seeking a School Lunch Manager to oversee the daily operations of the district’s school lunch program. This position is responsible for planning and supervising meal preparation and service, ensuring compliance with nutrition and food safety standards, managing inventory and purchasing, and supervising cafeteria staff. The successful candidate will help ensure that students receive nutritious, high-quality meals while maintaining efficient operations, strong financial accountability, and a clean and safe food service environment. Strong leadership, organizational skills, and knowledge of large-scale food service operations are essential for this role. SCHOOL DISTRICT COMPETITIVE CLASSIFICATION SCHOOL LUNCH MANAGER GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: Manages a school lunch program in a large school or several small schools serving from 500 to 2,000 meals daily, including type A and a la carte meals to children and adults. Does work as required. DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: This is an important supervisory position involving responsibility for efficiently and economically providing nutritious lunches for school children. Depending upon the size of the school lunch program, work may be performed under the direction of a school lunch director or a school district administrator. Immediate or general supervision is exercised over the work of one or more cook-managers and other school lunch program personnel. TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: (Illustrative only) Plans and supervises the preparation of service of lunches in a large school or in several small schools; Plans menus or recommends changes in master menus with due regard for nutritional values, acceptability and budgetary limitations; Determines requirements and submits requisitions for foods, supplies and equipment; Prepares layouts and makes recommendations for maintenance of and additions to equipment and plant; Maintains approved standards of sanitation, health and safety; Supervises and trains school lunch personnel, makes staff assignments, and evaluates work performance; Assists in the selection of school lunch personnel; Receives, inspects, stores and distributes supplies and maintains inventories and related records; Supervises the collection of and accounting for cash receipts; Makes reports relating to school lunch program activities; Provides information to school staff, students and community agencies which will promote increased interest in the program. FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Good knowledge of the fundamentals of nutrition and their application to the health of children; Good knowledge of all phases of the school lunch program; Good knowledge of the principles and practices of large quantity food preparation, menu planning, purchasing, equipment selection and care, sanitary food handling and storage; Ability to plan and supervise the work of others; Ability to train personnel; Ability to keep records and prepare reports; Ability to maintain good personal relations with children and adults; Ability to understand and carry out oral and written directions; Initiative; Neat personal appearance; Tact and good judgment; Courtesy; Resourcefulness; Good physical condition. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Either: Graduation from a four (4) year course from a college or university recognized by the University of the State of New York with specialization in foods, nutrition and institution management; OR Four (4) years of satisfactory experience in institution management, hotel administration or restaurant management involving large quantity food service and possession of an Associate Degree in applied science issued after completion of a two-year course in a technical institute with specialization in foods, nutrition and institution management; OR A satisfactory equivalent combination of the above outlined experience and education. NOTE: One (1) year of training in a college or technical institute is equivalent to two (2) years of experience. END
Food Service
Rome City School District
Mohawk Valley
Annual wage
Fixed