WPLV0354731-0000
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2025-08-13T00:00:00
GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: Manages the Food & Nutrition Program for the White Plains School District; does related work as required. DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: Under the general direction of the Assistant Superintendent, the incumbent of this class has full responsibility for the management of the Food & Nutrition Program at all sites throughout the school district (with a student enrollment between 2499 and 9999) and community. This includes the recruitment, supervision, training, assignment and evaluation of a large food service staff involved in the preparation and serving of food to students, staff and community. Responsibility also involves the implementation of nutritional standards, sanitary requirements, and budgetary guidelines. Serves as the School District’s designee for these functions with the NYS Education Department. Supervision is exercised over a substantial number of food service employees. MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: As per the School Nutrition Program Director Professional Standards for Level 2 Schools: Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent education with academic major or concentration in food and nutrition, food service management, dietetics, family and consumer sciences, nutrition education, culinary arts, business, or a related field; OR Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent education, with any academic major or area of concentration, and a State-recognized certificate for school nutrition directors; OR C. Bachelor’s degree in any academic major and at least 2 years of relevant school nutrition programs experience; OR D. Associate’s degree, or equivalent education, with academic major or concentration in food and nutrition, food service management, dietetics, family and consumer sciences, nutrition education, culinary arts, business, or a related field; and at least 2 years of relevant school nutrition experience. SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Satisfactory completion of at least 8 hours of food safety training, ServSafe Manager Certification or equivalent, either not more than 5 years prior to start date, or within 30 days of appointment start date. *NOTE: Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.nygovjobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee. ** Related Field refers to other college majors that would provide an applicant specific knowledge and skills that are related to a school nutrition program director, such as Food Science, Community Nutrition and Marketing, Hospitality Management or other similar majors as named at various colleges and universities. ***A NYS recognized certificate for school nutrition directors means a certified dietician or a certified nutritionist per article 157 of NYS Education Law. NOTE: Professional Standards for State and Local Nutrition Program Personnel are required by the federal Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 and corresponding rules which became effective on July 1, 2015. SPECIAL REQUIREMENT FOR APPOINTMENT IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS: In accordance with the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) legislation, Chapter 180 of the Laws of 2000, and by the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, candidates for appointment in school districts must obtain clearance for employment from the State Education Department prior to employment based upon a fingerprint and criminal history background check.Salary is commensurate with experience.
Food Service
White Plains Public Schools
Lower Hudson Valley
Range