Executive Director - Food & Nutrition Services

Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) has a nationally recognized school meals program that provides our 75,000+ students with healthy and nutritious breakfast, lunch, snacks and supper meals. Good nutrition and the ability to make sound nutritional choices are critical to our students' intellectual and physical well-being. The Food and Nutrition program also provides valuable Farm to School programs to educate students on the food system, increase consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables, and foster community partnerships to promote student health.

If you are interested in sustaining and furthering this reform by developing, directing and monitoring efforts to maximize the benefits of City Schools' food and nutrition programs for our students, City Schools is looking for you. The Executive Director - Food & Nutrition Services will be responsible for:

• Directing and managing all Food and Nutrition Services and related programs for City Schools.
• Ensuring that all operations and programs are in compliance with local, state and federal regulations and policies. Directs and manages the Food and Nutrition Services resources and staff.
• Ensuring that all of the food served is of the highest quality possible and the operation of Food and Nutrition Services is conducted in a fiscally responsible and highly efficient manner.

Essential Functions

• Applies professional knowledge, ethics, and administrative skills in directing a comprehensive school food service program for City Schools in compliance with federal and state laws and regulations, local and state health ordinances, and City Schools' policies.
• Employs exemplary leadership and communication skills, maintains healthy morale, resolves operational issues and develops strong working relationships with City Schools Food and Nutrition Services, staff, students, purveyors, farmers, and teachers, as well as all stalceholders.
• Oversees the implementation of the Farm-to-Cafeteria model by finding innovative ways to keep the school meal programs supplied with fresh, seasonal, and locally-grown produce and products, by building partnerships between the school district and regional agriculture.
• Evaluates and incorporates appropriate foods from USDA commodity program into weekly menu plans.
• Develops and recommends changes to food service program policies and procedures.
• Serves as liaison with school administrators and the food service administrative staff in the management and operation of Food and Nutrition programs.
• Approves and administers the food service budget including revenue projections and control of expenditures in accordance with established financial management principles.
• Analyzes food service operations and financial statements and takes corrective action.
• Makes recommendations for facility design and layout for renovation and new food service facility construction projects.
• Applies principles of management and productivity in utilizing staffing formulas and establishing production standards.
• Knowledge of and ability to translate knowledge of sustainable food preparation, recipes and menus and utilize them in the ongoing implementation of the program.
• Ensures that recipes are strictly adhered to, and that foods served are of the highest nutritional quality and taste standards.
• Directs the development of standards for the operation of quality food service programs.
• Directs the development of specifications for food, related supplies, and equipment.
• Responsible for the procurement and maintenance of all related capital equipment and fixed assets.
• Approves the procurement of products and supplies.
• Directs the development of staff training activities for food service personnel.
• Establishes procedures for the selection, assignment, transfer and discharge of food service employees in accordance with established policies. Hears and negotiates settlement of departmental employee grievance and complaints as appropriate. Participates in relevant union contract negotiations.
• Directs the development of public information materials and media releases pertaining to school food service programs and meets with students, teachers, parents, vendors, employees, and community groups to market school food service programs.
• Communicates the policies, procedures, goals and objectives of the Office of Food and Nutrition Services.
• Manages assigned teams in the development, design, review, implementation and periodic reevaluation of project plans and strategies to support the achievement of the departmental goals and objectives.
• Provides appropriate supervision, mentoring, and professional growth and development opportunities to assigned staff. Such responsibility includes the development and implementation of professional growth plans to include keeping abreast of current developments, literature, and technical sources of information.
• Utilizes resources appropriately to complete work in the most efficient manner; proactively communicates the status of work; participates and contributes fully as a team member; and exercises sound judgment and decision-making skills to resolve sensitive matters.
• Maintains confidential and sensitive information.
• Performs and promotes all activities in compliance with equal employment and non-discrimination policies; follows federal laws, state laws, school board policies, administrative regulations, and professional standards.

Maximum Salary 263554.00

Minimum Salary 163334.00

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Food and Nutrition, Institutional Management, Business Administration, or related field. Master's degree preferred. Degree must be from an accredited college or institution.
• A minimum of ten years experience in large scale (K-12 districts larger than 20,000 and/or customer meal count of 30,000 daily) food service management with an emphasis on a sustainable model that includes: menu planning, food procurement, staff training and supervision, and serving nutritious, tasty, and appealing from-scratch meals in a commercial or institutional environment, preferably to include experience with USDA Child Nutrition Standards and compliance.
• Knowledge of the procedures, policies, practices and methods of food service operation.
• Knowledge of local, State and Federal regulations regarding school food services nutritional standards, dietary guidelines and reporting requirements.
• Knowledge of facility designs, food and equipment specification, warehouse and central production facility operation, profit and loss analysis and procurement procedures.
• Ability to prepare and administer budgets, reports, presentations, and memos.
• Proficient in the knowledge and use of technical computer applications including Microsoft Office Suite, LINQ or other school nutrition point of sale and back of house software.
• Unless expressly stated otherwise with respect to the qualifications indicated in the position description, City Schools reserves the right to consider other combinations of applicable education, training, and experience which provide the knowledge, abilities, and skills necessary to perform effectively in the position.
• Ability to interact with diverse constituencies and convey complicated information with tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment.
• Skill in research, presenting, and explaining policies and procedures, assembling data, preparing complex reports, and formulating and presenting recommendations.
• Ability to work collaboratively.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with school system employees and managers at all levels, as well as government agencies and community stakeholders.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize changing assignments, and organize busy workload, meet deadlines, and work well under pressure, while exercising excellent attention to detail.

Full time or Part time Full time

Additional Details

Qualified candidates for the above position must submit the following:

• Completed online application
• Resume that clearly demonstrates the above minimum qualifications. It is important that you include all experiences and education related to the position to which you are applying.
• Upload copies of all transcripts -undergraduate, graduate and all MSDE Certifications
• Must provide three (3) professional references to include: name, title, business address, e-mail address and phone number
• All documentation/certification necessary (scanned copies accepted) to substantiate minimum qualifications; must be uploaded into application
• All documentation must be scanned and uploaded to application

Benefits -- This position is eligible for benefits. To review the available options please see the information relevant to the union for this position by viewing the following link: http://www.baltimorecityschools.org

Baltimore City Public Schools ("City Schools") does not discriminate in its employment, programs, and activities based on race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy or parenting status, family structure, ability (cognitive, social/emotional, and physical), veteran status, genetic information, age, immigration or citizenship status, socioeconomic status, language, or any other legally or constitutionally protected attributes or affiliations. Discrimination undermines our community's long-standing efforts to create, foster, and promote equity and inclusion for all. Some examples of discrimination include acts of hate, violence, harassment, bullying, or retaliation. For more information, see Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners Policies JBA (Nondiscrimination - Students), JBB (Sex-Based Discrimination - Students), JICK (Bullying, Harassment, or Intimidation of Students), ACA (Nondiscrimination - Employees and Third Parties), ACB (Sexual Harassment - Employees and Third Parties), ACD (ADA Reasonable Accommodations), and ADA (Equity), and the accompanying City Schools Administrative Regulations. City Schools also provides equal access to the Boy and Girl Scouts and other designated youth groups. Link to Full Nondiscrimination Notice.

This position is not affiliated with a bargaining union.

This position is affiliated with the City Retirement System.

In accordance with Maryland law, City School is required to share the position salary ranges in its entirety. Please note, this is not the hiring range. The hiring range for this position is ($163,334 - $220,530)