Nutrition Services Director

Job Description

Job Description

Summary :

The Nutrition Services Director champions the mission of supporting the food security pillar of Southeastern Life Center by ensuring access to nutritious, equitable meals for those served and promoting sustainable food practices. This is a management position responsible for overseeing all aspects of the nutrition programs and operations, developing and implementing food solutions to support the delivery of a sound nutrition assistance food program that meets client needs. The Director is responsible for supporting healthy food solutions while maintaining program integrity and customer satisfaction.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Hiring, training, and disciplining employees, assigning duties, and scheduling staff hours
• Overseeing food preparation and kitchen operations, including food presentation
• Ordering food, beverages, equipment, and supplies, and inspecting them
• Ensuring compliance with Facility standards, health, and food safety regulations, maintaining proper sanitation.
• Collaborate with local food providers and farms to support the Southeastern Life Center's commitment to sustainable, community-based food security.
• Addressing complaints, providing excellent customer service, and reviewing client feedback
• Managing budgets
• Ensuring compliance with facility standards and safety and security rules
• Supervise the storage, handling, and distribution of food at the Life Center and all storage areas and freezers, ensuring inventory records are accurate and stock is rotated correctly.
• Develop and maintain delivery schedules, balancing resource availability and community needs.
• Overseeing all food services for outpatient / residential services.
• Implement initiatives that support the Southeastern Life Center’s food security pillar, such as meal programs for underserved populations and nutrition workshops.
• Develop and promote farm-to-table and local sourcing initiatives to enhance sustainability.
• Advocate for food equity by ensuring culturally appropriate and nutritionally balanced meals that align with the center’s goals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities :

This position oversees food services staff.

Qualifications :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education / Experience

Preferred :

Required Skills / Abilities

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Work Environment :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The work is typically performed in an office environment, with a moderate noise level.

Physical Demands :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.