Food and Nutrition Program Compliance Specialist

Salary Information

B25, $6,500.00 - $7,000.00/MO.

1576 - Program Specialist VII

Exempt

26-57216-1

TDA does not offer telework, and all employees are required to be physically present for work. The agency's core business hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. TDA also provides limited customer service between 6:00-8:00 a.m. and 5:00-6:00 p.m.

This position will report to one of the following TDA locations :
Austin, Ft. Worth, Waco, San Antonio, Lubbock, or Houston, TX

Perform highly advanced consultative services and technical assistance work. Provide policy guidance, program expertise, implementing and process direction to Education Service Centers (ESCs), community organizations and the general public. Serves as a subject matter expert for complex, multi-faceted federal nutrition programs and leads ongoing improvement efforts and strategic initiatives to deliver responsive, solution-oriented technical assistance statewide. Work under minimal supervision with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Serve as a subject matter expert on highly complex federal nutrition programs, providing direction, procedural guidance and clarification to all Contracting Entities (CE) and ESC Child Nutrition Specialists, coordinating and ensuring consistent statewide responses that support compliance.

Lead ongoing initiatives to measure ESC performance, support ongoing improvement projects and build tools and resources to improve systemic capacity to deliver high quality technical assistance and support to contracting organizations.

Coordinate, plan, and prioritize training and procedural guidance to all CE on all food and nutrition programs. Review and identify training topics and materials that are needed to address CE audit performance and CE training requests across the state for child nutrition programs.

Serve as a subject matter expert on highly complex federal nutrition programs to include orientation and training on all food program areas and provide excellent technical assistance to customers that accurately reflects TDA guidance.

Keep abreast of the laws, regulations, policies, and procedures to provide guidance and direction to designated or identified work groups on policy affecting efforts to support federal nutrition programs.

Collaborate in policy and compliance meetings, providing relevant information on operational and current processes to ensure proper understanding and coordinated direction, including the resolution of noncompliance and related issues.

Plan, develop, and implement program policies, procedures, standards, manuals in accordance with program objectives and goals; determining trends and resolving technical problems; and recommending appropriate changes.

Follow all TDA policies and procedures.

Perform other duties as assigned.

To be considered for the position, applicants must submit a State of Texas Application through CAPPS Careers or WIT – experience listed on the application must state how each of the following qualifications are met:

Bachelor's degree (one year of work experience related to the duties and responsibilities may substitute for one year of college).

Minimum three (3) years of work experience as a Child Nutrition Supervisor, Coordinator, Director, or related with operational and managerial application for the School Nutrition Program, manager of community programs with operational and managerial application for the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and/or ESC Consultant with experience supporting child nutrition operations

Work experience reviewing, analyzing, and/or applying federal and state policies to federal programs.

Work experience in developing and providing one-on-one and group training to a diverse audience.

Valid Texas driver's license and an acceptable driving record.

Work experience analyzing and interpreting data for program effectiveness.

Knowledge of food and nutrition of USDA regulations for Child Nutrition programs; of local, state, and federal laws related to the program area;
National School Lunch and Breakfast programs, Summer Food Service Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program; public administration techniques; training and marketing techniques; program management processes and techniques; statistical analysis processes; and research techniques

Skill in providing customer service excellence to both internal and external customers; in identifying measures or indicators of program performance; in managing multiple projects; and in the use of a computer and applicable software.

Ability to gather, assemble, correlate, and analyze facts; to establish goals and objectives; to devise solutions to administrative problems; to develop, evaluate, and interpret administrative policies and procedures; to provide guidance and direction to others; and to…