Food Coordinator

Food Coordinator (4.0 hours per day)

Under the direction of the Principal and/or designate and the divisional Nutrition Program Coordinator, the food coordinator is responsible for implementing the school's nutrition programming, including preparing breakfast, lunch and/or snack, maintaining kitchen spaces and food storage areas in compliance with safe food handling practices, ordering food and supplies, inventory management, maintaining accurate records, and compiling program data for reporting. The role requires preparing high‑quality, nutritious foods in accordance with Canada's Food Guide, Manitoba's Healthy Food in Schools policy, and the National School Food Policy while upholding rigorous food safety standards.

• Prepare meals for breakfast, lunch, and snack.
• Set menus for breakfast, lunch, and snack with support from the divisional nutrition programming coordinator and the Child Nutrition Council of Manitoba.
• Maintain nutrition facilities such as kitchens, food and supply storage areas, and eating rooms daily in accordance with public health guidelines for food handling establishments.
• Manage food and supply ordering and receive and verify deliveries in accordance with safe food handling procedures. Plan purchases within set budgets, track program expenses incurred throughout the school year, and maintain food and supply purchasing records.
• Engage continually with children and youth to ensure meals reflect the diversity of preferences, requirements, and cultural backgrounds within schools.
• Maintain records of meals and number of children served each day as well as qualitative feedback from children, youth, and parents about meals served at school.
• Monitor students during food programming for safe behaviour and conduct during mealtimes (if applicable).
• Other duties as assigned.

• Maintain high‑quality food preparation and safe food handling procedures under pressure and time constraints.
• Maintain accurate record keeping of purchases, inventory, and other program data.
• Meet recurring deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.
• Work collaboratively with school administrators and divisional nutrition program staff to ensure delivery of high‑quality school food programming.
• Implement menu plans that are in accordance with Canada's Food Guide and include a variety of culturally diverse ingredients and recipes.
• Understand and value the importance of maintaining strict safety standards when preparing food for vulnerable populations like children and youth.
• Understand and value that good nutrition is essential for the proper growth and development of children and youth throughout their life course.
• Recognize that students come from diverse and unique cultural backgrounds that should be reflected in school meal programming.
• Handle program funding with the highest level of responsibility and accountability, as it utilizes tax‑payer dollars.

• Complete secondary education.
• Minimum of 1 year of prior experience in food preparation, ideally for large groups.
• Experience purchasing and receiving food and supplies and keeping accurate records.
• Experience working with children and youth.
• Working knowledge of safe food handling practices.
• Working knowledge of Canada’s Food Guide.
• Hold, or be willing to attain, a valid Food Handler Certificate.
• Dedication to anti‑racism, equity, and diversity.
• Proven commitment to Truth and Reconciliation.
• Proven ability to build collaborative cultures founded on integrity and collective purpose.

Employment is subject to a clear Child Abuse Registry check and Police Information Check. Winnipeg School Division has an Employment Equity policy aimed at removing barriers to hiring, advancement, full inclusion, and fair representation of women, Indigenous peoples, 2

SLGBTQQIA+ community, persons living with a disability, and racialized people at all levels within the organization. Preference will be given to qualified candidates self‑identifying as belonging to one of the Employment Equity groups.