Cafeteria Manager

• Position Type:
  Child Nutrition/ Cafeteria Manager
• Date Posted: 2/6/2026
• Date Available:
  
  02/23/2026

Benefited

8 hours

$17.50

201 Days

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Food Handlers Health Card
• Proof MMR and Hepatitis B Health Record

Purpose Statement

The job of Cafeteria Manager is done for the purpose/s of providing support to the educational process at an assigned location with specific responsibilities for organizing food preparation activities; overseeing and assisting cafeteria workers with food preparation and serving; confirming quantities and quality of food items are available for use; providing written reports; and complying with mandated health requirements.

This job reports to Director of Child Nutrition.

• Cleans utensils, equipment, and the storage, food preparation and serving areas for the purpose of maintaining sanitary conditions.
• Estimates food preparation amounts and adjusts recipes, if required, for the purpose of meeting projected meal requirements and minimizing waste of food items.
• Evaluates prepared food for flavor, appearance and temperature for the purpose of presenting items that will be accepted by students and/or staff.
• Implements menu plans for school meals and/or catered events for the purpose of meeting students' mandated daily nutritional requirements and/or event requests.
• Inspects food and/or supply deliveries for the purpose of verifying quantity, quality and specifications of orders and/or complying with mandated health requirements.
• Inventories food, condiments, supplies and equipment at specified intervals for the purpose of ensuring availability of items required for meeting projected menu requirements.
• Maintains equipment, storage, food preparation and serving areas in a sanitary condition for the purpose of complying with current health standards.
• Manages assigned site operations (e.g. supervise personnel, monitor meals, evaluate new products and/or menus, etc.) for the purpose of providing efficient food services at the assigned site in compliance with established nutritional and health requirements.
• Orders food, equipment and supplies for the purpose of maintaining an adequate inventory to maintain operations within established nutritional and budget guidelines.
• Oversees the preparation, cooking, serving and transportation of food and beverage items for the purpose of meeting projected meal quantities and mandated nutritional and health standards and ensuring appealing presentation.
• Participates in unit meetings, in-service training, workshops, etc. for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform job functions.
• Performs functions of other nutritional services positions, as needed for the purpose of ensuring adequate staff coverage within site nutritional services operations.
• Prepares a variety of documentation (e.g. production sheets, reconciliation reports, cash summary, time sheets, work orders, etc.) for the purpose of providing written support and/or conveying information.
• Processes receipts for the purpose of completing and documenting transactions and/or preparing bank deposits.
• Processes free and reduced meal applications for the purpose of determining eligibility under program guidelines.
• Reconciles transactions (e.g. meal counts, monies collected, etc.) for the purpose of maintaining account balances in compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Responds to inquires of students, staff and the public for the purpose of providing information and/or direction regarding available food items and/or food service policies and practices.
• Schedules work hours and assignments for cafeteria employees for the purpose of ensuring adequate coverage for daily operations.
• Serves one or more items of food for the purpose of meeting mandated nutritional requirements and/or requests of students and school personnel.
• Stocks food, condiments and supplies for the purpose of maintaining adequate quantities and security of items.
• Supervises food service workers and other personnel as assigned (e.g. orients, trains, evaluates, etc.) for the purpose of…