District Chef

Oxnard, CA - USA

Hourly Salary: $ 30 - 37

Posted on: 10 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Current Vacancy for Immediate Hire:
1 - District Chef for 8 hours per day 210 workdays per year

Definition
Under the direction of the Director or Assistant Director of Child Nutrition Services plans coordinates and leads the Districts catering operations ensuring the preparation and delivery of high-quality nutritionally balanced meals for District events meetings and special programs. Oversees the operation of the District food truck and coordinates special food delivery services in alignment with District initiatives. Ensures compliance with federal state and local regulations while upholding food safety and sanitation standards.

Examples of Duties

Essential responsibilities and duties may include but are not limited to the following:

Plans coordinates and leads catering operations for District meetings events and special programs ensuring meals are prepared packaged and presented to high-quality standards.
Designs tests and standardizes recipes and menus for catering and special events in alignment with nutritional guidelines and customer preferences.
Oversees operation of the District food truck including menu planning scheduling logistics and compliance with applicable health and safety regulations.
Coordinates and participates in the preparation delivery and service of meals for special programs including community home deliveries in designated circumstances.
Provides functional and technical direction to assigned staff during catering events food truck operations and meal deliveries.
Monitors food quality portion control and presentation standards across school sites catering and food truck services.
Trains and mentors staff on food preparation presentation food safety and customer service practices.
Maintains catering food truck and delivery equipment ensuring proper cleaning servicing and safe operation.
Monitors inventory orders supplies and manages food and non-food items to support catering and mobile food operations.
Coordinates catering event logistics including staffing assignments schedules transportation and setup/breakdown of catering service areas.
Maintains accurate records related to menus production deliveries sales and compliance reporting.
Ensures compliance with federal state and local regulations including USDA guidelines HACCP protocols and District food safety and sanitation policies.
Performs related duties as assigned.

Please refer to the Employment Standards section of this bulletin to ensure you meet all minimum requirements before applying.

Employment Standards

Education: An Associates degree or equivalent in culinary arts nutrition food service management or a related field.

Experience: Three (3) years of increasingly responsible experience in large-scale food preparation catering or institutional food service including experience providing functional direction to staff.

Licenses and Other Requirements:

A valid California drivers license.
A valid Food Safety Manager Certificate (e.g. ServSafe) at time of hire or obtained by the end of probationary period.
Must maintain insurability by the Districts liability insurance carrier.

Supplemental Information

This is an Open and Promotionalrecruitment: Internal candidates who attain a passing score on each examination part will be placed in rank order on a promotional eligibility list. Outside candidates will be similarly placed on an open eligibility list which will be used after the promotional list or if there are fewer than three ranks remaining on the promotional list. These examinations are open to permanent employees and the public.

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DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION
Requests for reasonable accommodations for the testing process must be made no less than three (3) days prior to the examination. Requests must be signed by your medical doctor school psychologist or learning consultant as appropriate and must be on provider letterhead and contain an actual signature.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: The Board of Education is committed to providing equal opportunity for all individuals in district programs and activities. District programs activities and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination including discrimination against an individual or group based on race color ancestry nationality national origin immigration status ethnic group identification ethnicity age religion marital pregnancy parental status reproductive health decision making physical or mental disability medical condition sex sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression veteran or military status or genetic information; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

NONDISCRIMINATION NOTICE:The Oxnard School District does not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin sex or disability or affiliation with the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups or any other basis protected by law or regulation in its educational program(s) or employment. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

Dr. Scott Carroll Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources

Title IX Coordinator

1051 South A Street Oxnard CA 93030

DescriptionCurrent Vacancy for Immediate Hire:1 - District Chef for 8 hours per day 210 workdays per yearDefinitionUnder the direction of the Director or Assistant Director of Child Nutrition Services plans coordinates and leads the Districts catering operations ensuring the preparation and delivery...