Director of Food Services

Position Details

• Position Type: Administration/ Director
• Date Posted: 12/10/2025
• Location: Food Services Department

The Director of Food Services is responsible for the management and supervision of the school food and nutrition program under the policies established by the Governing Board. The Director of Food Services will maintain high quality food services with nutritious and desirable meals, while remaining financially self‑sustaining and encouraging innovative ideas of management and food service to increase student participation within the program budget.

• Meets current eligibility criteria of the Arizona Department of Education to serve as a public school district’s food and nutrition Director (including a Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition or other equivalent experience and education to maintain eligibility criteria)
• Demonstrated ability to administer a total Child Nutrition Services program within a school system
• Successful prior experience with supervision in a management level position in a public school district child nutrition program serving a diverse student population
• School Nutrition Association (SNA) credential, preferred
• Demonstrated administrative skills and leadership ability
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize matters and multi-task with multiple projects and competing priorities
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems independently and collaboratively
• Demonstrated ability to communicate in oral and written form
• Must be able to work in the United States, possess a valid Arizona Driver’s License, and obtain a Fingerprint Clearance Card
• Experience with Infinite Visions Enterprise software, preferred
• Bilingual, preferred
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable

• Administer and direct the District child nutrition services program in compliance with federal and state laws and regulations, local and state health ordinances, and District policies
• Evaluate and update the child nutrition services program, keeping abreast of innovations and developments in the field
• Plan and develop goals for a comprehension, financially self‑sustaining, child nutrition services program
• Establish and implement budgeting and financial management systems consistent with local, state, and federal requirements
• Establish and implement procedures for adequate control of food, supplies, equipment, and labor
• Supervise the preparation of accurate reports in food, labor, and operating costs
• Monitor income and expenditures and compare to budget on a regular basis
• Establish financial policies that will permit the serving of nutritional and satisfying meals
• Supervise and direct all food service staff with regard to performance in food preparations, service, sanitation, and accountability
• Monitor staffing formulas and performance standards for all food service personnel
• Develop and implement a plan for professional growth and certification for the child nutrition staff providing appropriate in‑service training
• Prepare handbooks and procedural manuals for child nutrition staff
• Monitor system for procurement, distribution, receiving, and storage of food and non‑food materials and establish inventory control factors
• Evaluate specifics for food and non‑food materials
• Determine facility and kitchen equipment needs and assist in planning the physical structure of the child nutrition service facilities
• Monitor sanitation standards and system for control of microbiological infection that complies with federal (OSHA), state, and local safety regulations
• Maintain child nutrition program marketing system for the District and establish procedures for conducting surveys to determine customer satisfaction and preference and District needs
• Implement standards for operating a nutritional program that serves appealing food that is highly nutritional
• Facilitate the application of dietary guidelines in menu planning and recipe modification and evaluate current research data and apply that which is relevant
• Develop and recommend changes in child nutrition services program policies and procedures to District administrators, including policies and procedures related to…