Child Nutrition Manager

Child Nutrition Manager

Work Schedule: 8.00 hours per day - 260-day base contract per year (Monday - Friday)

Reports To: Executive Director of Finance & Operations

Salary: Per Marysville Professional & Technical Association for Exempt 4 salary schedule

Account Code: 9800-14-0000-0000-7200-0000-0

Job Summary

This position is responsible for managing staffing, hiring, training, scheduling, and performance oversight for the child nutrition department. Ensure efficient daily operations, compliance with federal and state regulations, and high-quality meal service. The role also oversees program administration and financial operations and coordination with district leadership and the food service management company.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Screen, interview, and recommend candidates for hire for all child nutrition department staff.
• Work with district leadership to maintain employee and kitchen schedules to meet operational and student service needs.
• Evaluate child nutrition staff performance in accordance with collective bargaining agreements.
• Develop, establish, and communicate child nutrition standard operating procedures.
• Collaborate with kitchen managers and food service staff to resolve operational concerns and improve services.
• Develop and oversee child nutrition staff training, including all required USDA, OSPI, DOH, and other mandatory training, with retraining as necessary.
• Audit financial compliance for cash receipts, deposits, and reporting within Skyward and point-of-sale systems.
• Train and supervise food service staff in daily operations, including cash handling and payment procedures.
• Monitoring of compliance for special dietary accommodations and student allergies.
• Monitor and evaluate child nutrition program effectiveness and operations to ensure compliance with federal, state, district, OSPI, State Auditor's Office, and local health department standards and regulations.
• Conduct on-site reviews, inspections, monitoring, and oversight activities to ensure program compliance.
• Collaborate with the contracted food service management company to ensure compliance with meal pattern and menu planning requirements.
• Work cooperatively with kitchens and warehouse staff to ensure timely product delivery and resolution of shortages or substitutions.
• Review and approve timesheets for child nutrition staff.
• Review meal counts, month-end Skyward reports, and state claim documentation to ensure accurate claims and reimbursements in collaboration with the Child Nutrition Specialist and District Finance Team.
• Oversee applications and renewals for child nutrition programs in coordination with the Child Nutrition Specialist and Executive Director of Finance.
• Identify and communicate department budget needs; approve and track expenditures.
• Monitor purchases, storage, inventory, and use of food service supplies and equipment.
• Work collaboratively with the food service management company to support balanced budgets for both the district and management company.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to read, write, speak, and communicate effectively.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to remain flexible and adapt to changing assignments and situations.
• Ability to work fairly and consistently when supervising and evaluating staff.
• Ability to develop and implement food service training programs.
• Ability to assess and schedule child nutrition staffing and operational needs.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and documentation.
• Knowledge of software including Office 365, and Google Workspace.
• Skills in conducting child nutrition site reviews, inspections, and monitoring activities.
• Skills in leadership, team building, problem solving, and organization.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, food service management, hospitality, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of child nutrition management experience, ideally in a public-sector or school district environment is preferred. Experience can be substituted for degree.

Working Conditions

• Work is typically performed in an office or in a kitchen environment.
• The employee is typically required to travel from site to site.
• May be required to stand for prolonged periods.
• The noise level in the work environment can vary depending upon daily activities but will remain within acceptable ranges.
• May need to lift heavy objects weighing up to 35 pounds.
• May experience frequent interruptions and/or unexpected changes.
• Regular interaction with staff and external agencies.
• Work is performed at a desk using a computer and standard office equipment.
• Extended periods of sitting and computer screen time are required.
• Work will involve time-sensitive tasks and deadlines requiring sustained concentration.
• Will be evaluated by the Executive Director of Finance and Operations. This process will include an evaluation of the employee's performance of the essential duties and responsibilities outlined above.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)

Marysville School District provides equal employment opportunity and treatment for all applicants and employees in recruitment, hiring, retention, assignment, transfer, promotion, and training without discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, marital status, genetic information, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability.

The following Marysville School District employees/departments are designated to address questions and complaints of discrimination:

• Civil Rights: Executive Director of Human Resources; View phone number on click.appcast.io
• Harassment, Intimidation, & Bullying: Executive Director of Human Resources; View phone number on click.appcast.io
• Title IX:Executive Director of Human Resources; View phone number on click.appcast.io
• Section 504 and ADA: Executive Director of Special Education and Student Services; View phone number on click.appcast.io

Discrimination and discriminatory harassment may be reported to the district employee/department listed above by phone at View phone number on click.appcast.io. You also have the right to file a written complaint. Address: 4220 80th Street NE, Marysville, WA 98270.

The Marysville School District is a drug- and tobacco-free workplace.

Created: May 2026