Culinary Trainer I (226 Days)

Description
The Food & Child Nutrition Culinary Trainer develops and delivers a system of culinary skills training and coaching for food service employees on all aspects of their job as it relates to food production and food safety to ensure quality food production at all sites.

• Develop and administer programs for Culinary Skills Training and kitchen basics for all campuses. Develop and revise face-to-face and virtual professional development material and presentations
• Develop and deliver on the job training and coaching to ensure quality food production for new hires and current employees
• Administer Serve Safe Food Safety and/or Food Handler Training regularly for 1,100+ department staff
• Observe employee engages in preparing and portioning food to ensure that methods of cooking and size portions follow the most current copy of the standardized recipe
• Assist and support campus Supervisors with day-to-day operations and coaching. Deliver timely feedback and suggestions to respective Area Supervisors, campus Supervisors and employees when observing issues not consistent with standard operating procedures
• Support Food Services Department efforts to produce the highest quality products consistently across all locations
• Assist in responsibility for coordinating compliance documents as needed for the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Administrative Review (AR) and/or other reviews such as requested pertaining to the USDA Professional Standards
• Compile, maintain and secure all physical and electronic reports, records and other required employee certifications detailed and accurate reports
• Track and maintain Food Handlers and qualifying compliance certifications for all temporary employees
• Investigate and resolve issues related to food quality complaints
• Occasionally required to lift or exert force of up to 25 pounds
• Perform all other tasks and duties as assigned
• All federally funded incumbents of this position must comply with time and effort reporting requirements through personnel activity reports or periodic certification, as appropriate

Selected individuals for Dallas Independent School District positions will be placed according to compensation guidelines. A campus-based employee may not assume a new position for which he/she was selected based upon the posting process until the end of the current semester, unless approved by the chief officer - Human Capital Management.
A security check and disclosure of family relationship information is required for all positions.
No telephone calls please.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER M/F/H
Dallas Independent School District, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. The District is required by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, The Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, as well as board policy not to discriminate in such a manner (not all prohibited bases apply to all programs).
Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university in Culinary, Nutrition or related field
• Three years experience
• Excellent organizational, management and interpersonal skills
• School Nutrition Specialist (SNS) preferred
• Computer skills; MS Office
• Ability to multitask, appropriately prioritize, detail oriented and goal driven
• Ability to communicate efficiently in written and verbal form; Spanish is aplus
• Assertive individual willing to learn and assume responsibility
• Well-rounded with flexible attitude and ability to collaborate in a team environment