Education Associate - 61006990

The person in this position will serve on the Administrative Review team for compliance monitoring in accordance with USDA guidelines and; maintain a three-year cycle calendar for all School Food Authorities (SFAs). Assist with planning, directing, and participation in formal administrative reviews of Child Nutrition Program (CNP) operations. Develop written reports of findings and recommendations; negotiate corrective actions; and conduct post-review evaluations as needed. Provide technical assistance and conduct monitoring of SFAs to ensure compliance with state, federal, and agency policies, laws, and regulations. Serve as program liaison for assigned SFAs and provide technical assistance to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations. Review program operations at the SFA level to assess program needs and make recommendations for program improvement. Provide guidance in all aspects of program management. Assess program needs and; make recommendations for CNP improvement. Collect data when requested and submit required reports to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, policies, and guidelines. Ensure that data integrity is maintained and provides analysis of program data to managers and supervisors as requested. Responsible for assisting nontraditional School Food authorities in administering the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, and other affiliated programs. Serve and participate on quality teams relevant to food and nutrition programs across divisional lines to administer special projects to enhance the goals and objectives of public education (food safety, SSO, SFSP, strategic plan, F2S, FFVP, verification, direct certification, data collection, training, etc.) Develop and conduct specialized training for various organizations and participate in the development, delivery, and implementation of food service office programs or activities to the SFAs and recipient agencies. Coordinates regional and all other required training. Schedule, create agendas, and development of materials; including surveys for all training delivered. Train state and local staff on program requirements through formal and informal presentations. Serve as agency resource with school district personnel, other education professionals, parents, and representatives from the private sector. Monitor contracts, food vendors, excessive operating balances, and other food service functions to ensure that proper procedures are followed to maintain the integrity of program operations and compliance with federal and/or state policies and regulations. Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
This position is located in the Office of Health and Nutrition Program.
A bachelor’s degree and experience in education, management or business.

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