Food Service Manager I

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Department or School Site The LAUSD Food Services Division has been recognized as a national

leader in the effort to promote healthy food and lifestyle. Their mission is

to nourish students to achieve excellence. The Food Services Division is

responsible for operating the largest School Breakfast Program (SBP)

and the second largest National School Lunch Program (NSLP) in the

United States. This amounts to approximately 650,000 student meals

served daily. Overall, the Division serves meals to more than 500,000

kids daily in more than 1,100 different locations. For more information,

please visit: http://cafe-la.lausd.net/

Benefits Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental,

vision, and life insurance plans.

Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement

System (CalPERS).

Vacation: Two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five

years of year-round paid service.

Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.

NOTE: Positions in this job classification will be offered on a 9-month

basis - salary, holidays, and paid time off for 9-month positions will be

adjusted accordingly.

Job Duties/Responsibilities A Food Service Manager I operates a District cafeteria that has an

elementary school feeding program and/or is smaller than the typical

secondary school cafeteria. Typical duties performed by a Food Service

Manager I may include, but are not limited to:

• -Supervising and participating in the preparation, heating or cooking,

assembling, and serving of food for students and faculty.

• -Maintaining food quality standards, including appearance and taste.

• -Planning menus and following standardized recipes or procedures to

prepare or heat food and following approved price and portion

schedules.

• -Supervising Food Service personnel by setting up work schedules,

assigning and directing work, evaluating work performance, counseling,

recommending disciplinary action, and participating in on-the-job training

of Food Service personnel and student employees.

• -Ordering food and supplies and ensuring proper storage and use.

Please Note: This is not an exhaustive list of the responsibilities of this

position. For a comprehensive list of duties performed in these

classifications, please visit http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/offices/p

ersonnel/class/class_comp/cds/cc4291.PDF

Minimum Requirements EDUCATION:

• -Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational

proficiency, AND

• -Evidence of successful completion of adult school, college-level, or

equivalent classes in supervision (*Note: SIX (6) months of experience

supervising, training, and evaluating the work performance of other food

service employees may be substituted for the supervision class

requirement mentioned above)

EXPERIENCE:

• -One year of experience in commercial or institutional quantity food

preparation, including the serving of a major meal component of at least

50 meals per day.

SPECIAL:

• -A valid “ServSafe Certificate”, National Registry certificate, or

• -A valid Los Angeles Unified School District Food Handler’s Health

• -A valid California Driver License and use of an automobile may be

required for some positions

• -Attendance in and successful completion of a two-week Food Services

Manager Certification Training Program is required prior to regular

assignment.

SPECIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT:

• -Stand and walk on concrete and tile floors for long periods of time

• -Withstand a wide range of temperatures

• -Lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds

Desirable Qualifications An ideal candidate will have experience: planning balanced menus,

following safety procedures, and assisting staff; communicating

effectively in writing, operating office computer systems, and keeping

accurate records through the usage of arithmetic computations; handling

complaints and issues as they arise, in a thoughtful, cordial manner;

striving to meet the needs and expectations of customers and

employees; adjusting priorities to changing situations; considering

conflicting needs and options to reach a sound conclusion; has the ability

to understand the importance of attendance and the impact it has on the

LAUSD community; and developing and maintaining work relationships

to contribute to a positive work environment.

Employment Selection Process The employment selection process of this position tentatively consists of

the following: An application screening for the minimum qualifications, a

computer-based multiple-choice test, and an interview. Candidates who

meet the minimum qualifications screening and pass the multiple-choice

test will be invited to participate in the interview.

RETAKE POLICY: In accordance with our assessment retake policy,

applicants who have taken the Food Service Manager computerized

multiple-choice test during the last four (4) months will not be invited to

take it again. Instead, the previously obtained test scores will be certified

(applied) towards the Food Service Manager I. Candidates who take the

Food Service Manager computerized multiple-choice test more than

once within a period of four (4) months, will be disqualified from this

employment selection process and may not be eligible to take the

assessment for one year. Scores on this computerized multiple-choice

test may apply towards future assessments for other classifications

within the Food Service Manager series (Food Service Manager II, III, IV,

V, VI and VII) for which a person may apply.

Candidates who have previously take then computerized multiple-choice

and passed but were not successful on the technical interview will have

to wait 4 months from the date of technical interview to retest.

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Application Process To apply, click the Apply button at the bottom left corner of this page and

log into the application management system; then, (1) click on the

education and experience tabs and complete the requested information;

(2) click on the Questionnaires tab and complete the questionnaires; and

(3) submit your application by clicking on the Submit Application button in

the last tab of the application wizard to complete the process.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Once you submit your application, you should

receive an email message confirming that you successfully submitted

your application. If you DO NOT receive this message on the same day

you apply, it is likely that you did not submit your application.

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shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion.

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are available to individuals with disabilities. Please call (213) 241-3455

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assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment

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score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top

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hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open

positions in related job classifications.