Director of Afterschool & Summer Food Service

Columbus, OH, United States

Posted 11/19/2021 | Full-time, Exempt | 50,000 negotiable based on experience | Afterschool and Summer **Director of Afterschool & Summer Food Service**

Columbus, OH 43229

**Job Description**

**Job Purpose:**

Lead, direct and provide oversight for the agency sponsored USDA CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program) Afterschool and SFSP (Summer Food Service Program) program statewide.

**Job Duties and Responsibilities:**

- Lead the Agencys Afterschool & Summer Food Service Sponsorship for school-aged children.

- Develop and implement annual strategic plans for the Afterschool & Summer Program sponsorship, including expansion/growth opportunities, planning and budgeting program needs, goals, implementing priority strategies, and supporting and engaging team members.

- Complete and maintain accuracy of the afterschool portion of the annual CACFP sponsor application and the annual summer application through the Ohio Department of Education.

- Manage the submission of all afterschool & summer site applications to the Ohio Department of Education annually and maintain updates to applications throughout the year.

- Oversee SFSP mobile feeding operations statewide including needs assessment, outreach, scheduling, staffing, and operations.

- Develop and oversee the monitoring schedule for afterschool & summer sites statewide and ensure staff completion of visits in accordance with regulatory requirements.

- Train agency staff in required CACFP & SFSP annual topics, oversee development and updates of site training content, and assist with training implementation.

- Set performance goals, metrics and conduct staff performance evaluation.

- Work closely with the Data, Quality and Compliance team to ensure seamless communication and operation of the Afterschool & Summer Nutrition sponsorship for vendor relationships, food ordering, and claiming.

- Oversee Afterschool & Summer fiscal operations including tracking expenditures against budgets, managing staff allocations, ensuring compliance with grant requirements, reconciling grant and financial reports, etc.

- Ensure operational and financial program compliance and efficiencies including developing and implementing internal auditing practices, contributing to efficiency studies and improvements, etc.

- Provide leadership for the Afterschool & summer sponsorship portion of the Ohio Department of Education Management Evaluations (audits).

- Represent the Agency in the community with Afterschool, Summer and/or other food access programs and initiatives.

- Develop relationships with community and other organizations to bring awareness and expansion opportunities for Agency Afterschool & Summer sponsorship throughout Ohio.

- Assist with Afterschool & Summer related grants including new grant proposals, grant reporting, grant budgets, etc.

- Manage, lead and oversee staff, including recruiting, performance management, coaching & development, delegation, etc. Facilitate and support team communication; administer agency policies and procedures

- Lead and/or oversee special event planning for Afterschool and/or Summer.

- Other duties as assigned.

**Job Qualifications:**

- Bachelors degree in Education, Nutrition, Human Ecology, Communication Sciences, Youth Development, or equivalent; Master preferred

- At least three years management experience

- Knowledge and experience with USDA CACFP, SFSP, or other Child Nutrition Programs.

- Knowledge and experience with afterschool.summer programming; food access programs

- Knowledge and Experience with program evaluation

- Organizational skills and time management skills

- Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities; adjust to changing needs

- Communication skills: oral, written and presentation skills

- Ability to work with diverse individuals and groups

- Interpersonal skills, especially relationship building, influencing skills, customer focus, and leading/motivational skills

- Positive, resilient and unflappable

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, and knowledge of database

- Ability to work with remote team

- Creative problem-solving skills

**Company Description**

Founded in 1970, Children's Hunger Alliance has more than 50 years of experience in hunger advocacy and direct service to low-income Ohio families. Children's Hunger Alliance purposefully ensures that children without access receive healthy food, nutrition education, and physical activity.

It is the policy of the Childrens Hunger Alliance to ensure equal employment opportunity in accordance with the Ohio Revised Code 125.11 and all applicable federal regulations and guidelines. Employment discrimination against employees and applicants due to race, color, religion, sex (including sexual harassment), national origin, disability, age (40 years old or more), military status, or veteran status is illegal. To be considered for employment, this application must be completed fully. Your responses to the questions in this application form must be accurate and complete and they will be judged in relation to the requirements of the job you are seeking. Applications from qualified applicants for specific, posted jobs remain active until the vacancy is filled. Applications for other jobs remain active for up to three months. Applicants selected for employment will be required to prove U.S. citizenship or a legal right to work in the U.S. as determined by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Childrens Hunger Alliance is an at will employer, which means employment may be terminated by the employee or the agency at any time, with or without notice, and for any reason or no reason at all.

**Benefits**

* Medical Insurance

* Dental Insurance

* Vision Insurance

* Flexible Spending Accounts

* Health Savings Account

* Life Insurance

* Long-term Disability Insurance

* Tuition Reimbursement

* Holidays

* Paid Time Off (PTO)

* Sick Time

* Bereavement Leave

* Paid Jury Duty

* 401(k)

* Employee Assistance Program

* Mileage Reimbursement

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