Spec, Health & Child Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

Position Title : Specialist Health & Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)âââââ

Employee Type : Full-Time Regular

Supervisor Title : Program Director

Division : Head Start U.S. Programs

Save the Children

For over 100 years Save the Children has been fighting for the rights of children. The right to a healthy start in life. To have access to education. To be in a safe environment protected from harm. We work in some of the worlds hardest-to-reach places over 100 countries including the U.S. No matter what your role is when you join Save the Children youre creating positive irreversible change for children and the future we all share.

The Role

The Specialist Health & Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is responsible for assisting with ordering and record keeping of nutrition and food services; overseeing meal orders and deliveries meal monitoring invoices and inventory management providing guidelines for high-quality meals and ensuring all meals meet the nutritional guidelines. Other key responsibilities include supporting the comprehensive health and nutrition service program promoting prevention and early intervention.

We are seeking a Specialist Health & CACFP who under supervision of the Program Director ensures nutrition services are provided in accordance with State and Federal this role you will work in collaboration with the management team to ensure quality program delivery to children and families and achieve the highest program standards.

You will be responsible for creating and nurturing strong collaboration with staff at all levels and ensuring that program standards compliance and quality are at the highest standards and are required to ensure the safety and security of children and families that you encounter adhering to the agencys values of Accountability Ambition Collaboration Creativity and Integrity.

What Youll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

• not inclusive of all role responsibilities. May be subject to change
• Monitors health and nutrition services within assigned location(s). Provides guidance and technical assistance to Head Start / Early Head Start program staff.
• Participates and / or conducts screenings on children including children with disabilities as well as in developing individual service and health plans. Monitors records to make sure are up to date on preventive and primary health care.
• Writes reviews and revises food services Work Plan annually. Monitors compliance with the CACFP requirements and the Head Start Performance Standards in the applicable content areas and sub-areas.
• Monitoring and oversight of CACFP data.
• Analyzes data and completes reports related to CACFP services.
• Work with other members of the Management Team to ensure comprehensive and integrated child and family services in the areas of nutrition.
• Support educational staff in embedding health and nutrition as a basic part of all educational curricula for both children and families.
• Assist in the monitoring and reporting services to ensure high quality services and positive child outcomes and status on meeting school readiness goals.
• Attends case coordination meetings with other staff in order to fully integrate services.
• Works cooperatively with staff person responsible for fiscal AP / AR in monitoring the CACFP program and completing the application for sponsorship. Oversight of menus and food service programs. Checks menu books for complete appropriate accurate documentation. Conducts kitchen monitoring reviews.
• Accounts accurate and timely documentation of attendance and point of service meal counts.
• Follows appropriate nutritional meal planning and accurate meal production records.
• Prepare monthly submission in an accurate timely and complete manner to submit CACFP claims.
• Eats periodically in each classroom to monitor food acceptance portions and appeal.
• Participate in the Management Team to provide ongoing planning strategic planning monitoring program evaluation and assessment.
• Ensures that families are included in the education well-being and development of their children and works directly with staff to support this.
• Coordinates with the Health and Nutrition content area of the Head Start regulation; and Head Start Program Performance Standards. Attend home visits parent conferences or health when requested or as necessary; other tasks as needed.

Training and Technical Assistance

Operations and Management

Supervision and Training

Required Qualifications

Additional Qualifications

Compensation

The base pay for this position starts at $45704. Actual base salary may vary based upon but not limited to experience credentials base salary of internal peers and other relevant qualifications specific to the role.

About Us

We are looking to build an inclusive team at Save the Children. We offer a range of outstanding benefits to support this goal :

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Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom we are in contact. All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse.

Save the Children is committed to minimizing safety and security risks for our valued employees ensuring all are given training support and information to reduce their risk exposure while maximizing the impact of our programs for children and families. Our shared duty both agency and individual is to seek and maintain safe working conditions for all.

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1