Effective Dates (mm,dd,yyyy): 05/20/2024

Position Type: Permanent

TO APPLY:

• Complete the online profile/resume - you can attach a resume to your profile, security checks, and reference letters if applicable.
• Ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certificates.

(Please note: Three (3) references from Immediate Supervisors required - failure to include your references will cause delay in processing your application, also you should include email addresses for your references, this will speed up the process, ensure they know to check their junk/spam folders).

Position: Program Lead, School Food Program (Job # 689, Band 7)

Reports to: Coordinator of Programs and Student Services

Location: Harbour House (Central Office), Yarmouth NS

The Program Lead is responsible to plan, coordinate and implement a new School Lunch Program across the Tri-County Regional Centre for Education (TCRCE), including the alignment of existing school food programs, in compliance with related policies and standards. The Program Lead focuses on a multi-phased implementation of school food programs including breakfast, lunch, and other school food programming, requiring specialized knowledge of the principles of nutrition and food services management. This job requires coordination with provincial colleagues, external service providers, cafeteria staff, and key Health Promotion Schools (HPS) partners requiring the ability to influence others to meet program objectives.

Reporting to the Coordinator, this job operates within specific, well-defined policies to meet objectives. There is a requirement to make recommendations to support provincial planning for school food programs and for determining how implementation will best work within the region, requiring application of judgement.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a diploma (preferably in business administration, or food services management);
• Experience developing and implementing programs in multiple locations ;
• Experience working with and developing relationships with a variety of community partners;

• The ability to apply knowledge and sound business and accounting practices in managing budgets and expenditures;
• The ability to act independently within established context for decision making;
• The ability to apply effective strategies for problem solving and conflict resolution;
• The ability and willingness to work in a team environment;
• Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with a focus on client and student services;
• The ability to communicate effectively within the Tri-County Regional Centre for Education departments, with staff, students, parents, community and external international agencies;
• The ability to maintain and promote confidentiality;
• The desire and ability to engage in continuing education and professional development;

• Strong interpersonal skills to establish professional working relationship with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures;
• Ability to work collaboratively with all levels of leadership, management, school staff, colleagues and provincial counterparts;
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as part of a team;
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in all issues related to student, families and school;
• Demonstrated ability to value the voice and contribution of others while remaining open to corrective feedback;

• Leads a multi-phased implementation of the school lunch program in TCRCE to ensure it is aligned with provincial policy and standards. This includes ongoing collaboration with government and external partners, making recommendations on the design and implementation of school food programs for the region;
• Leads food services program planning, implementation, and management by representing the region provincially, providing recommendations to support provincial planning for school food programs and determining how implementation will best work within the region. This includes breakfast and lunch programs;
• Reviews and integrates existing school food programs to align with any new model(s) of food programming being implemented in the TCRCE;
• Ensures all food programs operating and being implemented in TCRCE schools align with the School Food and Nutrition Policy and supporting documents;
• Provides support to schools to meet standards and policies and works with necessary partners to ensure school infrastructure is acceptable and schools are adequately equipped;

• Fosters relationships with principals and administrators, provincial government and other RCE/CSAP counterparts; serves as the TCRCE point person for food services matters;
• Ensures compliance with proper food safety standards in kitchens, ensures schools have required permits and monitors the quality and consistency of food at all schools across the region;
• Procures or supports schools to procure food suppliers and/or food service providers and manage contracts and vendor relations. This includes supporting the procurement of service providers and vendors to deliver school food programs;
• Prepares required monitoring and evaluation reports;
• Coordinates and participates in mandated nutrition education meetings, professional standards, and training (ordering system, food safety, etc).

This is a Non Union position, 12 months, and does not follow the school calendar. The salary for this role is band 7 as outlined within the terms and conditions of employment in accordance with the Education Entities Non-Union Compensation Framework. For additional details, the framework can be found here .

Once You've Applied:

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. A notification email will be sent when the position has been filled. Ensure to check your junk/spam folders.

SECURITY CHECKS:

The Tri-County Regional Centre for Education requires that all newly hired employees provide a satisfactory Child Abuse Register Check and Criminal Record / Vulnerable Sector Checks. If you have current security checks less than 3 months old you can attach these checks to your profile / resume, otherwise, you will receive instructions once a decision has been made on your application.

For more information about the TCRCE visit our website at https://www.tcrce.ca/