Site Manager

The Site Manager – Senior Meals Program oversees the daily operations of a senior nutrition site, ensuring the effective delivery of both congregate and home-delivered meal services. This position is responsible for supervising staff, coordinating meal distribution, maintaining compliance with state, federal, and local health regulations, and ensuring that participants receive nutritious meals in a clean, safe, and welcoming environment.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise the operation of a nutrition site for individuals as a congregate meal site as well as home delivered meals.
• Conduct assessments and reassessments of program participants.
• Maintain the essential records and files.
• Complete and submit monthly reports and other reports as required.
• Supervise and train staff to ensure compliance with state & federal requirements and guidelines.
• Ensure food service operations are conducted according to state & local health department standards.
• Receive and distribute prepared meals and maintain cleanliness of the cafeteria and luncheon area.
• Supervise, and may assist with, manual work involved in cafeteria area, including but not limited to wait on tables and deliver/remove eating trays, cleaning caterer serving trays and utensils, coffee pots, opening cartons, lifting food items, and removing garbage.
• Accurately record food temperatures and follow food sanitation and safety code policy with receiving, holding, serving, packing out, extra meals, dishwashing procedures and food portion sizes.
• Preparation of calculation of daily meal counts, as well as inventory items.
• Ensure that person’s handling/preparing/serving food in the program practice hygienic food handling techniques.
• May assist with and/or deliver meals to home bound participants.
• Maybe assigned to sites based on the needs of the program and can be relocated when the needs of the program dictate a change.
• Perform all other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Will be required to learn and utilize various computer programs: State database, Word, Excel for example.
• Must be organized and self-motivated.
• Ability to carry out recurring assignments independently and in accord with established procedures and policies.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective work relations with supervisors, co-workers and public.
• Ability to remember oral and written instructions and directions and to learn quickly from demonstrations.
• Ability to train and supervise the performance of staff; assigns suitable assignments and instruction to staff.
• Ability to see desired objectives are achieved.
• Ability to establish and maintain good employee and participant relationships.
• Ability to write descriptive reports using proper style and format.
• Work to promote a healthy work environment.

Requirements:

• Part-Time position, 8:30am-2:30pm (Monday-Friday). 
• One (1) year of supervisory experience in a cafeteria, food service or dining room facility.
• Must possess a valid NJ driver’s license.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.
• Required to pass and maintain food sanitation tests (i.e ServSafe).

The anticipated starting base pay for this position is:

• $52,000 - $57,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.

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Middlesex County is the most diverse county in New Jersey, and our employees reflect the dynamic energy of the County. We have locations throughout the County, from our downtown New Brunswick offices to our healthcare facilities to our parks system. No matter your interests and skills, there’s a place for you in Middlesex County. Build your career and your community – apply for a position with Middlesex County today.

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