District Chef

Current Vacancy for Immediate Hire: 1 - District Chef for 8 hours per day, 210 workdays per year Definition Under the direction of the Director or Assistant Director of Child Nutrition Services, plans, coordinates, and leads the District's catering operations, ensuring the preparation and delivery of high-quality, nutritionally balanced meals for District events, meetings, and special programs.

Oversees the operation of the District food truck and coordinates special food delivery services in alignment with District initiatives.

Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations while upholding food safety and sanitation standards.Essential responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following: * Plans, coordinates, and leads catering operations for District meetings, events, and special programs, ensuring meals are prepared, packaged, and presented to high-quality standards.

* Designs, tests, and standardizes recipes and menus for catering and special events in alignment with nutritional guidelines and customer preferences.

* Oversees operation of the District food truck, including menu planning, scheduling, logistics, and compliance with applicable health and safety regulations.

* Coordinates and participates in the preparation, delivery, and service of meals for special programs, including community home deliveries in designated circumstances.

* Provides functional and technical direction to assigned staff during catering events, food truck operations, and meal deliveries.

* Monitors food quality, portion control, and presentation standards across school sites, catering, and food truck services.

* Trains and mentors staff on food preparation, presentation, food safety, and customer service practices.

* Maintains catering, food truck, and delivery equipment, ensuring proper cleaning, servicing, and safe operation.

* Monitors inventory, orders supplies, and manages food and non-food items to support catering and mobile food operations.

* Coordinates catering event logistics, including staffing assignments, schedules, transportation, and setup/breakdown of catering service areas.

* Maintains accurate records related to menus, production, deliveries, sales, and compliance reporting.

* Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, including USDA guidelines, HACCP protocols, and District food safety and sanitation policies.

* Performs related duties as assigned.

Please refer to the "Employment Standards" section of this bulletin to ensure you meet all minimum requirements before applying.Education: An Associate's degree or equivalent in culinary arts, nutrition, food service management, or a related field.

Experience: Three (3) years of increasingly responsible experience in large-scale food preparation, catering, or institutional food service, including experience providing functional direction to staff.

Licenses and Other Requirements: * A valid California driver's license.

* A valid Food Safety Manager Certificate (e.g., ServSafe) at time of hire or obtained by the end of probationary period.

* Must maintain insurability by the District's liability insurance carrier.

This is an Open and Promotional recruitment: Internal candidates who attain a passing score on each examination part will be placed in rank order on a promotional eligibility list.

Outside candidates will be similarly placed on an open eligibility list which will be used after the promotional list or if there are fewer than three ranks remaining on the promotional list.

These examinations are open to permanent employees and the public.

Click on the classification below for the full job description: District Chef DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION Requests for reasonable accommodations for the testing process must be made no less than three (3) days prior to the examination.

Requests must be signed by your medical doctor, school psychologist, or learning consultant as appropriate and must be on provider letterhead and contain an actual signature.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: The Board of Education is committed to providing equal opportunity for all individuals in district programs and activities.

District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, including discrimination against an individual or group based on race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital, pregnancy, parental status, reproductive health, decision making, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, veteran or military status, or genetic information; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

NONDISCRIMINATION NOTICE: The Oxnard School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or disability or affiliation with the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups or any other basis protected by law or regulation, in its educational program(s) or employment.

The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Dr.

Scott Carroll, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Title IX Coordinator 1051 South A Street, Oxnard, CA 93030