QUALITY ASSURANCE COORDINATOR
Little Rock, AR, US, 72201
Area Specialist – Arkansas Child Nutrition Unit (CNU)
CNU is seeking a team member that will promote the health and wellbeing of children in public schools across the State of Arkansas.
This position will be the prime contact to Superintendents, Child Nutrition (CN) Directors, Business Managers, and all other applicable positions for a regional assigned area consisting of 30-35 school districts. This position provides support in meal pattern and nutritional quality, meal counting and claiming, resource management of CN programs, and many general areas of CN. Area Specialist grow to be experts in multiple United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Programs including National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Afterschool Snack Program, Seamless Summer Program, and the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. These programs support the nation’s agriculture and provide meals for students from Pre-k through 12th grade.
Each Area Specialist is assigned a section of the state. The position will travel to their assigned area to complete Administrative Reviews during the school year. This will involve in-state overnight travel is needed. Most reviews take an average of 3 days. This position also travels to their assigned area during the summer to review summer meals and provide training and technical assistance when requested by the district.
The right candidate will seek a passion to educate CN Professionals through training modules online and in-person to support professional development requirements. Federal programs administered by CNU are backed by the research conducted by the Institute of Medicine and current Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Position Information
Class Code: X062C
Grade: GS08
FLSA Status: EXEMPT
Salary Range: $45,010.00 - $65,265.00
Summary
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Minimum Qualifications
The formal education equivalent of a bachelor's degree in business administration, human services, or related field; plus four years of experience in evaluating or auditing programs, including two years in a supervisory or leadership capacity. Additional requirements determined by the agency for recruiting purposes require review and approval by the Office of Personnel Management. OTHER JOB RELATED EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR ALL OR PART OF THESE BASIC REQUIREMENTS, EXCEPT FOR CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS, UPON APPROVAL OF THE QUALIFICATIONS REVIEW COMMITTEE.
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Nearest Major Market: Little Rock