Food Service Director

Description

Food Service Director

Café

Full-time, exempt

Reports to: Vice President for People and Operations

Location: South Royalton, VT

Salary: $70,000-80,000

VLGS Benefits and PTO include: 

- Full benefits (medical, dental, vision, etc.). 

- 403b including 4% employer contribution.

- 2 weeks of paid vacation in addition to paid personal and sick days. 

- 11 paid holidays plus two weeks of paid “Dean’s Days” for Summer and Winter breaks. 

- Employee Assistance Program.

- VLGS course participation with tuition assistance.

- Flexible schedule potential.

Vermont Law and Graduate School is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness. We grow and learn better together with a diverse group of faculty, staff, and students. In recruiting for faculty and staff, we seek unique backgrounds to enrich and challenge our community. 

Please attach a resume and cover letter for consideration. 

Position Summary:

We seek a motivated and experienced individual to join our Vermont Law and Graduate School team as Food Service Director. This position plays a key role in daily café operations, business forecasting, departmental budgeting/profit and loss, strategic planning, personnel management and development, and coordinating with all departments on catering needs at Vermont Law and Graduate School.

Essential Functions and Principal Accountabilities:

• Manage all functions of the food service department and its resources.
• Manage and lead a team, including hiring and training new employees. 
• Ensure that all staff meet all culinary, safety, and sanitation standards and regulations. 
• Budget for the department, including directly purchasing product and ensuring the department meets all targets and forecasts. 
• Coordinate event details with other departments for all catering requests. 
• Provide leadership to the team in providing excellent customer service to café customers and event attendees. 

Requirements

Education, Skills, and Experience:

• At least two years of experience coordinating food service operations.
• Proven leader with a focus on customer satisfaction. 
• Excellent communications skills and experience communicating with both hourly staff and members of leadership. 
• Strong relationship-building and interpersonal skills.
• Strong written and verbal skills, with the ability to present information clearly and effectively.
• Must have strong organizational skills and high attention to detail.
• Ability to manage in a diverse environment with a strong focus on customer service and satisfaction. 
• Previous experience with institutional food service operations. 
• Familiarity with various online tools, including but not limited to, MS Office suite, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, X/Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, and others.
• Collaborative team player.
• ServSafe and/or HACCP certification preferred.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to remain stationary at a desk and focus on a computer for extended periods of time; repetitive motions using keyboard/mouse. Ability to perform all essential functions of the job with or without basic accommodations.  
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and deadlines and reorganize under pressure. 
• Ability to manage the pressure of multiple deadlines from a variety of constituencies.
• Must be able to work legally within the United States without sponsorship.   

Application Requirements:

Please attach a resume and cover letter for consideration. 

If you are applying from a third-party website (Indeed, etc.) and are unable to attach additional materials to your online application, please apply directly at https://www.vermontlaw.edu/community/about-vls/employment-opportunities or email required documents to Christine Moyer, [email protected].

As part of our commitment to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, candidates who meet the qualifications for this position and who require accommodations to apply should contact Human Resources at [email protected]. Vermont Law and Graduate School strives to raise the bar for being an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, place of birth, marital status, disability, veteran's status, HIV status, pregnancy, genetic information, health insurance status, and crime victim status.

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