Manager of Nutrition Wellness and Training

Position Type:

Administration and Professionals

Date Posted:

2026-04-10

Location: East Professional Center

INTRODUCTION: CONTEXT AND MISSION

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) serves approximately 37,000 students in 100+ schools. Over the past several years, the Greater Cleveland community has united behind the collective goal of ensuring every child in Cleveland attends a high-quality school and every neighborhood has a multitude of great schools from which families can choose. The Cleveland Plan defines CMSD’s approach to the reinvention of public education and holds our community accountable for the success of Cleveland’s schoolchildren. The Cleveland Plan is supported by Ohio House Bill 525, which provides much-needed flexibility and autonomy for the district and its schools. Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for

performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing his or her school as a high-quality, high-expectations academic center with a focus on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results.

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District has developed standards of excellence that the district applies to all parts of the organization inclusive of schools, principals, school leadership teams, networks, and central office. Alignment between Standards of Excellence (SoE) and the district’s Theory of Action helps ensure that principals are able to focus on scholar achievement and that central office supports are timely and effective.



Our Vision for Learning in a Post-Pandemic World:


In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we want each of our learners, both each of our scholars and each of their educators, to be individually and collectively presented with academically / intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their productive struggle and allow them authentic opportunities to demonstrate their work and their learning of academic content and transferable skills in a joyful and adventurous environment.



THE OPPORTUNITY:

Location: Administration or As Assigned
Reports to: Executive Chef
FLSA Status: Exempt
Salary Band: 7
Compensation: $68,891.00 - $93, 003.00


Under the direct supervision of the Executive Chef, this individual performs the following duties and responsibilities in support of the School Nutrition Department.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages and maintains the department's menu planning and point of sale system, LINQ.
• Administers all special diet orders and implements each special diet plan, per medical professional’s orders, federal guidelines, and District policy, in collaboration with District partners
• Meets with parents, school-based staff, and District partners as needed
• Directs and administers the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program nutrition, including student education and follow-up
• Manages and develops the department's nutrition and point of sale training program for staff and students
• Assists in supervising and monitoring school cafeterias for compliance with federal regulations
• Assists in planning menus to meet nutritional requirements specified in federal requisitions
• Leads the department in planning student taste tests
• Responsible for the maintenance of files for memos, recipes, menus, and correspondence
• Responsible for the development of a written procedure manual in relation to production and recipes
• Handles inquiries from school-based personnel related to menus, food substitutions, and recipes
• Performs tasks in a manner meeting all operational standards of Food and Child Nutrition Services
• Performs related duties as required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Communicates effectively in written and oral form with people using positive interpersonal skills
• Strong understanding of nutrition principles, food science, and health promotion
• Knowledge of laws and regulations related to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child Nutrition and K-12 school food service
• Ability to develop effective nutrition programs and meal plans
• Experience teaching nutritional education to students and adults
• Ability to analyze data and make informed decisions based on program outcomes
• Proven track record of successfully designing, implementing, and evaluating programs

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nutrition/Dietetics or a related Field
• At least 3-5 years of experience in nutrition and wellness management or a related role
• Registered Dietitian eligible with the Commission Dietetic Registration within 120 days of accepted offer
• ServSafe Certification or a certificate is required within 90 days of the accepted offer

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The characteristics listed below are representative of the work environment typically encountered by an individual while performing the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Expected moving, walking, and standing consistent with an office environment and occasionally lifting up to 15 pounds
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms
• The employee is frequently required to talk and/or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to a normal office environment.
• Local travel may be required for training/meetings.

NOTE: The above stated duties are intended to outline those functions typically performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This description of duties is not intended to be all-inclusive or to limit the discretionary authority of management to assign other tasks of similar nature or level of responsibility.

EEO STATEMENT

We believe that equity and inclusion at CMSD is an essential call to action, a catalyst to ensure value and appreciation among all our employees, so we may be fair and welcoming now and in the future. CMSD provides equal opportunities for employment, retention and advancement of all personnel by administering all terms and conditions of employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, sex, disability or genetic information, age, citizenship status, military status, sexual orientation or expression, socio-economic status, title, other dimensions of identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The District’s Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Discriminatory Harassment, and Sexual Harassment and the District’s Title IX grievance procedures, including information on how to report or file a complaint of discrimination, how to report or file a formal complaint of sexual harassment, and how the District will respond, may be accessed on the District’s Civil Rights Notices webpage, available at ClevelandMetroSchools.org/domain/105.

The District’s Title IX Coordinator / Director of Equal Employment Opportunity may be reached at:

1111 Superior Avenue East, Suite 1800

Cleveland, Ohio 44114

(216)-838-0070

[email protected]

Education

To Apply

Please submit your resume and application using Workday, our online human capital management system. Please note that an offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of an FBI/BCI background check and drug screen.

EEO Statement

We believe that equity and inclusion at CMSD is an essential call to action, a catalyst to ensure value and appreciation among all our employees, so we may be fair and welcoming now and in the future. CMSD provides equal opportunities for employment, retention and advancement of all personnel by administering all terms and conditions of employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, sex, disability or genetic information, age, citizenship status, military status, sexual orientation or expression, socio-economic status, title, other dimensions of identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The District’s Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Discriminatory Harassment, and Sexual Harassment and the District’s Title IX grievance procedures, including information on how to report or file a complaint of discrimination, how to report or file a formal complaint of sexual harassment, and how the District will respond, may be accessed on the District’s Civil Rights Notices webpage, available at ClevelandMetroSchools.org/domain/105. The District’s Title IX Coordinator / Director of Equal Employment Opportunity may be reached at:

1111 Superior Avenue East, Suite 1800

Cleveland, Ohio 44114

(216)-838-0070

[email protected]