Director Of Child And Adult Care Food Program

The Director of CACFP supports center-based, Out-of-School Time, and Family Child Care programs by guaranteeing federally compliant nutrition programs. This role contributes to TCG's mission by providing free, nutritious meals to all children in our care on a daily basis. This is a full-time, exempt position with a hybrid work schedule that reports directly to the Chief Administrative Officer.

About The Community Group (TCG)

The Community Group (TCG) is a private non-profit organization, based in Lawrence, MA whose mission is to create, manage, and nurture high-quality programs focused on education and related services that support families. TCG was founded in 1970 as the Community Day Care Center of Lawrence, a preschool with an enrollment of 20 children, since inception we have grown to an agency that manages: a successful charter public school, education and care programs dedicated to the healthy development of infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children, a robust out-of-school time enrichment program, resources that facilitate access to early education and care for families, including a Child Care Resource and Referral program, and a training and workforce development program to help shape the next generation of educators.

About the Program / Department

The CACFP provides valuable nutrition and administrative services to all of TCG's childcare programs, including three free meals per day for each child at several childcare locations. The nutritional services team consists of several Business Office shared services staff who work collaboratively to meet the compliance requirements of this Federal Nutrition Program and conduct the daily operations of meal procurement and service. This role will play a critical part in ensuring compliance and coordinating resources across several programs including but not limited to: childcare centers/sites, contracted Family Child Care providers, finance, billing, program support, and other shared services departments. This position will also regularly interact and collaborate with contracted food vendor(s) and the state administrator of United States Department of Agriculture's (USAD) CACFP Program, the Massachusetts Department of Secondary and Elementary Education (DESE).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Compliance: Ensure meal services meet USDA federal nutrition standards. Oversee annual internal and external program reviews. Ensure satisfactory meeting of federal regulatory guidelines. Oversee annual Board of Health inspections; obtain annual food and milk permits.

• Administration: Manage program records, budgets, and reporting. Explore and implement software and systems to organize program records and reports. Operationalize compliance guidelines so as not to interfere with the quality of childcare.

• Monitoring: Conduct audits of staff and program documentation.

• Training: Conduct staff development on food safety and nutritional standards. Outline annual training calendars as mandated by the Federal Nutrition Service (FNS). Obtain and maintain all required certifications.