Training and Hiring Requirements

Farm To School Sub-Grant Application Requirements And How To Handle Supply Chain Challenges.

New Director Requirements

Annual Training Requirements

All training must be tracked on a training tracker with the key area and learning objective codes.

Child Nutrition Program Hiring Tools

Recruiting Tools:

A critical step in filling vacancies is to market open positions and attract qualified candidates. The School Nutrition Association has created a hiring toolkit which includes hiring videos, animated graphics, and social media posts all designed to help promote open positions. In addition to SNA resources, consider using the following customizable flyers, posters, and social media posts. 

Nutrition Recruitment Flyers

 

Download Flyer in English

 

Download Flyer in Spanish

Nutrition Recruitment Posters

 

Download Poster in English

 

Download Poster in Spanish

Nutrition Recruitment Social Media Posts

Social Media Post 1

Download Social Media Post 2 -  English 

Download Social Media Post 2 - Spanish 

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Social Media Post 3

Download Social Media Post 3 - English 

Download Social Media Post 3 - Spanish

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Social Media Post 4

Download Social Media Post 4 - English 

Download Social Media Post 4 - Spanish

Volunteers and Interns:

Volunteers and interns can be extremely helpful in filling gaps while recruiting for open positions. Review your district's policies on volunteers before hiring and follow the steps below: 

• Create a school nutrition volunteer guide to specify standards for your program. The Lunch Box created a Sample Volunteer Guide to start. 
• Invite college volunteers or other community members into the kitchen if there is not a strong parent/guardian presence available.
• Leverage dietetic internship rotations. 
  • ​At the district level, dietetic interns can support planning special dietary menus, conduct outreach and marketing efforts, and plan special events. At meal sites, interns can help plan, prepare and serve meals. 
  • View the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' internship program directory

• USDA Overcoming Staffing Shortages in School Food Service webinar and Powerpoint slides 
• Become a Colorado Employment First workfare site to provide SNAP recipients an opportunity to obtain work experience. View more information about Colorado Employment First. 

Greeley-Evans School District 6 hires student workers. View a recent student worker job posting.

St. Vrain Valley School District highlights school nutrition benefits with testimonials on an easily navigated website. View St. Vrain Valley Nutrition opportunities. 

Additional Training and Hiring Resources