Coordinator of California Workforce Programs: District Support

Limited Service Role until December 2026

About the Chef Ann Foundation

Founded in 2009, the Chef Ann Foundation (CAF) believes that all children should have equal access to fresh, healthy, delicious food providing them the foundation to thrive and meet their true potential. We ensure that school food professionals have the resources, funding, and support they need to provide cook-from-scratch meals that support the health of children and our planet. To date, we’ve reached over 16,000 schools and over 4.4 million children in all 50 states with our school food programming.

Job Description

This position resides on our Programs team and reports to the Director of District Support CA Workforce Programs. The Program Coordinator of CA Workforce Programs is responsible for supporting CAF’s Healthy School Food Pathway (HSFP) program in California. This role will focus on supporting K-12 host districts.

About the Healthy School Food Pathway (HSFP) Program

HSFP is a work-based learning experience that prepares individuals for job opportunities in healthy, scratch-cooked school food programs. The HSFP program supports workforce readiness and professional growth for new and incumbent school food operators. The pipeline from entry-level positions through management and school food leadership offers professionals the resources, hands-on training, and network to become confident leaders with in-depth knowledge and experience in creating and running successful scratch-cooked meal programs. This includes an emphasis on CAF’s 5 key areas: food, finance, facilities, human resources, and marketing.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the onboarding and program participation of K-12 districts in the program, specifically as they host Pre-Apprenticeship and Apprenticeship participants;
• Assist in recruitment and relationship development with potential, new, and existing host districts for the Healthy School Food Pathway program;
• Support program timelines as they relate to districts through timely and frequent updates of relevant documents and resources;
• Work closely with the CA Workforce Programs team to leverage work and knowledge, share resources, track program statistics, and report on workforce development initiatives;
• Work with the CA Workforce Programs team to identify and implement program improvements to enhance the district and participant experience.

Basic Responsibilities

• Contribute to presentations that demonstrate K-12 host district information and program progress to the CAF team and external partners;
• Support and co-lead as needed, introductory calls with K-12 host districts, including slide creation, detailed and thorough notetaking, and follow-up on action items;
• Communicate with K-12 host districts, sharing key programmatic updates, requests for information, and support with steps and details of program participation;
• Condense large amounts of district information and data into easy-to-read reports, including data collection, cleaning, and chart creation;
• Create and update professional email templates for communication of key program components and requests with K-12 districts;
• Manage HSFP district-related data in Salesforce, including verification of applications, updating contact information, and tracking districts’ program status;
• Support in tracking and managing K-12 district program agreements.;
• Handle HSFP district data requests and tasks from the team and external partners, promptly and accurately;
• Support with the implementation of in-person events, trainings, and conferences for program participants, districts, and the CAF team as needed;
• Create key reporting district documents for program partners, funders, and policy purposes.
• Suggest program efficiencies and opportunities, and follow through as appropriate;
• Support technology integration as directed, especially around the onboarding process of K-12 districts;
• Maintain awareness/knowledge of child nutrition legislative advocacy efforts, emphasizing CA;
• Maintain understanding and awareness of federal and state policies related to program operations;
• Other duties as assigned within the scope of this position.

Position Requirements

• Ability to learn and engage with new learning technology programs;
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and GSuite platforms, especially on Mac OS;
• Ability to work virtually and participate in meetings in the Pacific time zone (PST/PDT)
• Ability to travel for work locally within California and further distances via plane, with 10 - 15% travel expected annually.

Preferred Education, Formula Training, and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree;
• Experience in Salesforce;
• Experience in school food;
• Experience in program planning and management;
• Reside in California.

Essential Traits

• A passion for food systems and a strong interest in childhood health and wellness;
• Strong professional relationship cultivation and management skills that translate into building strong partnerships;
• Resourcefulness in finding solutions to unique problems and making pivots to ensure outcomes;
• Ability to manage multiple timelines and prioritize appropriately;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Flexible, collaborative mindset and innovative thinker;
• Willingness to engage in continuous learning and training.

Compensation

Compensation ranges between $48,825 - $62,640 per year and will be commensurate with the candidate’s previous experience and credentials. The Chef Ann Foundation is a great place to work. It provides its staff with a competitive benefits package, including medical, pharmacy, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, group life insurance, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity, 403(b) retirement plan with a match, holidays & paid time off. We are a fully remote national organization whose headquarters are located in Boulder, CO, with team members spread across the US. This position is remote and preferably based in California.

Posting will close on May 11, 2025.

The anticipated position start date is June 9, 2025.

At the Chef Ann Foundation, our work to ensure access to fresh, healthy school food for all is built on the idea of equity. We support and celebrate differences; our team and community are stronger with every new voice. CAF is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace.