Join Our Team!

Rapoport Academy strives to transform students’ trajectories by creating an inclusive and equitable school environment through relationship-driven practices, rigorous academics, and shared core values. As a part of our mission, we are always looking for highly effective, diverse teachers, support staff, and leaders to add to our team. 

Why Work at RAPS?

Looking for a supportive school environment? We are a public charter school focused on innovative practices in education & a place for staff to GROW!

• Small District: At just over 900 students, we keep our classes, grades, and campuses small.  This allows our team to really get to know students and staff.
• Supportive Team: We offer professional development opportunities, an integrated operations team, and a small school environment. RAPS is a place where you can GROW.
• Increased Teacher Autonomy & Relaxed Employee Dress Code: We want you to enjoy working here! And part of that is making sure you are comfortable. We have a relaxed employee dress code. Jeans are fine for staff to wear on school days! You can be yourself here.

Primary Purpose: 

• Manages and directs all food service activities within the school district by performing assigned duties personally or through others.

Qualifications: 

Education/Experience: 

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Restaurant and Hotel Management, Nutrition, Institutional
• Administration, or related area, and 2 years related food service management experience in a school, hospital, or industrial food service operation; or,
• Associate’s degree in related area with 5 years of recent food service management experience in a school, hospital, or industrial food service operation.

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. 
• Ability to effectively present information to members of the board of directors, administrators, staff and the general public. 
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. 
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. 
• Ability to operate computers and calculators.

Major Responsibilities and Duties: 

• Plans and supervises the preparation of menus at all Rapoport Academy schools. 
• Develops menus using nutrition principles to meet USDA nutritional requirements.
• Oversees the preparation and presentation of meals in all schools, assuring high quality.
• Inspects school lunch facilities and operations to ensure that standards of diet, cleanliness, health, and safety are being maintained.
• Prepares bid specifications for food and cafeteria supplies, in necessary.
• Applies for USDA commodities for school cafeteria use and directs their distribution and transfer.
• Requisitions food and supplies based upon quality and price.
• Monitors perpetual inventory of all food and cafeteria supplies at all campuses.
• Verifies all School Nutrition employee payroll and accounts payable documents.
• Ensures District wide implementation of the Texas Public School Nutrition Policy (TPSNP).
• Oversees the automation of the school nutrition department and works with the NSLP Coordinator to ensure the point of sale software is properly maintained.
• Maintains cooperative relationships and open communications with those holding similar positions in other districts in the region and state, in order to identify, research and implement improvements and efficiencies in school nutrition. 
• Reports to superiors on progress in participation, resource utilization, and production performance. 
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

• Is responsible for the overall supervision of employees in the school nutrition department.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. 
• Responsibilities include interviewing, recommending for hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. 

Communication: 

• Establish and maintain open communication by conducting conferences with parents, students, and teachers. 
• Maintain a professional relationship with colleagues, students, parents, and community members. 
• Use effective communication skills to present information accurately and clearly. 

Professional Growth and Development 

• Participate in staff development activities to improve job-related skills. 
• Comply with state, district, and school regulations and policies.
• Compile, maintain, and file all physical & computerized reports, records, and other documents required. 
• Attend and participate in trainings to stay informed of rules & regulations relating to school nutrition. 

Working Conditions: 

• Special requirements such as lifting heavy objects and frequent climbing.
• Ability to perform work requiring sustained moderate physical effort, operation of commercial food service equipment, movement of objects weighing 40-60 pounds and continuous standing.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, extreme cold, extreme heat, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.