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APPENDIX 7–D
SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM
JOB POSITIONS
In a Summer Food Service program, the director is responsible for the overall
integrity and quality of the program and in this capacity directs the activities
of the other major positions. The bookkeeper is responsible for the fiscal
management of the program and processing of food purchases. The monitor
oversees the activities at various sites by routine visits during meal service.
She or he may be responsible for 15 to 20 sites. At each site, a supervisor
administers the day-to-day activities and has direct contact with the children,
parents, and staff. Specific tasks are as follows:
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providing overall management
supervising the program
selecting sites
submitting applications
corresponding with administering agency
coordinating with other agencies
conducting outreach efforts
hiring, training, and supervising staff
arranging for food preparation or delivery
ensuring that all monitoring requirements are met
adjusting meal orders
submitting reimbursement vouchers
ensuring civil rights compliance
handling all contracts, bidding, and negotiations with food service
management companies
Source: US Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service Summer Food Service Program for Children.
Sponsor’s Handbook. Washington, DC: USDA; 1991. FNS. 206.
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BOOKKEEPER
• maintaining records
–daily site reports, invoices, and bills
–food costs
–labor costs
–administrative costs
–other costs
–program income
• preparing reimbursement vouchers
• preparing payroll
• purchasing office supplies
MONITOR
• checking on-site operations to ensure that site personnel maintain
records and that the program operates according to requirements
• visiting and reviewing all sites within 1-4 weeks of food service
operations
• preparing reports of visits and reviews
• revisiting sites as necessary
• suggesting corrective actions for problems encountered
• ensuring that the site takes corrective actions
• conducting on-site training as necessary
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serving meals
cleaning up after meals
ensuring safe and sanitary conditions
receiving and accounting for delivered meals
ensuring that children eat all meals on-site
ensuring that only eligible children receive meals
planning and organizing daily site activities
making meal arrangements during bad weather