Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Specialist

Job Overview

Join our Child Development Team! Penquis, a social services agency serving Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Knox counties for over 50 years, is currently seeking a dedicated full-time Child and Adult Care Food Program Specialist (CACFP). As a CACFP Specialist, you are responsible for coordinating the daily operations of the program, including overseeing meal planning, monitoring compliance with CACFP regulations, and providing nutrition education to providers. This is a full time (40hrs per week) hybrid position based out of our Bangor location. The Child and Adult Care Food Program is a federal program that provides reimbursements for nutritious meals and snacks to eligible children and adults.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all home providers meet CACFP health and nutrition services meet CACFP requirements and State of Maine licensing standards for meal services.
• You manage contracts between the State Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and Penquis, and contracts between Penquis and Home Day Care Providers.
• You identify and contract with Home Providers and train them in meal service and nutrition.
• Provide CACFP annual training sessions on program operations and nutrition.
• Maintain required documents (weekly production reports, menus, meal counts, attendance records, child demographics, monthly USDA reimbursement and disbursement to Home Providers, and Home Provider licenses).
• Develop and prepare quarterly provider newsletter.
• Conduct three monitoring visits per year per provider based on routine weekly schedule of visits.

Requirements

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in social services, health, or business field, and 1-2 years paid work experience in related area.
• Reliable, insured transportation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, computer proficiency and experience, including word processing and spreadsheet skills.
• Upon hire and periodically thereafter, must comply with Penquis background check requirements with satisfactory results as outlined in current contract provisions.

Benefits

• 14 Paid Holidays (Including your Birthday!)
• Paid Time off +3 Days upon hire
• Paid training for all required certifications
• Dental/Health/Vision
• Retirement Plans
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Wellness Incentives
• Employee Assistance Program

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