Description

Full Time, Remote, 
Must be Located in California
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 Senior Program Coordinator of CA Apprenticeship. The Program Coordinator of CA Apprenticeship is responsible for supporting CAF’s Healthy School Food Pathway (HSFP) program in California. This role will be responsible for supporting individuals in both English and Spanish, from the application process through program completion, as part of the nine-month registered Apprenticeship program. 

About the Healthy School Food Pathway (HSFP) Program 
HSFP is a work-based learning experience that prepares individuals for job opportunities in healthy, scratch-cook school food programs. The HSFP program focuses on supporting 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-cook meal programs. This includes an emphasis on CAF’s 5 key areas: food, finance, facilities, human resources, and marketing.

Key Responsibilities

Serve as the primary point of contact for individuals during the application process, lead applicant engagement, participant selection (including interviews), and onboarding processes of the Apprenticeship to ensure participants have the necessary information to be successful in the program and that all required documentation is submitted;

Identify and support Pre-Apprenticeship graduates as they engage with other Chef Ann Foundation programming, including facilitating the hand-off of graduates to the Apprenticeship program application process;

Support program participants during the course of the program to ensure they stay on track to complete all related supplementary instruction (RSI) and master all required learning competencies;

Work with CAF’s School Food Operations team and external subject matter experts to develop and implement additional training and support for Apprentices as needed;

Support the management of the Apprenticeship program timeline, such as key deliverables to ensure adequate planning and implementation of the Apprenticeship program;

Support maintenance of Apprenticeship program registration and support ongoing reporting and document organization as required by state and federal partners;

Support coordination efforts for in-person training events as needed;
Work closely with the Workforce Programs team to leverage work and knowledge, share resources, track program statistics, and report on workforce development initiatives;

Basic Responsibilities

Update and create key program documents, instructions, slide decks, timelines, etc., as needed for each Apprenticeship cohort;

Support launch and implementation of new Apprenticeship cohort applications, including marketing of the program and updating of application questions, application tracking, and applicant assistance;

Maintain and update the program learning platform (ie, Moodle Workplace) for each cohort of Apprentices;
Facilitate and complete the translation of educational materials, program instructions, and other key information into Spanish;

Support with the scheduling, planning, and facilitation of virtual learning sessions;

Maintain files and necessary documentation regarding program participants for the team;

Condense large amounts of information into easy-to-read reports, including data collection, cleaning, and chart creation;

Suggest program efficiencies and opportunities and follow through as appropriate.

Support technology integration as directed, especially around the education experience of Apprentices;

Support identification and partnership development with key stakeholders across diverse industries that will support the education and experience of program participants;

Maintain awareness/knowledge of child nutrition legislative advocacy efforts, emphasizing California;

Attend steering committees and coalition meetings to report to the team on program/organization alignment opportunities as assigned;

Coordinate program travel, in-person events, and material needs; Schedule event travel as directed by the supervisor and communicate travel plans with the team to ensure efficient use of time and travel funds;

Maintain understanding and awareness of federal and state policies related to program operations;
Other duties as assigned within the scope of this position.

Requirements

Position Requirements

Bilingual English/Spanish required;
Ability to travel for work up to 10% particularly within California.**
Ability to learn and engage with new learning technology programs;
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and G Suite platforms;
Ability to work virtually and participate in meetings in the Pacific time zone (PST/PDT);
Experience in program planning and management;
Experience in school food and/or workforce development preferred;
Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

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.

Posting will close on October 3, 2025, 1 pm MST

The anticipated position start date is November 17, 2025

*This position, and any continued employment thereafter, is expressly contingent upon the availability of funding for the position. CAF's obligation to employ and compensate is conditioned on:

(a) the organization’s receipt of sufficient budgeted funds for the position for the applicable fiscal period and 

(b) Ongoing approval of such funding by the organization in its discretion, consistent with applicable law.

If, after employment begins, funding for the position is reduced, not renewed, or otherwise becomes unavailable, CAF may terminate employment effective on the later of                                         

(i) the date funding ceases or (ii) after providing at least 30 days' advance written notice, subject to any additional obligations under applicable law.    

**This job requires the individual to travel  and drive, and a driver’s license may be required, except in rare situations where the geographic territory that the individual will cover has alternative forms of transportation that are readily available

At the Chef Ann Foundation, our work to ensure access to fresh, healthy school food for all is grounded in the principle 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.