The salary range indicated in this announcement is based on the Employee/Employer retirement compensation schedule. An employer-only option is available at a reduced salary range. Generally, salaries start at the lowest level of a step 1 and increase with each year of service to the highest level of a step 10.

For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.

Food Distribution Specialists perform administrative and professional work in conjunction with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) by administering multiple USDA food programs and services, such as: The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), Nutrition Services Incentive Program (NSIP), Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) to ensure sponsors receive USDA food to serve school children, seniors, and at-risk populations, including feeding people in need. Food Distribution Specialist positions will help to administer national food assistance programs, oversee, prepare and process documents for the purchase, issuance and transfer of USDA foods; issue, modify and monitor purchase orders and maintain records for the procurement of services, food, materials and supplies; expedite the flow of goods from vendor to user (or sponsor); and review, edit and develop selection criteria and vendor requirements.

Incumbents will perform some of the duties described in the series concept on a more limited basis. Food Distribution Specialist I are assigned duties that are narrower in scope and less complex than the programs assigned to Food Distribution Specialist II.

The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA), Division of Food and Nutrition, is seeking to fill one vacant Food Distribution Specialist 1 position in their Sparks office. Under the guidance of the Food Distribution Program (FDP) Supervisor, this position will be responsible for overseeing The Emergency Food Assistance Program and the Senior Nutrition and Wellness Program. This includes calculating entitlement and administrative funding for programs, conducting compliance reviews, managing sub grants, collecting and analyzing entitlement usage and participation data for program planning and reporting, interpreting and clarifying federal regulations and state policies to partners, providing training and technical assistance, and providing guidance through emails, telephone conversations, webinars, and individual and group training sessions. This position is also responsible for inventory management of multiple USDA Foods programs, submitting state and federal reports, and updating program policies & procedures manuals. This position will provide backup for the Food Distribution Specialist II and at times the program specialist for the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR). The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages. ***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***

In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements: