Overview:
About Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA)
Boys & Girls Clubs of America is the nation’s premier youth development organization, serving nearly 4 million young people each year. We are committed to creating environments where all young people can reach their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens.
Through partnerships, programs, and people-first leadership, we support Clubs across the country to deliver safe, impactful, and high-quality experiences for youth and families.
About the Texas Alliance
In 1999, the Texas Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs was established to bring together Clubs across the state as one unified movement. By working collectively, the Alliance partners with public and private stakeholders to address Texas’ most pressing youth issues with greater coordination, scale, and impact.
The Alliance strengthens the ability of local Clubs to serve young people by aligning resources, advancing statewide initiatives, and ensuring consistent, high-quality program delivery.
About the Role
As a Field Compliance Assistant, Nutrition Programs, you will play a critical role in supporting the integrity and quality of federally funded nutrition programs across Texas. This is a part-time, hourly position with extensive travel up to 90% throughout your assigned region.
In this role, you will serve as a trusted partner to program sites, ensuring compliance with the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) requirements. You will conduct site visits, review documentation, provide coaching, and help strengthen program delivery on the ground.
This position is grant-funded, with continuation dependent on funding renewal.
Why This Role Matters
This role is essential to ensuring that nutrition programs operate with integrity, accuracy, and consistency across diverse communities.
By strengthening compliance and supporting site staff, you help ensure that young people have reliable access to nutritious meals while enabling program leaders to expand impact and deepen service delivery across the state.
Responsibilities:
What You’ll Do
You will bring structure, consistency, and support to program delivery by:
- Conducting required monitoring visits including pre-approval, scheduled, and unannounced visits across assigned sites
- Observing meal service to ensure alignment with USDA and state program requirements
- Reviewing key documentation including meal counts, menus, enrollment forms, and attendance records
- Identifying compliance gaps, issuing corrective actions, and following through to resolution
- Providing on-site coaching and technical assistance to strengthen program understanding and execution
- Documenting findings clearly and maintaining accurate, timely records
- Preparing reports that highlight trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement
- Partnering with the Nutrition Grant Manager to support training and continuous improvement efforts
- Supporting readiness for new site participation through pre-approval assessments
- Contributing to team meetings, trainings, and broader program initiatives
Qualifications:
Who You Are
You are detail-oriented, adaptable, and energized by work that combines structure with relationship building. You are comfortable working independently in the field and confident engaging with a wide range of stakeholders.
You likely bring:
- Experience in child nutrition programs, after-school programs, compliance, or monitoring roles
- A working knowledge of CACFP and SFSP requirements or a strong willingness to learn quickly
- Strong communication skills with the ability to coach, guide, and build trust
- The ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines with accuracy
- Comfort working in both urban and rural environments with a high degree of autonomy
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and documentation practices
Education
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Associate or bachelor’s degree in nutrition, public health, education, or related field preferred
Key Competencies for Success
This role is best suited for someone who demonstrates:
- Attention to Detail: Maintains accuracy in documentation, reporting, and compliance reviews
- Accountability and Follow-Through: Ensures corrective actions are completed and standards are met
- Judgment and Risk Awareness: Identifies potential compliance risks and escalates appropriately
- Communication and Coaching: Translates requirements into clear, supportive guidance for site staff
- Adaptability: Navigates changing environments, schedules, and site needs with flexibility
- Time and Priority Management: Balances travel, site visits, and reporting deadlines effectively
- Relationship Building: Establishes trust with site teams while upholding standards
- Integrity: Upholds program requirements and organizational expectations consistently
- Independent Execution: Works autonomously while staying aligned with team goals
Work Environment and Schedule
- Part-time, hourly role averaging approximately 20 hours per week
- Weekly hours may vary based on travel and seasonal program needs, with a general maximum of 30 hours per week
- Travel required up to 90% across assigned Texas region
Schedule Expectations
- Work hours align with program operations, including afterschool hours during the school year (typically 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM)
- Daytime hours during summer months (typically between 7:30 AM and 6:00 PM)
- No weekend travel expected
Travel Details
- Travel is primarily same-day within a regional radius that may extend up to approximately 200 miles
- Occasional overnight travel may be required
- Travel may include rural and border communities across Texas
Travel Support
- Mileage reimbursement provided for personal vehicle use
- Lodging and meals covered for approved overnight travel
Physical Requirements
- Ability to stand for extended periods during site visits
- Ability to lift and carry up to 40 pounds
The hourly rate for this PART- TIME role is $20.67 to $25.83. BGCA takes into consideration a combination of a candidate’s education, training and experience, as well as the position’s scope and complexity, the discretion and latitude required for the role and other external and internal data when establishing a salary level. We are highly invested in every employee’s total well-being and offer a substantial and comprehensive total rewards package for full time benefits eligible roles.