Dining Services III - Cook - Spring Creek Youth Service Center

About the role

This position is open only to Colorado state residents. The Division of Youth Services (DYS) provides a continuum of residential and non-residential services that encompass juvenile detention, assessment, commitment and parole. DYS is the agency statutorily mandated to provide for the care and supervision of youth committed by the District Court to the custody of the Colorado Department of Human Services.

Responsibilities

• Properly prepares food that is attractive, appetizing, and of proper temperatures.
• Follows DYS menus and recipes in order to comply with National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program and DYS policies and procedures.
• Enters data onto production worksheets.
• Documents recipe changes and submits to facility food service manager.
• Sets up and tears down serving line as needed.
• Garnishes food on the serving line.
• Serves food in the proper quantities according to the DYS recipes.
• Anticipates and identifies potential safety and security problems and reports problems to the facility food managerial or supervisory staff.
• Recognizes safety hazards.
• Uses food service equipment properly.
• Follows good safety practices to reduce or prevent slips, trips, falls, burns, etc.
• Inventories knives and/or culinary utensils according to facility procedures to prevent loss.
• Follows facility key procedures and ensures that doors are kept locked to prevent escapes.
• Uses and stores chemicals properly.
• Follows DYS policies and facility procedures related to safety and security.
• Follows proper sanitation procedures for the handling of food and the cleaning of the food service area.
• Cleans food services equipment and the physical plant of the kitchen on a regular basis, or as assigned, to keep them free of food particles, dust, and bacteria.
• Controls times and temperatures of food to prevent food borne illness.
• Complies with the Colorado Retail Food Establishment Rules and Regulations.
• Attends DYS and facility meetings to maintain and increase knowledge regarding procedural changes.
• Attends training to increase job knowledge and comply with DYS policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Two (2) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position.

Skills

• Food preparation and service.
• Safety and security awareness.
• Sanitation and hygiene practices.
• Inventory control.
• Attendance at meetings and training.

Benefits

The Colorado Department of Human Services offers a comprehensive benefits package including strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits, medical and dental health plans, employer supplemented Health Savings Account, paid life insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, and 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the posted job description.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in the posted job description.