Elementary Kitchen Manager (King ES) - Colorado Springs School District 11

Educational Support Professional: Elementary Kitchen Manager

Oversees and directs the preparation and service of food in an elementary school. Responsible for all food service activity at their assigned school, to include but not be limited to providing breakfast, lunch, a la carte and catering points of service. Supervises all food and nutrition employees on their staff. Direct liaison with students, administrators, faculty and staff at their school. Responsible for attending all mandatory meetings and training events.

Essential Job Functions:

• Directs, oversees and assists in final food preparation according to menu and specifications. Ensures food quality and timely service
• Directs, oversees and assists with serving line. Assigns duties to assistants and supervises student helpers
• Directs, oversees and assists kitchen and lunchroom clean up
• Ensures proper cleaning and sterilization of utensils, equipment and facilities
• Trains, supervises and directs staff assistants and student helpers
• Communicates information obtained in meetings and training along with proper methods for safe and sterile food service to staff
• Recommends disciplinary actions as needed
• Prepares foods for special events as needed
• Orders necessary quantities from Production Center and vendors
• Determines approximate number of students to be present each day and orders accordingly
• Collects monies and documents payments for lunches
• Responsible for accurate and secure proper cash handling procedures, including recording daily cash sales, prepayments, deposit of cash receipts, and security of change fund and petty cash as is assigned to their school
• Monitors free and reduced lunches and staff payments
• Maintains accurate inventory and inventory controls
• Responsible for financial performance through achievement of targeted cost controls, to include food cost, labor hours/cost & other supply costs.
• Completes employee performance reviews (probationary & annual)
• Completes computer applications required for all aspects of meal service
• Completes and submits accurate related forms and paperwork to meet established deadlines through either the computer or hardcopy
• Fills out related forms and paperwork
• Serves as food service liaison between building principal and area manager

Other Duties: Performs related duties as assigned

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills:

• Knowledge of volume food preparation methods, procedures and techniques
• Ability to direct and perform all phases of food preparation and related kitchen work in a volume food operation
• Ability to train and supervise others in the work
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to work cooperatively with others
• Skill in using the tools, equipment and materials of the field
• Ability to use computers and computer applications as well as Microsoft Office Software

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• One year of experience in food preparation in a school system
• ServSafe Certification required within eighty-nine (89) calendar days of hire

Organizational Relationships:

• Reports to Production Center Manager and Area Supervisor
• Supervises Kitchen Assistant(s) assigned to this kitchen

Working Conditions:

• Exposure to kitchen equipment and utensils
• Working near hot ovens in areas that may not be air conditioned

Physical Demands: The work is regularly active. Typical positions require workers to walk or stand for long periods, lift and carry up to 50 pounds from floor to waist and 25 pounds to shoulder height; climb ladders; bend, kneel and crouch; reach, hold, grasp and turn objects; feel the temperature of food items; and use fingers to operate computer or typewriter keyboards. The work requires the ability to speak normally, to use normal or aided vision and hearing, and to detect odors.

Employees in this category will also receive the following for the 2026-2027 school year:

1. Non-Recurring Pay: 7% of base salary in Non-Recurring Pay (distributed as 3.5% on November paycheck and 3.5 % on May paycheck).
2. Staffing Stability Incentive (Adams Elementary, Galileo Middle School and Mitchell High School): ESP employees will receive the equivalent of one salary step divided over 12 pay periods.

Base Salary Setting: Employment, assignment and salary placement, is in accordance with job description requirements. A work history is required to demonstrate job title, job duties and time worked in the position. Grade placement for ESP positions is determined by the Salary Schedule by Job Title resource. Reference the linked How Your Compensation Is Determined for more details.

Salary Setting (New Hires): Any newly-employed Education Support Professional will be placed on the twenty-five (25) step system. Each step represents two years of experience, based upon equivalent experience. The maximum number of years of experience granted is 19-20 years, which is equivalent to placement on step ten (10). Steps are determined by experience listed on the application and resume.

Salary Setting (Rehires): Returning employees who have previously resigned or separated from the District will be rehired at the same step they were on at the time of resignation/separation plus any new experience gained in the same job, provided step increases were approved by the Board during the years in question.

Salary setting for rehires (after retirement), promotions and lateral transfers can be found in the Employee Handbook (located on the D11 website).

Equal Employment Opportunity

School District 11 is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in relation to disability, need for special education services (whether actual or perceived), race, creed, color, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, religion, ancestry, age, genetic information, or protected activity in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Any harassment/discrimination of students and/or staff, based on the aforementioned protected areas, will not be tolerated and must be brought to the immediate attention of the school principal, D11 administrator/supervisor or D11 nondiscrimination compliance/grievance coordinator.

The following Board policies address nondiscrimination in District 11: AC, AC-R, GBA, GBAA, JBB, JBB-R

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