Distribution Assistant (Food Nutrition Services) Colorado Springs School District 11

Distribution Assistant

Supports delivery of prepared foods, supplies, equipment and utensils to satellite secondary and elementary schools. Supports loading truck and assembling/staging route order. May be requested to drive the department delivery vehicles on an infrequent basis.

Demonstrates positive customer service attitude at all times. Assists in picking and/or sorting and staging supplies for delivery. Assists loading truck in an organized manner to facilitate expedient and efficient delivery to designated schools. Must be aware of procedures to maintain proper temperatures during transportation. Assists with delivery of food and supplies to schools in timely manner, following established schedule and timelines. Assists with monitoring and recording food temperatures at time of delivery. Assist with picking up specified equipment and utensils from satellite schools to return to Production Center kitchen for washing and sanitizing. Assist with loading or unloading food and supplies, stocking food and supplies in designated storage areas, adhering to proper handling and labeling procedures. May assist Production Center kitchen staff or FNS Department Warehouse staff as needed. This may include serving food, cleaning floors, washing pans and equipment, doing laundry or other duties as may be assigned. Assist with moving FNS Equipment from one location to another. Assist with assembling/repairing FNS Equipment. Must be aware of how to perform pre-trip inspection of truck. Must be aware of how, and to whom, to report accident or damage to truck.

Performs related duties as assigned. Knows and practices positive customer service skills. Ability to operate delivery vehicle in safe manner at all times. Knowledge in proper use and care of delivery vehicle. Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with others. Ability to work independently and meet deadlines. Knowledge of food service sanitation practices. Able to perform general kitchen duties. Ability to add and subtract and to maintain accurate written records.

High School diploma or equivalent. Valid Colorado driver's license with good driving record. Must be a minimum of 21 years of age. Reports to Nutrition Procurement/Distribution Specialist. Works with kitchen staff and Secondary & Elementary Kitchen Managers.

Exposure to kitchen equipment and utensils. Working near hot ovens in areas that may not be air conditioned. Operating a delivery vehicle that may or may not have an operable lift gate. Operating a delivery vehicle in inclement weather conditions. The work is regularly active. Typical positions require workers to walk or stand for long periods, lift and carry up to 100 pounds; climb ladders; lifting of containers and supplies; push and pull large carts into/off of the delivery vehicle and into/out of buildings; 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:

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

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.

Employees with experience in the District who have left the District and then returned to the same position shall be hired at the same pay grade and step at time of resignation. Additional relevant experience gained after resignation may be evaluated from the employee's application and updated resume.

See Employee Handbook (located on the D11 website) for information on salary setting for rehires (after retirement), promotions and lateral transfers.

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