Kitchen Specialist (North MS) - Colorado Springs School District 11

Educational Support Professional: Kitchen Specialist

Assists the Lead Kitchen Specialist or the Secondary Kitchen Manager in preparing and serving food. Specializes in specified area of preparation. May cook, bake or prepare cold servings.

Assists in the preparation of foods

Concentrates on designated preparation activities

May specialize in cooking, baking or cold food service

Assists in the service of prepared food as needed

May serve in food line or collect monies

Cleans and disinfects work area, equipment and facilities

Stocks shelves and assists with food storage as needed

Performs related duties as assigned

Performs duties of Secondary Manager in their absence

Knowledge of volume food preparation methods, procedures and techniques

Ability to perform designated food preparation tasks

Ability to communicate effectively

Ability to work cooperatively with others

Skill in using the tools, equipment and materials of the field

High School diploma or equivalent

Two years of experience in food preparation in a school system

ServSafe Certification required within eighty-nine (89) calendar days of hire

Reports to Production Center Manager or Secondary Kitchen Manager. The work is performed in a kitchen. 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:

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 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.

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.

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.