Cook - EELC

Cook - Up Valley

Edwards Early Learning Center

Nutritional Services

We have positions available in multiple locations. Please indicate in your application the location(s) in which you are interested.

We cannot accept employment applications from international hourly candidates as we are not able to sponsor employment visas for hourly positions.

We offer our full-time employees (30+ hours a week) a comprehensive package that includes health, wellness and educational benefits and perks: Health, Dental and Vision insurance, employer-paid Life Insurance, 20-22 % employer contribution to your PERA retirement plan, paid holidays, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, free credits in Colorado Mountain College, discounted Vail Resorts ski pass, discounted Mountain Recreation Center pass, among others.

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $18.30 - 21.96 per hour

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SUMMARY OF JOB DESCRIPTION: Prepares and cooks the food in appropriate quantities according to the School Lunch menu and serve students in an efficient manner.

SUPERVISED BY: Cafeteria Manager

MANAGED BY: Nutritional Services Director

ESSENTIAL JOB ELEMENTS:

• Maintain a high standard of sanitation in all practices at work, including food handling and storage, according to department policy and state and local health department manuals.
• Maintain a healthy and attractive kitchen and lunch room environment (maintain clean kitchen, sweep, mop, trash removal etc.).
• Measure, weigh and combine ingredients for quality preparation of soups, entrees, casseroles, vegetables, desserts, meats and other items indicated on school lunch program menu, using established recipes approved by Colorado Department of Education and USDA.
• Take the food temperatures in order to determine if the temperatures have reached the established minimum microbiological safe internal temperatures.
• Ensure the menu is in compliance with the directives from the Nutritional Services Director and Colorado Department of Education.
• Regulate portions consistent with standards/directives set by the National School Lunch Program.
• Organize work and plan daily production schedules to ensure food is ready for service at the designated times without waste especially in the absence of the cafeteria manager.
• Operate the computerized cashiering point-of-sale system in the absence of the cafeteria manager. Make recipe adjustments, with assistance, while maintaining quality.
• Participate in collecting accurate data in compliance with the National School Lunch Program and/or requested by the Food Service Director/Board of Education, (i.e. menu worksheets, meal counts.
• Meet the demands of the food service operation with a flexible work schedule and location.
• Operate clean and maintain a variety of manual and/or automated kitchen equipment such as ovens, grills, toasters, food processors, slicers, dishwashers and steamers.
• Lift and carry boxes to appropriate shelves when the orders come in. We get two weeks of orders in at a time.
• Must have the ability to be cost effective with the use of supplies/products and serving containers. (Things such as plastic and trash bags, paper and plastic containers).
• Wash, dry, fold and put away soiled towels and aprons.
• Ability to multi-task under serious time constraints.
• Acts friendly and tactful to all customers (students, teachers, parents and co-workers) in all situations of communication on a consistent basis.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

CONTACTS: School staff and students

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 6 months experience working with large quantities of food.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to read, write, understand and follow written and verbal calculations as normally acquired through completion of high school diploma/GED.
• Ability to operate a computer.