Dining Services III - Cook - Lookout Mountain Youth Service Center
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Dining Services III - Cook - Lookout Mountain Youth Service Center
Salary
$1,656.46 Biweekly
Location
Golden, CO
Job Type
Full Time
Job Number
IKA /30/2025
Department
Colorado Department of Human Services
Division
OCYF - Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center
Opening Date
05/30/2025
Closing Date
6/15/:59 PM Mountain
FLSA
Determined by Position
Type of Announcement
This position is open only to Colorado state residents.
Primary Physical Work Address
2901 Ford St. Golden, CO 80401
FLSA Status
Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information
How To Apply
Please submit an online application for this position at Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.
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Department Information
This position is open only to Colorado state residents.
Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.
Most State of Colorado employees are eligible for a great benefit package. Please see the Supplemental Information section below for details.
About the Division of Youth Services:
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. The Division operates ten secure facilities that serve youth between the ages of 10 and 21, who are pre-adjudicated, sentenced, or committed. For pre-adjudicated youth, the Division is also responsible for the management and oversight of Senate Bill 91-94; a State-funded, locally administered program that provides services to youth at risk of further progressing into the juvenile justice system. In addition to residential programming, the Division administers juvenile parole services throughout the State.
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Description of Job
Job Assignment:
The purpose of the work unit is to provide a statewide continuum of services and programs to access, treat, and control youth placed in its care for delinquent behavior.
The position performs fully-operational food production work in the DYS Food Services Department.
Shifts will be scheduled between 4:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. and are subject to change based on the needs of the program.
MEAL PREPARATION AND SERVICE. 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. When recipe changes are required, documents 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.
SAFETY AND SECURITY. 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.
SANITATION. 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.
INVENTORY CONTROL. Inspects food and food service supplies for accurate quantity and condition upon arrival to the facility. Rejects food and supplies that are inadequate. Stores raw food and food supplies utilizing a FIFO inventory method. Dates all food products upon arrival. Signs requisitions and submits to the facility food managerial or supervisory staff. Assists in taking a physical count of the inventory at least once a month. In the absence of facility food managerial or supervisory staff requisitions food and food service supplies.
TRAINING AND MEETINGS. 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.
OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED. Performs other duties as assigned. My be required to work any shift, weekends, holidays, and OT to ensure adequate coverage to feed the clients.
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications listed below to continue in the selection process for this position. Work experience must be specifically documented in the work experience section of your application. Do not use "see resume" or "see attached" statements on your application.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience Only:
- Two (2) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position
Employment history is calculated on a full-time basis (40/hrs per week). Part-time employment is calculated on a pro-rated basis to determine qualifications. Be sure your application specifically addresses your qualifications, experience, work products, and accomplishments as they relate to the position and minimum requirements.
Substitutions:
Preferred Qualifications:
- Relatable experience as a current or previous State of Colorado employee.
Conditions of Employment:
- Full Background -CDHS employees: Direct contact with vulnerable persons. CBI name check and fingerprint check, ICON Colorado court database, Medicare fraud database, Reference checks, Professional License Verification (if applicable), Drug Screen, PREA (Division of Youth Services Only), For those with direct contact with children: Trails check, For those with direct contact with adults at the Mental Health Institutes, Regional Centers and Veterans Community Living Centers: CAPS.
- Must be at least 21 years of age.
- Shift Work - Subject to assigned shifts, may be required to work breakfast, lunch, or dinner shifts.
- Position is considered essential and you may be required to report to work during inclement weather
- Use, Handling, or Exposure to hazardous materials - Various cleaning agents used in the kitchen.
- Travel - May require floating to other DYS facilities to help with coverage, travel to meetings and training.
- Continued employment is contingent upon successful completion of the DYS Pre-service Training Academy, Field Training Program (FTO) and mandatory annual training in all subject areas.
- Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must (1) disclose that information on the application (2) provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position, (3) provide the employee number from the applicant's prior State employment. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination and failure to provide this information will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.
- The Diana Screen , a sexual risk screening tool, is administered to all applicants to the Division of Youth Services (DYS) seeking positions of trust with children and teens to help ensure that ethical boundaries between children and adults are maintained. At the DYS, the safety and protection of the youth who have been entrusted to us is our priority.
APPEAL RIGHTS:
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.
An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email , postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed ) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department's action.
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