Arapahoe, Colorado State of Colorado
Salary: $20.10 Hourly

Location : Arapahoe County, CO

Job Type: Full Time

Job Number: IKA /13/2023

Department: Colorado Department of Human Services

Division: OCYF - Gilliam Youth Services Center

Opening Date: 07/13/2023

Closing Date: 7/20/:59 PM Mountain

Primary Physical Work Address: 2844 Downing Street Denver, CO 80205

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Information

This position is open to current Colorado residents only.

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, 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. The Division also contracts with numerous private residential and non-residential service providers throughout the State. 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.

Division of Youth Services Vision: Achieving youth success and safer Colorado communities

Division of Youth Services Mission: It is the mission of the Division of Youth Services to protect, restore and improve public safety utilizing a continuum of care that provides effective supervision, promotes accountability to victims and communities, and helps youth lead constructive lives through positive development.

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Description of Job

This position performs fully operational food production work in the Division of Youth Services Food Services Department located at Gilliam Youth Service Center.

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.

Specific duties include:
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 DYS policies and procedures.
• Enters data onto production worksheets.
• When recipes or menu changes are required, documents changes and submits to facility food managerial or supervisory staff.
• 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 the facility food manager 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. May be required to work any shift, weekends, holidays, and overtime 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:
One (1) year of food services experience including, but not limited to: hosting, serving, delivering, cashiering, prepping, cooking, etc.

Substitutions: CDPHE recognized food safety certification can substitute for experience.

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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Thorough knowledge of the materials, methods, and equipment used in preparing food on a large scale including the ability to prepare from "scratch" entrees, soups, salads, baked goods, etc.;
• Knowledge of health hazards in food preparation and service, and of necessary precautionary measures.
• ServSafe certification is ideal;
• Ability to read and follow information presented in writing, including policies, procedures, recipes and menus;
• Ability to work as a team and also independently.
• Problem Solving Skills

Highly Desirable Competencies:

• Knowledge of health requirements in the operation of a food service unit;
• Knowledge of health hazards in food service and the necessary precautionary measures;
• Knowledge of weights, measures, (e.g., food scales, measuring cups, and spoons) and food measurement techniques;
• Knowledge of techniques used in mixing food (e.g., gelatin, pancake batter, salad dressing, scrambled eggs, etc.);
• Knowledge of meat and vegetable preparation methods;
• Knowledge of cooking methods (e.g., frying, deep-fat frying, boiling, or baking);
• Knowledge of the use of kitchen utensils in serving or portioning meal;
• Knowledge of food safety related to handling and storing cooked foods, serving and storing temperatures, or reading food thermometers;
• Ability to read English at the level necessary for interpreting and understanding written recipes, menus, nourishment labels, diet slips, portioning sheets, and policies and procedures;
• Ability to perform basic mathematics (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) as related to calculating or converting units of measure for determining proper amounts of food ingredients for mass food production;
• Ability to clean, cut, cube, grind, and tenderize meat;
• Ability to clean, peel, dice, grate, slice, and chop vegetables;
• Ability to measure food ingredients using food scales, measuring cups, or spoons;
• Ability to mix food items (e.g., gelatin, pancake batter, salad dressing, scrambled eggs, etc.);
• Ability to boil food items and operate a jacketed steam kettle in a safe and effective manner;
• Ability to fry food items and operate a grill or tilt grill in a safe and effective manner;
• Ability to bake food items and operate a gas, rotary, or convection oven in a safe and effective manner;
• Ability to understand and execute oral and written instructions;
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Conditions of Employment:

• Must be at least 21 years old
• Must possess a valid drivers license
• Ability to work shift work as required
• Must pass a drug screen
• 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. . click apply for full job details