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State of Colorado Dining Services III / Cook - Rifle Veterans Community Living Center in Garfield County, Colorado
Dining Services III / Cook - Rifle Veterans Community Living Center
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Dining Services III / Cook - Rifle Veterans Community Living Center
Salary
$20.71 Hourly
Location
Garfield County, CO
Job Type
Full Time
Job Number
ILD 00031 01/31/2025
Department
Colorado Department of Human Services
Division
OAADS - Colorado State Veterans Home at Rifle
Opening Date
01/31/2025
Closing Date
2/14/2025 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA
Determined by Position
Type of Announcement
This position is open only to Colorado state residents.
Primary Physical Work Address
851 E 5th St, Rifle, CO 81650
FLSA Status
Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information
hillary.carnicello@state.co.us
How To Apply
Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. 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.
Description
Benefits
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Department Information
This position is open to Colorado Residents Only.
Office of Adult, Aging and Disability Services
CO State Veterans Community Living Center at Rifle
The Colorado State Veterans Community Living Center at Rifle is located on Colorado's western slope in the scenic Colorado River valley. Rifle offers a mild climate, with plenty of clean mountain air and beautiful blue skies. Amidst this setting, the State Veterans Community Living Center at Rifle provides 89 beds of skilled nursing care, including a 18-bed Special Care Unit for residents with Alzheimer's Disease or related conditions. Serving veterans, their spouse and eligible "Gold Star" parents, we are committed to caring for the whole person by addressing the personal and social needs of each resident, as well as their physical and medical requirements. All staff members of Rifle are committed to providing a life of qualify and dignity for every resident. At the Colorado State Veterans Community Living Center at Rifle, our staff is known for showing love and compassion to our residents. Giving residents a hug, holding their hand or sitting next to them on them on the arm of a chair are just a few of the ways we give care that comes from the heart.
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Description of Job
Shift Information: Please note: Employee's shifts may change based on the needs of the program.**
Food Handling and Services
Prepares all aspects of meals to comply with food safety standards, visual appeal, appropriate temperature, texture, and palatability for residents
Follows standardized recipes and therapeutic worksheets for correct portion sizes and texture
Serves and delivers food in the correct portions, proper temperatures, and in an aesthetically appealing manner
Provides dining services for residents in main or private dining rooms depending on need and occasion.
Prepares and distributes resident snacks and supplements to all neighborhoods.
Cleaning and Sanitation
Cleans, sanitizes, and maintains kitchen and kitchen equipment including but not limited to: floors, refrigerators, dishes, trash, and food service equipment
Cleans dining room tables, sanitizes, and cleans chairs
Washes dishes and silverware and puts them away
Cleans, records temperatures, and sanitizes all unit refrigerators.
Assist in keeping the storeroom, main kitchen and cooling units clean and free of empty boxes
Monitors aids when they clean and sanitize the satellite kitchens and unit areas
Monitoring
Monitors all food temperatures while the food is removed from the oven or cooling unit and before the items leave the main kitchens.
Checks all storage areas and leftover foods for label and dates
Monitors temperatures of main kitchen, satellites and other appropriate areas where food is served and maintains daily record.
Notifies supervisor on duty any time refrigerators are not within acceptable parameters or foods are not at proper serving temperature so problem can be corrected immediately.
Discards all outdated food and snacks as required by policies and procedures.
Other Duties
Provides solutions to aids for discrepancies in food temperatures
Assists food service supervisor in inventorying supplies and foods (perishables and non-perishables), freezer, and storeroom
Provides excellent customer service to all internal and external customers
Communicates immediately and directly with Food Service Director of any department concerns
Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Minimum Qualifications
1 year of experience in an occupational field related to the work
Substitutions:
CDPHE recognized food safety certification (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y4z8tqO9jVX8XdDYKiMwZL8h77MRGCTh/view) as a 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
Ability to understand measurements and follow recipes
Ability to engage with clients and coworkers and resolve issues swiftly
Ability to multitask
Ability to understand and follow food safety procedures
Knowledge of basic food safety
Experience working in cafeteria style dining
Knowledge of kitchen sanitation, cleaning, and maintenance
This position requires the following as conditions of employment:
Must pass a Colorado Bureau of Investigations and a Federal Bureau of Investigations background check as a condition of employment.
Must pass TB test.
This position is "Essential Service Designation": you will be required to report without delay or interruption to provide essential or emergency services to ensure health, safety, and welfare.
This position has shift work: day, evening and night shifts to include holiday and weekends as needed.
Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.
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 (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.
For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov ; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.
Supplemental Information
How to Apply (https://cdhs.colorado.gov/information-for-job-applicants#how-to-apply)
The Assessment Process
For additional recruiting questions, please contactannette.torrez@state.co.us
About Us:
If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (https://www.colorado.gov/cdhs) (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:
Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan www.copera.org plus 401(k) and 457 plans
Medical and dental health plans
Employer supplemented Health Savings Account
Paid life insurance
Short- and long-term disability coverage
11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
BenefitHub state employee discount program
Employee Wellness program MotivateMe
Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more
Remote work arrangements for eligible positions
*Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more
information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs .
Our Values:
We believe in a people-first approach: To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans .
Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.
We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.
Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.
We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.
Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.
We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.
ADAA Accommodations: CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at cdhs_ada@state.co.us or call 1-800-929-0791.
THE STATE OF COLORADO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for detailed information: www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/benefits
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Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application. In the space below, please provide an explanation as to why the prior termination or resignation should NOT disqualify your application from the current position.
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This position requires two years of experience preparing or serving food. Your experience must be clearly shown in the "work history" section of your application. Please describe where you have obtained this experience and a list of relevant duties that you have performed. (If this does not apply to you, please type N/A in the box below.)
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