Dining Services III​/Cook - Rifle Veterans Community Living Center

Shift Information:
Tuesday thru Saturday, 11:00 am - 7:30 pm 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.

• 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

• 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• Discards all outdated food and snacks as required by policies and procedures

• 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

• 2 years of experience in an occupational field related to the work

• CDPHE recognized food safety certification 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.

• 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

• 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.

Employment history is calculated on a full-time basis (40/hrs per week). Part-time employment is calculated on a prorated 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.

A Human Resources Analyst will review the work experience/job duties sections of the online job application to determine whether your experience meets the minimum qualifications for the position. You…