Temporary AIDE - Dining Services II - Bruce Mccandless Veterans Community Living Center - Florence

Overview

This is a temporary part-time position.

This position is open to current Colorado residents only.

This is a temporary part-time, non-exempt position. Shiftwork is tied to this position including day, night, evening, weekends, and holidays.

Anticipated Begin Date: 2/23/2026 – 11/22/2026

Please Note: anticipated start and end dates may change depending on recruitment status. This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

Bruce McCandless Veterans Community Living Center in Florence, Colorado

Bruce McCandless State Veterans Community Living Center is a State-owned and operated skilled-nursing facility dedicated to serving those who have served us. Our Eden Mission is to honor and respect those living and working in our home through companionship, empowerment and individualized care while providing a comfortable and safe place to live.

The potential shifts for this position are 5:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. OR 8:15 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. This position will most likely be assigned to the 8:15 a.m.

- 6:45 p.m. shift.
Please note:
Shifts will vary based on the needs of the department.

• Meal preparation, set up and serving.
• Prepare coffee, juice, nourishments and salads. Dish desserts and salads and butter bread.
• Set up dining room service and tables, wrap silverware, provide beverage, deliver plates to residents in dining room and take trays to wing.
• Serve salads and desserts. Bus tables. Operate dish machine. Sort and stack dishes.
• Maintain temperature chart. Receive, check and rotate supplies. Stock pantry.
• Clean and organize storeroom of food and non-food items. Peel and pare vegetables. Make toast. Prepare modified diet items.
• Keep updated on new diet orders
• Clean and sanitize work area and dining room, i.e. floors, carts, walls. Empty trash.
• Attend mandatory and non-mandatory in-services and ongoing training program.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

• One (1) year of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position

Preferred Qualifications

• Possession of Food Certification(s)
• Cooking Experience
• Experience working in a long-term care environment
• Ability to work effectively as a team member
• Detail-Oriented

• Full Background: CBI name check and fingerprint check, ICON Colorado court database, Medicare fraud database, Reference Checks, Professional License verification (licensure requirements), Drug Screen, CAPS (direct contact with adults – Mental Health Institutes, Regional Centers, Veterans Community Living Centers)
• Must pass a TB test for employment
• This position requires State of Colorado residency at the time of application (unless otherwise identified in the posting), and residency within the state throughout the duration of employment in this position.
• Motor Vehicle Check if the employee will drive a state-owned vehicle, either in an on-going capacity while performing their normal day-to-day job duties OR on occasion for training/meetings/client visits/etc.
• Must possess a valid, non-restricted Colorado Driver’s License or an non-restricted U.S. Driver's License for positions within 30 miles of the CO state border
• Out-of-State Driver’s License holders must obtain a valid, non-restricted Colorado Driver’s License within 30 days of employment start date.
• Other Conditions of Employment specific to Program
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must: disclose that information on the application; explain why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify you from the current position; provide your employee number from your 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.

Employment history is calculated on a full-time basis (40 hours per week). Part-time employment is calculated on a prorated basis to determine qualifications. Be sure your application specifically addresses your…