EELC Cook

Eagle County School District; Eagle (CO); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Employer-paid Life Insurance

PERA retirement plan contribution (20-

Paid holidays

Paid leave

Tuition reimbursement

Colorado Mountain College credits

Discounted ski pass (Vail Resorts)

Discounted recreation center pass

Job summary

Edwards Early Learning Center is seeking a Cook to prepare and cook meals for students in a timely, efficient manner. You will follow the school Lunch program and assist with daily kitchen operations in a school setting.

Ideal candidates have 6 months of large-quantity cooking experience, solid communication, and basic computer skills. The role offers full-time hours, benefits, and a supportive team environment in Colorado.

Qualifications

• 6 months experience cooking for large quantities.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to read, write, understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to operate a computer.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a high standard of sanitation and food handling.
• Prepare and cook food in appropriate quantities according to the menu.
• Take food temperatures to ensure microbiological safety.
• Regulate portions per established guidelines.
• Organize daily production to serve on time and reduce waste.
• Operate kitchen equipment (ovens, grills, toasters, processors, slicers, dishwashers, steamers).
• Assist with recipe adjustments while maintaining quality.
• Meet flexible work schedule and location demands.

Skills

Food preparation experience

Communication skills

Reading and writing basics

Computer literacy

Job description

COOK Edwards Early Learning Center School

We offer our full-time employees (30+ hours a week) comprehensive package that includes health, wellness and educational benefits and perks: Health, Dental and Vision insurance, employer-paid Life Insurance,20-22% employer contribution to your PERA retirement plan, paid holidays, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, free credits in Colorado Mountain College, discounted Vail Resorts ski pass, discounted Mountain Recreation Center pass, amongothers. HIRING SALARY RANGE: $18.30 - 21.96 per hour

For the most current salary schedules, please visit https://www.eagleschools.net/departments/finance/salary-schedules

SUMMARY OF JOB DESCRIPTION: Prepares and cooks the food in appropriate quantities according to the School Lunch menu and serve students in an efficient manner.

SUPERVISED BY: Cafeteria Manager

MANAGED BY: Nutritional Services Director

ESSENTIAL JOB ELEMENTS:

• Maintain a high standard of sanitation in all practices at work, including food handling and storage, according to department policy and state and local health department manuals.
• Maintain a healthy and attractive kitchen and lunch room environment (maintain clean kitchen, sweep, mop, trash removal etc.).
• Measure, weigh and combine ingredients for quality preparation of soups, entrees, casseroles, vegetables, desserts, meats and other items indicated on school lunch program menu, using established recipes approved by Colorado Department of Education and USDA.
• Take the food temperatures in order to determine if the temperatures have reached the established minimum microbiological safe internal temperatures.
• Ensure the menu is in compliance with the directives from the Nutritional Services Director and Colorado Department of Education.
• Regulate portions consistent with standards/directives set by the National School Lunch Program.
• Organize work and plan daily production schedules to ensure food is ready for service at the designated times without waste especially in the absence of the cafeteria manager.
• Operate the computerized cashiering point-of-sale system in the absence of the cafeteria manager.
  Make recipe adjustments, with assistance, while maintaining quality.
• Participate in collecting accurate data in compliance with the National School Lunch Program and/or requested by the Food Service Director/Board of Education, (i.e. – menu worksheets, meal counts.
• Meet the demands of the food service operation with a flexible work schedule and location.
• Operate clean and maintain a variety of manual and/or automated kitchen equipment such as ovens, grills, toasters, food processors, slicers, dishwashers and steamers.
• Lift and carry boxes to appropriate shelves when the orders come in. We get two weeks of orders in at a time.
• Must have the ability to be cost effective with the use of supplies/products and serving containers. (Things such as plastic and trash bags, paper and plastic containers).
• Wash, dry, fold and put away soiled towels and aprons.
• Ability to multi-task under serious time constraints.
• Acts friendly and tactful to all customers (students, teachers, parents and co-workers) in all situations of communication on a consistent basis.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

CONTACTS: School staff and students

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 6 months experience working with large quantities of food.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to read, write, understand and follow written and verbal calculations as normally acquired through completion of high school diploma/GED.
• Ability to operate a computer.

COOK Edwards Early Learning Center

Ofrecemos a nuestros empleados de tiempo completo (más de 30 horas a la semana) un paquete integral que incluye beneficios y ventajas de salud, bienestar y educación: seguro médico, dental y de la vista, seguro de vida pagado por el empleador, contribución del empleador del 20-22% a su plan de jubilación PERA, feriados pagos, licencia paga, reembolso de matrícula, créditos gratuitos en Colorado Mountain College, pase de esquí con descuento para Vail Resorts, pase con descuento para Mountain Recreation Center, entre otros. RANGO SALARIAL DE CONTRATACIÓN: $18.30 - 21.96 por hora

Para consultar la tabla salarial más actualizada, visite https://www.eagleschools.net/departments/finance/salary-schedules

RESUMEN DE LA DESCRIPCIÓN DEL PUESTO: Prepara y cocina los alimentos en cantidades adecuadas según el menú del almuerzo escolar y atiende a los estudiantes de manera eficiente.

SUPERVISADO POR: Gerente de Cafetería

DIRIGIDO POR: Director de Servicios Nutricionales

ELEMENTOS ESENCIALES DEL TRABAJO:

• Mantener un alto estándar de saneamiento en todas las prácticas en el trabajo, incluida la manipulación y el almacenamiento de alimentos, de acuerdo con la política del departamento y los manuales de los departamentos de salud estatales y locales.
• Mantener un ambiente saludable y atractivo en la cocina y el comedor (mantener la cocina limpia, barrer, trapear, retirar basura, etc.).
• Mida, pesa y combina ingredientes para una preparación de calidad de sopas, platos principales, guisos, verduras, postres, carnes y otros artículos indicados en el menú del programa de almuerzo escolar, utilizando recetas establecidas aprobadas por el Departamento de Educación de Colorado y el USDA.
• Tome las temperaturas de los alimentos para determinar si han alcanzado las temperaturas internas mínimas microbiológicas establecidas.
• Asegúrese de que el menú cumpla con las directivas del Director de Servicios Nutricionales y del Departamento de Educación de Colorado.
• Regular las porciones de acuerdo con los estándares/directivas establecidos por el Programa Nacional de Almuerzos Escolares.
• Organizar el trabajo y planificar los horarios de producción diarios para garantizar que los alimentos estén listos para servir en los horarios designados sin desperdicios, especialmente en ausencia del encargado de la cafetería.
• Operar el sistema computarizado de caja de punto de venta en ausencia del gerente de cafetería.
• Realizar ajustes a las recetas, con asistencia, manteniendo la calidad.
• Participar en la recopilación de datos precisos de conformidad con el Programa Nacional de Almuerzos Escolares y/o solicitado por el Director de Servicios de Alimentos/Junta de Educación (es decir, hojas de trabajo de menús, recuentos de comidas).
• Satisfacer las demandas del servicio de alimentos con un horario y ubicación flexibles.
• Operar, limpiar y mantener diversos equipos de cocina manuales y/o automatizados, como hornos, parrillas, tostadoras, procesadores de alimentos, rebanadoras, lavavajillas y vaporeras.
• Levantar y transportar cajas a los estantes correspondientes cuando llegan los pedidos. Recibimos pedidos para dos semanas a la vez.
• Debe tener la capacidad de ser rentable con el uso de suministros/productos y recipientes para servir (cosas como bolsas de plástico y de basura, recipientes de papel y plástico).
• Lavar, secar, doblar y guardar las toallas y delantales sucios.
• Capacidad para realizar múltiples tareas con un tiempo limitado.
• Actúa de manera amigable y diplomática con todos los clientes (estudiantes, maestros, padres y compañeros de trabajo) en todas las situaciones de comunicación de manera constante.
• Realizar otras tareas que se le asignen.

CONTACTOS: Personal y estudiantes del escuela

CALIFICACIONES:

• 6 meses de experiencia trabajando con grandes cantidades de alimentos.
• Comunicación efectiva y habilidades interpersonales..
• Capacidad para leer, escribir, comprender y realizar cálculos escritos y verbales, como se adquiere normalmente al completar el diploma de bachillerato/GED.
• Capacidad para operar una computadora.