School Lunch Cook with Benefits & Flexible Hours

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

Life insurance

PERA retirement

Paid holidays

Paid leave

Tuition reimbursement

Colorado Mountain College credits

Discounted ski pass

Discounted recreation center pass

Job summary

Homestake Peak School in Eagle County is seeking a Cook to prepare and cook foods in quantities according to the school lunch menu and serve students efficiently. This full-time role requires maintaining high sanitation and following Colorado and USD standards, with a flexible schedule and the ability to work without the cafeteria manager when needed.

Eligible applicants will have at least 6 months of experience with large quantities of food, strong communication, basic reading and arithmetic,

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Must have the ability to be cost effective with the use of supplies/products and serving 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.

Skills

Food preparation

Communication

Sanitation

Multi-tasking

Computer literacy

Education

High school diploma/GED

Job description

Homestake Peak School in Eagle County is seeking a Cook to prepare and cook foods in quantities according to the school lunch menu and serve students efficiently. This full-time role requires maintaining high sanitation and following Colorado and USD standards, with a flexible schedule and the ability to work without the cafeteria manager when needed.

Eligible applicants will have at least 6 months of experience with large quantities of food, strong communication, basic reading and arithmetic,