What are the responsibilities and job description for the DINING SERVICES IV-Nutrition Services-CMHHIP position at State of Colorado?
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About the Nutrition Services department:
The Nutrition Services Department exists to provide quality food service and medical nutrition therapy to more than 1600 clients in a mental health care facility and the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC). With over 100 employees, the department strives, within available resources, to provide adequate nutrition to clients based on medical, spiritual, ethnic, cultural, and mental health needs.
About the Position:
The purpose of this position is to ensure the safe, compliant, and effective completion of food service production in the assigned production area or satellite kitchen. Duties include meal preparation, cooking, portioning, sanitation, documentation, receiving, loading, and delivery. As a work leader, this position is responsible for assigning tasks, monitoring progress and workflow, checking the product, scheduling work, and establishing work standards for Dining Services III staff.
Lead Cook:
- Trains and works alongside employees on regularly assigned tasks, new techniques, methods, and standards.
- Provides guidance to Dining Services III on a daily basis, providing production routines and ensuring all food products are produced and stored following food safety and sanitation regulations imposed by state and federal regulations.
- Leads staff and demonstrates culinary skills of food preparation to include, but not limited to, slicing, grinding, cooking meats, soups/sauces/gravy preparation, etc.
- This position identifies additional training required for Dining Services III staff, including plate presentation, accurate portion sizes, following modified menus, etc.
- Schedules work, monitors compliance with work schedules, assigns tasks and establishes standards in regards to safety and sanitation, and the production, preparation and/or service of meals.
- Monitors the progress and workflow of dining services III staff.
- Oversees meal service/ snacks, and verifies accuracy of preparation based on diet order.
- Oversees temperature and cleaning logs and ensures logs are completed as established by regulatory standards.
- Completes inventory of supplies in their designated work location and orders supplies as needed by using bread and milk order form.
- Receives supplies and stores them in the appropriate location based on the delivered item (i.e. cold item, dry storage, chemicals, etc.).
- Provides input to supervisors and managers in regard to leave requests, schedules, and PMAPs.
- Leads staff in meetings to meet daily production for production.
- Uses a state computer to complete tasks such as Cornerstone training, timecards, and review/respond to work emails.
- Attends and actively participates in in-person assigned training.
- Works alongside Dining Services III employees to prepare bulk recipes or retherm meals using commercial food service equipment such as combi ovens, tilt skillets and kettles.
- Follow standardized recipes, diets, cooking instructions, production sheets, tallies, and load slips to prepare meals, snacks and baked goods.
- In the preparation of recipes inspected, monitors for correct consistency, color, and texture.
- Monitors and documents food temperatures following Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) guidelines.
- Counts and portions of food items based on census per location.
- In accordance with the menu and production schedule, plans, coordinates and manufactures production from standardized recipes following the quantity and quality requirements while adhering to the HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) food safety and regulatory requirements compliance for all product production
- Supports the development and maintenance of recipes, testing, and providing information to the diet office before implementing any changes.
- Uses basic math skills to perform all measuring, weighing, and inventorying of all conventional products processed and distributed.
- Maintains records for inventory, quality control, quality assurance, sanitation checklist, temperature, charts, and all other records necessary for the operation of the production area.
- Maintains food logs and monitors cooling temperatures.
- Prepares and re-therms food and beverage products as applicable.
- Takes QA sample bags and stores for 3-7 days (as applicable) until testing is completed.
- Prepares meals following load slips and ensures food safety and sanitation guidelines are followed.
- Assembles and portions of food items, snacks, sack meals, beverages, and baked goods.
- Prepares sack lunches for clients as needed.
- The position also serves meals/snacks to CMHHIP patients in accordance with the meal report.
- Monitors and records temperatures of food items, refrigerators, and freezers, documents and reports any discrepancies.
- Meets established Federal, State, Local regulations regarding food safety sanitation.
- Visually inspects Cambro carts daily for needed repairs and sanitation.
- Documents knife counts, refrigeration temperatures and food temperatures on designated log sheets.
- Ensures all refrigerators and other log sheets are updated daily.
- Follows CMHHIP and departmental polices, rules, regulations, and practices of the department to include wearing ID badge, proper uniform, accountability with keys, contraband, utensils and sharps counts by following safety procedures.
- Ensures IOJ and incident reports are completed in a timely manner.
- Operates and cleans commercial food equipment, following manufactures guidelines and instructions for safe operation.
- Cleans kitchen equipment, production areas, tables, hoods and dining room or North Kitchen areas.
- Washes dishes, utensils, pots and pans by using a dishwasher or 3-compartment sink.
- Records dish machine wash and rinse temperatures.
- other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
- Three (3) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position
None
Preferred Qualifications:
Previous experience as a work lead and or supervisor
Working in a commercial or institutional setting, utilizing raw ingredients, following prescribed large-scale recipes to create meals or baked goods from scratch.
Working as a cook in a high volume, batch production kitchen, following prescribed large-scale recipes, monitoring production schedules and maintaining inventory and supply orders
- Experience in Corrections or high-security kitchen
- Serve Safe certified
Experience training personnel
Knowledge of Microsoft programs and Google (calendar, email, Drive, etc.)
Excellent customer service skills
Conditions of Employment:
- Full Background - Name and fingerprint check, ICON Colorado court database, Medicare fraud database, Reference Checks, Professional License verification, Drug Screen, Trails check (direct contact with children), CAPS
- Must be willing to submit to influenza vaccination or sign a medical or religious exemption document
- Must pass a pre-placement physical/medical screening: TB Test
- Must be available for shift work
- Use, Handling, or Exposure to hazardous materials
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 acknowledgment 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.
How to Apply
The Assessment Process
For additional recruiting questions, please contact jonathan.benavids@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 (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~
Salary : $22 - $30
