Employee Dining Room Cook - Casino jobs in Pueblo, CO

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About the Division of Youth Services:  The Division of Youth Services (DYS) provides a continuum of residential and non-residential services that encompass juvenile detention, commitment and parole. DYS is the agency statutorily mandated to provide for the care and supervision of youth committed by the District Court to the custody of the Colorado Department of Human Services. The Division operates ten secure facilities that serve youth between the ages of 10 and 21, who are pre-adjudicated, sentenced, or committed. The Division also contracts with numerous private residential and non-residential service providers throughout the State.  For pre-adjudicated youth, the Division is also responsible for the management and oversight of Senate Bill 91-94; a State-funded, locally administered program that provides services to youth at risk of further progressing into the juvenile justice system. In addition to residential programming, the Division administers juvenile parole services throughout the State.

Division of Youth Services Vision:  Achieving youth success and safer Colorado communities.

Division of Youth Services Mission:  It is the mission of the Division of Youth Services to protect, restore and improve public safety utilizing a continuum of care that provides effective supervision, promotes accountability to victims and communities, and helps youth lead constructive lives through positive development.

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Other Duties as Assigned:  My be required to work any shift, weekends, holidays, and OT to ensure adequate coverage to feed the clients.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications listed below to continue in the selection process for this position.  Work experience must be specifically documented in the work experience section of your application.  Do not use "see resume" or "see attached" statements on your application.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Thorough knowledge of the materials, methods, and equipment used in preparing food on a large scale including the ability to prepare from "scratch" entrees, soups, salads, baked goods, etc.;
• Knowledge of health hazards in food preparation and service, and of necessary precautionary measures.  
• ServSafe certification is ideal;
• Ability to read and follow information presented in writing, including policies, procedures, recipes and menus;
• Ability to work as a team and also independently.
• Problem Solving Skills

Highly Desirable Competencies:

• Knowledge of health requirements in the operation of a food service unit;
• Knowledge of health hazards in food service and the necessary precautionary measures;
• Knowledge of weights, measures, (e.g., food scales, measuring cups, and spoons) and food measurement techniques;
• Knowledge of techniques used in mixing food (e.g., gelatin, pancake batter, salad dressing, scrambled eggs, etc.);
• Knowledge of meat and vegetable preparation methods;
• Knowledge of cooking methods (e.g., frying, deep-fat frying, boiling, or baking);
• Knowledge of the use of kitchen utensils in serving or portioning meal;
• Knowledge of food safety related to handling and storing cooked foods, serving and storing temperatures, or reading food thermometers;
• Ability to read English at the level necessary for interpreting and understanding written recipes, menus, nourishment labels, diet slips, portioning sheets, and policies and procedures;
• Ability to perform basic mathematics (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) as related to calculating or converting units of measure for determining proper amounts of food ingredients for mass food production;
• Ability to clean, cut, cube, grind, and tenderize meat;
• Ability to clean, peel, dice, grate, slice, and chop vegetables;
• Ability to measure food ingredients using food scales, measuring cups, or spoons;
• Ability to mix food items (e.g., gelatin, pancake batter, salad dressing, scrambled eggs, etc.);
• Ability to boil food items and operate a jacketed steam kettle in a safe and effective manner;
• Ability to fry food items and operate a grill or tilt grill in a safe and effective manner;
• Ability to bake food items and operate a gas, rotary, or convection oven in a safe and effective manner
• Ability to understand and execute oral and written instructions;
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Conditions of Employment:

• Full Background. CDHS employees (all Direct contact with vulnerable persons): CBI name check and fingerprint check, ICON Colorado court database, Medicare fraud database, Reference Checks, Professional License verification (licensure requirements), Drug Screen, PREA (Division of Youth Services), Trails check (direct contact with children), CAPS (direct contact with adults – Mental Health Institutes, Regional Centers, Veterans Community Living Centers.
• Must be at least 21 years old
• Shift Work - May be required to work breakfast, lunch or dinner shift.
• Use, Handling, or Exposure to hazardous materials - Various cleaning agents are used in the kitchen.
• Travel - May require floating to other DYS facilities to help with coverage, travel to meetings and training.
• Continued employment is contingent upon successful completion of the DYS Pre-service Training Academy, Field Training Program (FTO) and mandatory annual training in all subject areas.
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must (1) disclose that information on the application (2) provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position, (3) provide the employee number from the applicant’s 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.

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 acknowledgement of the department’s action.

How to Apply

The Assessment Process

For additional recruiting questions, please contact araceli.diaz@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

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.