Roving Kitchen Assistant - Colorado Springs School District 11

Colorado Springs School District 11 • Colorado Springs, CO

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position serves as a Roving Kitchen Assistant within Colorado Springs School District 11's Food and Nutrition department. The role involves traveling to various Elementary or Secondary District 11 schools to assume Kitchen Manager responsibilities, ensuring adherence to school and department service and quality standards with minimal disruption. When not performing Kitchen Manager duties, the position will function as a Kitchen Assistant in a District 11 Production Center. The role requires a positive customer service attitude, supervision of food preparation and customer service, assignment of duties to assistants and student helpers, and ensuring proper cleaning and sterilization of facilities and equipment. Emphasis is placed on food quality, customer service, safe food handling, employee safety, sanitation, and appropriate appearance. The position also involves completing employee performance reviews, forecasting meal counts, ordering food and supplies, maintaining inventory and production records, managing financial performance through cost controls, collecting payments, handling cash securely, monitoring meal counts by category, completing computer applications, and submitting required paperwork. Additionally, the role includes coordinating and assisting with special functions/events and acting as an on-site liaison with students, administrators, faculty, staff, and visitors.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Basic computer knowledge and skills preferred.
• Basic cashiering knowledge and skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Travels to any Elementary or Secondary District 11 school as required and assumes Kitchen Manager responsibilities, maintaining school and department service and quality standards with the least disruption to daily routine as possible.
• When not required to perform Kitchen Manager duties in a school, this position will work in a District 11 Production Center as a Kitchen Assistant.
• Demonstrates positive customer service attitude at all times
• Directs, oversees and assists in food preparation according to the menu, recipes and product specifications
• Directs, oversees and assists with all aspects of customer service
• Assigns duties to assistants and supervises student helpers
• Directs, oversees and assists with kitchen, storage areas, service areas and ding room clean up
• Ensures proper cleaning and sterilization of utensils, equipment and facilities
• Supervises the maintenance of kitchen utilities and facilities
• Directs staff in proper care for and use of equipment
• Secures facilities at the end of the day
• Trains, supervises and directs all staff assistants and student helpers
• Completes employee performance reviews (probationary & annual)
• Forecasts number of meals served on a per-item, per-meal, per day basis
• Orders food and supplies as needed from the Production Center and approved vendors
• Orders based on meal forecasts and supplies on hand
• Maintains accurate production records for food prepped & served
• Responsible for financial performance through achievement of targeted cost controls, to include food cost, labor hours/cost & other supply costs
• Maintains accurate inventory and inventory controls
• Collects monies and other payments for meals served
• Responsible for accurate and secure proper cash handling procedures, including recording daily cash sales, prepayments, deposit of cash receipts, and security of change fund and petty cash as is assigned to their school
• Monitors and maintains accurate records for meals served by category (i.e. free, reduced, full pay students and adults, a la carte sales)
• Completes computer applications required for all aspects of meal service
• Completes and submits accurate related forms and paperwork to meet establish deadlines through either the computer or hardcopy
• Coordinates and assists with special functions/events as needed which may include food preparation, set-up and service, and clean-up
• Actively participates in all Operations meetings/training events and communicated information obtained to all staff members
• On-site liaison with students, school administrators, faculty, staff and visitors
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Non-Recurring Pay: 7% of base salary in Non-Recurring Pay (distributed as 3.5% on November paycheck and 3.5 % on May paycheck).
• Staffing Stability Incentive (Adams Elementary, Galileo Middle School and Mitchell High School): ESP employees will receive the equivalent of one salary step divided over 12 pay periods.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED