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DINING SERVICES - Veterans Community Living Center - Fitzsimons

Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80012

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This position is open to current Colorado residents only. Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

Office of Adult, Aging, and Disability Services Colorado Veterans Community Living Center at Fitzsimons Colorado Veterans Community Living Center (VCLC) at Fitzsimons is a beautiful 180-bed, skilled nursing facility serving Colorado’s veterans. We strive to honor and respect those living in our community through companionship and person-centered care while providing a comfortable and safe place to live. At Fitzsimons, we provide long-term care and short-term rehab and have a secure memory care neighborhood. We are conveniently located on the medical campus with UC Hospital and the Aurora VA Medical Center. Fitzsimons celebrates a low 14% staff turnover rate and substantial longevity among staff.

While in this position, you are required to work at your assigned work location during your scheduled work times. Please note: Work arrangements are subject to change at any time.

This position functions independently in performing a full range of responsibilities that include but are not limited to: cooking meals in the main and satellite kitchens, serving residents, cleaning, sanitation, and related tasks. This includes following generally accepted and facility food service standards. This position performs a variety of heavy manual labor food service duties, including, but not limited to cleaning and sanitizing the kitchen, the kitchen equipment, utensils, dishes, pots and pans. It requires heavy lifting, manual labor, and long periods of standing and walking, which includes delivering the food hot boxes to the satellite kitchens. This position helps to stock and maintain par levels in the storeroom, coolers and freezers, and supervises the above mentioned tasks and responsibilities in the absence of the Food Services Director.

Additionally, in the Dining Services position you will:

Train new employees on the functions of the job and provide appropriate reports to the Food Service Manager

Supervise subordinate staff to ensure daily operations for food service is conducted within department standards and complete dining room meal-service audits

Complete PMP’s, status changes, implement progressive discipline and respond to grievances as required

Follows standardized recipes and prepares all aspects of meals to food safety standards, visual appeal, palatability for residents

Prepare, puree, and plate a variety of menu items including salads, desserts, and therapeutic diets ensuring correct textures, temperatures, and portion sizes while fulfilling special resident requests for alternative choices

Accurately serve regular and modified diets across units using resident tray cards, deliver snacks and supplies to storage areas, and maintain a clean service environment Provide excellent customer service to all internal and external customers

Communicate immediately and directly with Food Service Director of any department concerns

Maintain all kitchen equipment according to set guidelines and clean each piece of equipment after each use

Wash and sanitize pots, pans and all kitchen food service equipment Collect dispose of trash and maintain dumpster trash area

Monitor and record all food temperatures while food is removed from oven/cooling unit and before the items leave the main kitchen

If foods are not at proper serving temperature solve the problem immediately and provide solutions

Prepare and serve residents in private dining rooms as needed and special occasions

Assist food service supervisor in inventorying supplies and foods (perishables and nonperishables), freezer, and storeroom

Other duties as assigned

Experience Only: Four (4) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position with one (1) year long term care experience.

Substitutions: None

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

CDHS employees (all Direct contact with vulnerable persons):

Full Background Check: 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 adult Mental Health Institutes, Regional Centers, Veterans Community Living Centers)

This position requires State of Colorado residency at the time of application (unless otherwise identified in the posting), and residency within the state throughout the duration of employment in this position

Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must: Disclose that information on the application.

Explain why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify you from the current position.

Provide your employee number from your 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.

EEO Statement

The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to increasing a “Colorado for ALL” of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of all backgrounds and abilities.

The State of Colorado believes that a “Colorado for ALL” drives our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

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