Cook

Cook

Norwood Public Schools - CO

District Office - Norwood, Colorado

This job is also posted in Norwood Public Schools - CO

Job Details

Job ID:5132946

Application Deadline:Aug 01, 2025 11:59 PM (Mountain Standard Time)

Posted:Apr 30, 2025

Starting Date:Immediately

Job Description

Department: Food Services

Job Description: Cook

Job Family: Classified

Supervisor: Kitchen Manager

Supervisory Responsibility: N/A

Employment Status: Regular/Fulltime or Part-time/ Hourly

Description:

Assist the Kitchen Manager with maintaining a successful food service program by preparing and serving food, maintaining kitchen, washing dishes and trays, and assisting with food inventory.

Required Qualifications:

High School Diploma or GED, and

Successful Colorado Bureau of Investigation fingerprint clearance.

Completion of all district required training within a reasonable time frame.

Basic mathematical and measuring skills for following recipes.

Ability to communicate, interact and work effectively with co-workers to maintain a positive and professional work climate.

Basic to intermediate skills working with computers and school technology.

Ability to recognize the importance of safety in the workplace, follow safety rules, practice safe work habits, utilize appropriate safety equipment and report unsafe conditions to the appropriate administrator.

Ability to take the initiative to solve potential problems and then keeps their supervisor informed.

Ability to work as a team with their coworkers and also be able to work independently on a task.

Positive attitude about working with children.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the Kitchen Manager, assist in preparing and serving food for the National School Lunch & Breakfast Programs utilizing safe food handling procedures.

Operate kitchen machines (mixer, oven, steamer, tilt steam kettle, dishwasher, etc.)

Read recipes and use proper kitchen math techniques.

Stock and set up serving line and all necessary equipment needed to serve meals.

Provide rapid service of meals and strictly adhere to schedules.

Sanitize all dishes, equipment, floors, tables, sink, etc. following all completion of daily school lunch/breakfast program service. Wash tables in commons area following each meal to ensure sanitary eating areas.

Remove all trash and waste from the kitchen.

Maintain daily records: temp logs, production records, etc.

Cross train in all positions, including manager position.

Assist with ordering, storing and inventorying food and supplies.

Professionally interact with students, staff and public.

Promote good public relations by personal appearance, attitude and conversation

Complete annual training.

Comply with all district policies and procedures.

Other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions:

Physical Activities:* Stand, Walk, Sit, Reach, Good Hand, Arm and Finger Dexterity, Climb or Balance, Talk, Hear, Taste, Smell, Stoop, Kneel, Bend, Crouch or Crawl, Typing, Face-to-Face interactions, and Light Computer Usage.

Weight and Force Demands:* Up to 50 pounds

Noise Exposure Level:* Loud

Temperature Level: Hot & Cold Environments

Mental Functions:* Compare, Analyze, Communicate, Copy, Coordinate, Instruct, Compute, Synthesize, Evaluate, Interpersonal Skills, Compile, Negotiate

* These are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Position Type:Full-Time

Salary:$18.45 to $23.43 Per Hour

Job Requirements

Citizenship, residency or work visa required