Food Service Supervisor I at Platte Valley Youth Services Center

This announcement is open to Colorado residents only.

The purpose of the work unit is to provide a statewide continuum of services and programs to access, treat, and control youth placed in its care for delinquent behavior.

This position performs fully operational work in the DYC food services department and has supervisory responsibility for youth participating in a food services work program.

Specific Duties Include:

Youth Supervision  Provide direct care, safety, security and supervision of adjudicated and/or pre-adjudicated youth in a locked setting to include the on-site kitchen.

Meal Preparation and Service:  Ensure that food is properly prepared, attractive, appetizing and of proper temperatures.  Follow menus and recipes or ensure that youth follow menus and recipes in order to comply with the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program and DYC policies and procedures. 

Safety and Security:  Anticipates and recognizes potential and real safety and security hazards.  Ensures that food service equipment is properly utilized.  Enforces good safety practices to reduce slips, trips, falls, burns, etc. Ensures that knives and/or culinary utensils are inventoried according to facility procedures to prevent loss.  Ensures that doors are kept locked to prevent escapes.  Follows facility key procedures.  Sees to it that chemicals are stored and used properly. Trains staff and youth on fire prevention and evacuation procedures. 

Sanitation:  Ensure that the proper sanitation procedures are followed to include any documentation and recording of the jobs assigned.  Ensure that that food services equipment and the physical plant of the kitchen are cleaned on a regular basis as assigned to keep them free of food particles, dust and bacteria.

Inventory Control:  Assist in taking a physical count of the inventory at lease once a month.  Inspect food and food service supplies for accurate quantity and condition upon arrival to the facility; rejects food and supplies that are inadequate.  Store raw food and food supplies utilizing a FIFO inventory method.

Training and Meetings:  Attend and actively participate in all assigned training and successfully complete any/all testing or other requirements for such training.  Maintain required certifications as required.

Educate Youth:  Assist with the facilitation of the culinary program curriculum.  Instruct youth on food service tasks by reviewing information in relevant manuals, textual materials and watching and discussing food service videos, etc.  Administers written and practical exams and tests relevant to the culinary program.  Responsible for grading tests, evaluating youth's performance and documenting their progress through written, electronic and/or personal communication.

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

Education: High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED).

AND
Experience:  Four (4) years of professional experience in an occupational field related to the
work assigned to the position.
Substitution:  none

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct experience supervising youth in a work study or culinary arts program within a residential child care institution
• Proficient in Word and Excel
• Supervisory experience

 Conditions of Employment:

• Must be 21 years old or older
• Must possess and maintain a valid Colorado driver's license
• Ability to work on-call to cover during employee call outs
• May be required to work breakfast, lunch, dinner shift
• May be required to handle hazardous material (cleaning agents used in the kitchen)
• May require floating to other DYS Facilities to help with coverage, travel to meetings and trainings.
• Continued employment is contingent upon successful completion of the DYS Pre-service Training Academy, Field Training Program and mandatory annual training.
• Must pass a Colorado Bureau of Investigations and Federal Bureau of Investigations background check.  Included in the background check is a current and/or previous employer check.  Your current and/or previous employers within the past 10 years must be listed on your job application (most recent in descending order), even if the job or duties are unrelated to the position for which you are applying.  Incomplete employer information or omission of former employers may result in a disqualification of your application.
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination 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 ([email protected]), 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.

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 [email protected]

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  [email protected] or call 1-800-929-0791.

~THE STATE OF COLORADO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER~