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TEMPORARY AIDE - Dining Services II

Salary

$16.22 - $20.71 Hourly

Location

Fremont County, CO

Job Type

Temporary Part Time (9 mos or less)

Job Number

ILC 80604 5/1/2025

Department

Colorado Department of Human Services

Division

OAADS - Bruce McCandless State Veterans Home at Fl

Opening Date

05/01/2025

Closing Date

5/8/2025 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA

Determined by Position

Primary Physical Work Address

903 Moore Drive Florence, CO 81226

FLSA Status

Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information

[email protected]

Type of Announcement

This is a temporary position. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.

How To Apply

Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

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Department Information

This is a temporary part-time position. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.

This is a temporary part-time, non-exempt position. Shiftwork is tied to this position including day, night, evening, weekends, and holidays.

Anticipated Begin Date: 5/5/2025 - 2/4/2026

Please Note: anticipated start and end dates may change depending on recruitment status.

Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

Bruce McCandless Veterans Community Living Center in Florence, Colorado

Bruce McCandless State Veterans Community Living Center is a State-owned and operated skilled-nursing facility dedicated to serving those who have served us. Our Eden Mission is to honor and respect those living and working in our home through companionship, empowerment and individualized care while providing a comfortable and safe place to live.

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Description of Job

Shift Information:

The potential shifts for this position are 5:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. OR 8:15 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.

This position will most likely be assigned to the 8:15 a.m. - 6:45 p.m. shift.

Please note: Shifts will vary based on the needs of the department.

DUTIES:

+ Prepare soups, gravies and sauces as indicated on the menu. Bake both quick and yeast bread. Prepare entrée and side dishes. Prepare desserts and other pastry products. Prepare assorted salads as directed. Set up and serve steam table. Set up room trays checking for accuracy of therapeutic diets. Serve portion size as indicated on the menu. Check the correct temperature of food items. Maintain temperature charts for food and refrigeration, and meal count tally. Prepare coffee, juice, nourishments and salads. Dish desserts and salads and butter bread. Assist with dining room service as needed. Bus tables. Operate dish machine. Sort and stack dishes. Maintain temperature chart. Peel and pare vegetables. Prepare modified diet items. Keep updated on new diet orders.

+ Duty Sanitation. Responsible for the sanitation of serving line. Clean and sanitize kitchen work area. Check and restock supplies according to menu. Sweep floor, Wash pots and pans. Clean and sanitize dining room, i.e. floors, carts, walls. Empty trash.

Attend mandatory and non-mandatory in-services and ongoing training program.

+ Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Experience:

+ 6 months of experience in an occupational field related to the work (ie. long-term or assisted care living centers, school cafeteria, correctional facility food services, Fast food, Restaurant services, etc)

Substitution:

+ Appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Possession of Food Certification(s)

+ Cooking Experience

+ Experience working in a long-term care environment

+ Ability to work effectively as a team member

+ Detail-Oriented

Conditions of Employment:

+ Full Background: CBI name check and fingerprint check, ICON Colorado court database, Medicare fraud database, Reference Checks, Professional License verification (licensure requirements), Drug Screen, CAPS (direct contact with adults – Mental Health Institutes, Regional Centers, Veterans Community Living Centers)

+ Must pass TB test.

+ This position is considered "essential service" and you will be required to report without delay or interruption to provide essential or emergency services to ensure health, safety, and welfare.

+ This position has shift work: day, evening, varying, , rotating, and Holidays.

+ This position may require use, handling, or exposure to hazardous materials, including oven cleaner, sanitizer and bleach.

+ 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.

+ On or after October 31, 2021, each facility shall ensure all newly hired employees or support staff members are fully vaccinated at the time of hire or receive their first dose of a two-dose protocol, or a single-dose vaccination, prior to providing any care, treatment, or other services for the facility and/or its clients. Upon hire, new employees will have three (3) business days to provide attestation to their status with proof of vaccination. Vaccinated employees must provide proof of first dose prior to providing care.

+ Note: Fully Vaccinated means two (2) weeks after a second dose in a two-dose series of the COVID-19 vaccine, such as the Pfizer, Moderna or Novavax vaccine, or two (2) weeks after the single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine.

+ Religious and medical exemptions and reasonable accommodation shall be addressed as required by law pursuant to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s vaccination guidance. If you would like to request a medical or religious exemption, please contact [email protected]

Supplemental Information

How to Apply (https://cdhs.colorado.gov/information-for-job-applicants#how-to-apply)

The Assessment Process

For additional recruiting questions, please [email protected]

*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.

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If you are a current or former State of Colorado employee, please list your employee number (starts with 997...). Failure to provide this requested information may render your application incomplete, and you may no longer be considered for the position.

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Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application. In the space below, please provide an explanation as to why the prior termination or resignation should NOT disqualify your application from the current position.

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