Permanent Line Cook Jobs in Colorado (NOW HIRING)

Position Type:
Nutrition Services/Senior Cook-Cashier
Date Posted:
6/30/2025
Location:
Various Locations (Location TBD)
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled
GRADE: G1 (Hourly Range/Step 1 - Step 9: $18.40 - $23.25)
MINIMUM HOURLY RATE: $18.40
STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK: 27.50 - 30.00 (Depending on Location)
FTE: .6875/ .75
MONTHS PER YEAR: 9
JOB CODE: 040330
POSITION TYPE: NEW - PERMANENT/REGULAR
LOCATION: THORNTON, CO.
Float Senior Cook-Cashier
Various Locations within the district
Adams 12 Five Star Schools is deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. We commit to eliminate the predictability of who is included in excellence and who is not. Adams 12 Five Star Schools puts students first and supports our district's mission to elevate student success for every student every day in every classroom. Candidates who can contribute to our goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths in this area.
SUMMARY: Assist with all aspects of food production and service of meals including cooking, line set-up, replenish supplies, clean up and cash collection. Prepare end-of-day reports and reconcile cash and student accounts. Comply with Health Department Standards, all safety procedures, departmental policies and procedures and all applicable state and federal regulations. Display exceptional customer service skills.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Frequency and percentage of time may vary based on building assignment
1. Assist in meal preparation and service by cooking, proportioning and setting up serving lines, condiment stand and fruit and vegetable bar. Maintain compliance with Health Department standards, all safety procedures, departmental policies and procedures, including Nutrition Services SOPs and employee expectations, and all applicable state and federal regulations in assigned school.
2. Serve, cashier, batch cooks and/or wash dishes during meal service.
3. May be responsible for preparing end-of-day reports including counting and reconciling cash and student accounts, assist with processing of advanced payments from students/parents. Meet department, state and federal continuing education requirements as required.
4. Clean equipment, utensils, pans, and all food preparation, serving and storage areas, following scheduled cleaning lists.
5. Maintain records including but not limited to, entering amount of food prepared, used and leftover on menu worksheets. Store, date, and label leftover food
6. Foster a team environment by assisting coworkers with scheduled work demands
7. Perform other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Must be a minimum of 18 years old.
• One year work experience with preparation of large volume food preparation and/or cashiering preferred.
LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS or CERTIFICATIONS:
• Criminal background check required for hire.
• Ability to successfully complete a pre-hire, post-offer physical examination.
• SNA certification preferred
• Must meet minimum national professional standards and training requirements for school nutrition professionals who manage and operate the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.
• Successful completion of Nutrition Services training programs after entering position.
APPLICATION INFORMATION:
All applicants (current district employees and external applicants) should list any and all work experience, including current district experience, when completing the employment application. Please include job titles and duties that you held while doing that job. Since the Human Resource department uses the application to screen for minimum qualifications required for each job, it is important to have a complete application so you will be considered for the position you are applying for.
SALARY INFORMATION:
All Classified positions are paid on an hourly basis. All Newly hired classified employees are placed initially on Step 1 of the pay grade for their position. Classified employees can advance an additional 7 steps (maximum Step 8) based on their previous experience. Final hourly placement on the Classified Salary schedule is dependent on the Grade Level for the position being posted and employees' previous work experience. "Grade" refers to position or job classification and "Step" refers to the number of work experience credit or service years. See our Classified Salary Schedule for hourly rates. For additional compensation information, please refer to The Classified Master Agreement.
BENEFITS INFORMATION:
Adams 12 Five Star Schools is committed to providing an environment that promotes a healthy employee population able to serve our students at the highest level. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as other programs for benefit eligible employees. The employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b) & 457(b) plans are available to all employees regardless of hours worked and are available immediately (upon hire date).
To learn more about our benefits, please see our Benefits Overview.
THIS POSTING IS NOT INCLUSIVE OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION.
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