**Once your application has been approved, you will receive an email from "TalentEd" with tasks to complete. Once you have completed those tasks, your application will be received by the district.  We thank you for your interest in a position at Cotopaxi Consolidated Schools.  

Position Purpose

Responsible for the general preparation, service, storage, and clean-up of food within the kitchen along with the care and maintenance of supplies and equipment used within the food service department.  Develops and promotes good community relations among various community and school clientele. 

Essential Job Functions

• Ability to follow follow both written and oral directions. 
• Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with students, staff and community.  
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize within tasks assigned. 
• Assists in the preparation and serving of food in an efficient, friendly, and timely manner.  
• Assists in the clean-up of the kitchen area in an efficient, thorough and timely manner as establilshed by the supervisor.
• Assists in maintaining a sanitary and safe environment in the kitchen, storage, and all areas utilized. 
• Assists in the proper storage, handling, inventory, and organization of food, food service supplies and equipment. 
• Maintains effective organizational, problem solving, and conflict resolution skills. 
• Follows all applicable safety rules, procedures and regulations governing school nutritional programs.
• Reports all unsafe conditions/activities to supervisor and administration. 
• Assist and works collaboratively with all school personnel, students, and families. 
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.

Note:   The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities.  It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Ability to understand, apply and use personal computers and software applications.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with all stakeholders contacted within the course of work requirements.
• Demonstrates strong and positive communication skills. 
• Demonstrates aptitute and interest for the work to be performed.
• Demonstrates punctuality and good attendance. 
• Becomes familiar with all responsibilities to assist in absence of other cooks or supervisor. 

Physical Demands With Or Without Reasonable Accommodation: 

The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental functions described below 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.  

1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands and fingers to handle, or feel. 
2. The work requires the use of telephone and using fingers to operate computer or typewriter keyboards. 
3. The employee is continually hearing and speaking to exchange information.
4. The employee is required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
5. Ability to be on feet up to eight hours every day. The work is mostly walking and standing with periods of sitting. 
6. Typical positions require workers to lift and carry up to 50 pounds; climb stairs, bend and crouch; reach, hold, grasp and turn objects; use fingers to operate computer or typewriter keyboards; and feel the shape, size and temperature of objects. 
7. The work requires the ability to speak normally, to use normal or aided vision and hearing, detect odors, identify colors, see, write, count, read, speak, analyze, alphabetize, perceive depth, operate a motor vehicle, and operate motor equipment. 
8. Conditions include working inside and outside, working around machines with moving parts and moving objects, working closely with others, working alone, and traveling by car, van, bus.

~Please contact the district if you have any questions regarding this position.  Thank you again for your interest!