Cook

The mission of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is to work collaboratively toward the prevention of homelessness and the creation of lasting solutions for homeless and at-risk families, children, and individuals throughout Colorado. The Coalition advocates for and provides a continuum of housing and a variety of services to improve the health, well-being, and stability of those it serves.

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is currently seeking Cooks to be responsible for coordinating all facets of the kitchen and meal preparation in a brand-new facility and program! This position ensures that all nutritional needs for the residents are met as well as ensuring that all Health Department and other external requirements are followed. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a passion for food preparation who wants to make a daily impact supporting some of Denver’s most vulnerable neighbors. This position is located at our new Recuperative Care Center, 2175 California St., Denver, Colorado 80205 and reports to the Food Services Manager.
 

Coalition Benefits
 

In addition to the unique challenges and extraordinary rewards of our work, eligible Coalition employees enjoy a rich benefits package, including:

• Health insurance coverage on the first day of employment: full-time employees contribute only 1% of their earnings for their own health coverage and no more than 4% of their earnings for coverage of eligible dependents. We’re proud to offer same- and opposite-sex domestic partner coverage;
• Dental, vision, and flexible spending/dependent care/public transit accounts;
• Free basic life insurance and long-term disability coverage;
• Dollar-for-dollar retirement plan matching contributions up to 5% of earnings;
• Extensive paid time-off, including 8 holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and three weeks of vacation for new full-time employees in their first full year.

Essential Job Functions

1. This is a kitchen position responsible for food preparation, cooking, supporting the menu planning, supporting the food purchasing, and cleaning the kitchen and dining room for the SSRCC.
2. Plans nutritional meals and snacks – breakfast, lunch and dinner.
3. Prepares and serves all meals in a respectful manner.
4. Seeks out and incorporates, to as great as degree as possible, resident input into menu planning.
5. Ensures all meals meet nutritional requirements.
6. Shops for and/or orders food from local vendors when delegated by chef.
7. Is aware of and maintains kitchen and dining area as per Dept. of Health and Sanitation; regulations and internal policies and procedures.
8. Monitors upkeep and condition of food service equipment and supplies.
9. Attends training provided by Departments of Health and Education for food service as required.
10. Performs other duties as assigned.

​​Employee must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health of self or others. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed above 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.
   

Qualifications Summary

1. 1+ year Cooking/kitchen experience preferred.
2. Experience working in settings with individuals experiencing homelessness is preferred.
3. Bilingual, English-Spanish preferred. 

WHERE A CANDIDATE IS PLACED IN THE COMPENSATION RANGE DEPENDS ON TOTAL RELEVENT YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is committed to delivering services, making employment-related decisions, selecting volunteers, and selecting vendors without regard to age over 40, race, sex, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, military status, or any other applicable status protected by law.