MANAGER, TRAINING PROGRAM

Manager Trainee - Food Service

D epartment: Enterprise Management, Food and Nutrition Services

Schedule: 40 hours per week

S alary: starting at $12.50 hourly

Essential Functions and Objectives:

We are currently recruiting for the Food Service Manager Trainee Program. We are looking for motivated candidates with strong leadership skills, exceptional customer service skills, and the ability to lead and work as a working manager successfully within a team in a fast-paced environment. The program consists of classroom and hands-on kitchen training. Qualified candidates will receive school food service training, kitchen equipment training, HACCP, sanitation, computer training including ordering and inventory, and much more. Upon successful completion of this program, you will have the opportunity to be re-assigned to a floating manager and travel throughout the district. All eligible candidates will be able to apply for manager positions for the following school year.

Skill and Requirements:

- Basic computer skills

- Excellent customer service skills, interpersonal skills, and time management/organizational skills

- Knowledge of commercial kitchen equipment is preferred, but not required

- Must possess a valid drivers license and current automobile insurance

- Must be able to speak, read, and write in English

Education Requirements:

- High school diploma or equivalent is preferred but not required.

About Denver Public Schools: The COO Office has a dynamic team of highly experienced people working to maintain the integrity of Denver Public Schools and the accountability of what we do as a team. We strive to meet all of the needs of our schools, Administrative buildings and constituents. The operations team encompasses Facilities, Enterprise Management, Transportation, Technology, School of Choice, Planning and Assessment, Safety and Security, Program Management, Operations Outreach and Engagement, Finance and Operations Support Services. We are the building blocks of the operations side of Denver Public Schools. We stand on our core values Integrity, Accountability, Equity, Collaboration, Fun and of course Students First. There are a lot of opportunities for anyone looking to work in an innovative, caring, and fast paced, growing entity. Come and check out \u201cTeam DPS\u201d.

Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of 185 schools, including traditional, magnet, charter and pathways schools, with an enrollment of 88,000 students. Of those, 58% of the school district's enrollment is Hispanic, 20%is Caucasian, and 15% is African American. Seventy-two percent of the district's students qualify for free and reduced lunch.

Under the leadership of Superintendent Susana Cordova and guided by the tenets of The Denver Plan, DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in terms of student academic growth. DPS is committed to establishing Denver as a national leader in student achievement, high school graduation and college career readiness.

Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.