Summer Cook/Shift Manager

Job Description

Job Description

POSITION TITLE: Summer Cook/Shift Manager

DEPARTMENT: Camp Arnold

STATUS: Temporary/Seasonal, Exempt

PAY: $11.25/hr Room and Board (lodging and food) included

Join a team where you can offer compassion, dignity, and sustainable opportunities for people in need in your local community!

The Salvation Army is an inspiring place to work. With offices in every major US city and over 120 countries around the globe, it’s a place where people can invest in people on every level. In the Northwest region of the US, we serve people with food to shelter opportunities and almost everything in between. We are committed to being an efficient and effective network of local offices that make up a huge western region team. In other words, we’re committed to being big and small at the same time. That makes us a seriously great place to work. As one of the most impactful social service organizations in the world, we hire people who constantly seek new ways to keep us moving forward. We welcome you on finding your place to offer opportunities for people in need!

GENERAL STATEMENT :

The Salvation Army is a branch of the Christian Church, and the ultimate goal of all programs is spiritual regeneration of all people.

The Salvation Army is an equal opportunity employer.

GENERAL DUTIES:

• Maintain a valid Washington State Food Handlers Card.
• Attend and participate in assigned evening programs and spiritual activities.
• Maintain a standard of cleanliness in personal grooming and in living quarters.
• Assist with the clean-up of the total camp at the end of each session and at the end of the summer.
• Any other duties as assigned by the Food Service Administrator or Camp Administrator.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

Safety and Supervision

• Enforce camp policies and procedures.
• Maintain safety and sanitation standards for staff and campers.
• Always ensure compliance with American Camping Association standards of safety and program conduct.
• Coordinate and implement all program components relative to the daily schedule in a timely fashion.

WEEKLY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist with all food service preparation as assigned by the Food Service Administrator.
• Assist with meal service portioning as assigned by the Food Service Administrator.
• Be familiar with quantity requirements for menu items and ready to take the lead on meal preparation and portioning if required.
• Assist with all inventory procedures, making certain all food removed from stock room, refrigerators and freezer is properly accounted for and documented by those removing the food.
• Coordinate your daily work schedule with the Food Service Administrator for efficient preparation of food.
• Assist with cleaning and care of kitchen, all work areas and equipment.
• Maintain safe work habits in accordance with all government regulations. Make certain that behavior of those in the kitchen area is always exemplary and in keeping with professional standards.
• Work in harmony with all other cooks and food service staff relative to daily work schedules for the efficient operation of food services.
• Assist in other duties as assigned by the Food Service Manager or Camp Administrator.
• Lead daily devotionals for staff. This will be unstructured and open for being lead by the Holy Spirit.
• Assist staff leadership and encouragement as a team.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist on an intermittent or continuous basis.
• Ability to grasp, push, pull objects and reach overhead.
• Ability to operate telephone.
• Ability to operate a desktop or laptop computer.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.
• Ability to access and produce information from a computer.
• Ability to understand written information.

Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order meet the physical requirements of the position. The Salvation Army will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed is a reasonable and no undue hardship would result.

SPIRIT AND UNDERSTANDING:
By accepting employment with The Salvation Army, you acknowledge that The Salvation Army is a church, agree to do nothing to undermine its religious mission and acknowledge that your conduct must not conflict with or undermine the religious program of The Salvation Army Camp Arnold, or its religious and moral purposes. It is expected that all employees of Camp Arnold will conduct themselves in a manner likely to bring honor and glory to God, and credit and respect to The Salvation Army.

The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to providing a respectful environment for all applicants and employees that is free from unlawful discrimination or harassment based on age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, disability, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by law. Such equal opportunity for employment will apply to recruitment and hiring, training, promotion, salaries and other compensation, transfers and layoffs or termination.

A generous benefits package is included with full-time positions: paid holidays, vacation time, sick time, and medical, vision, and dental insurances.

Health Insurance: Low bi-weekly premiums ($34.62) for employee only coverage, Kaiser HMO for those residing in a Kaiser service area, Anthem EPO/PPO is available for those residing outside of a Kaiser service area. Voluntary +1 and +family coverage at additional cost. Delta Dental DHMO and DPPO dental insurance offered starting at $2.31 bi-weekly cost. Employees are covered by an employer paid life insurance policy. Voluntary supplemental life, short-term and long-term disability plans are available.

Retirement Plans: Employer-funded Money Purchase Pension Plan (Defined Contribution Plan) 50% vested at 5 years eligible service time, employee funded voluntary 403(b) options

Parental Leave: Benefit will be one week (5 business days) of paid leave at the employee’s normal rate of pay for births, adoptions and foster placements.

Sick Leave: 12 days annually accruing from day one, eligible for use after 3 months’ service time.

Paid Vacation: 2 weeks annually accruing from day one, for non-exempt positions. 4 weeks annually accruing from day one, for exempt positions. Accrued vacation eligible for use after 6 months’ service time.

Paid Holidays: 13 designated holidays + 1 floating holiday per year