Job Summary Plans,prepares, cooks and serves nutritional meals and snacks in accordance withestablished guidelines and schedules; ensures all meals are prepared and servedin a safe and presentable manner; cleans kitchen facilities, equipment, andappliances; maintains inventory of kitchen supplies and food in a neat andorderly manner. Performsa variety of housekeeping duties for a camp; cleans restrooms, offices, andother camp facilities; washes, stores, and distributes linens; ensures theneatness and cleanliness of the camp facilities on a daily basis. This is asplit position designed to cover two main responsibilities (cooking andcleaning).Due to the nature of camp and the camping season,this position will flex and adapt based upon the needs at the time.Essential FunctionsThis job description should not be interpreted as allinclusive. It is intended to identifythe essential functions and requirements of this position. The incumbent may be requested to perform job-relatedresponsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this job description.Cooking(50%)Plansmenus and purchases food and supplies necessary for the preparation and servingof nutritional meals.Cleans,cooks, and prepares a variety of foods and beverages utilizing kitchenequipment, utensils, and supplies in accordance with acceptable and economicalcooking methods.Ensuresthat enough food is prepared based on the number of people to be served andthat food is prepared in a timely manner as scheduled.Servesfood and beverages in a presentable manner; prepares plates for infants orpersons requiring additional assistance.Cleanstables, chairs, floors, dishes, utensils, and kitchen appliances.Stores,refrigerates, and freezes foods in a safe and economical manner; monitorsexpiration dates on all foods ensuring proper disposal of food with expireddates.Preparessnacks and prepares plates of food for people eating after normal servinghours.Maintainsa high degree of cleanliness in the kitchen and dining room; ensures that allmeals are prepared in a safe manner; ensures all kitchen personnel practiceproper personal hygiene. Maintains proper supply and orderliness of kitchen stockinventory in order to meet the needs of the kitchen; orders, receives, andprocesses food purchases; verifies that invoices are accurate and submits forfurther processing.Housekeeping(50%)Cleans camp facilities and offices; collects,washes, folds, stores, and distributes linens; ensures the accountability oflinens.Maintains staff laundry schedule on rotation aswell as daily laundering of staff laundry. Washes all linens from dining room after eachmeal and ensure linen is restocked.Washes camper's laundry when necessary. Assists in securinglinens for campers without proper linens.Monitors light fixtures to ensure all lightbulbs are in working order; replace light bulbs as necessary.Cleans and sanitizes bathrooms; cleans sinksand toilets, polishes mirrors, and replenishes supplies.Sweeps, vacuums, mops and waxes floors; sweepssidewalks.Cleans windows; dusts and polishes furnitureand fixtures.Performs other related work as required.Materials and EquipmentStove Oven Refrigerators FreezersKitchenUtensils Blender Mixer Food ProcessorMop BroomHousekeepingCleaning SuppliesKnowledge, Skills and AbilitiesAbilityto meet attendance requirements.Abilityto read, write, and communicate the English language.Knowledgeof proper cooking methods and procedures.Knowledgeof meal planning techniques.Knowledgeof acceptable food storage and cleaning techniques.Abilityto cook nutritional, tasteful, and safe food for large groups in a timelymanner.Abilityto properly clean kitchen appliances and utensils.Abilityto order food and kitchen supplies in an economical manner and to maintain anadequate level of inventory.Abilityto perform general cleaning activities for buildings.Abilityto follow instructions and work independently.Knowledgeof effective cleaning and sanitizing practices as well as proper safetyprecautions.Abilityto maintain an adequate inventory of cleaning supplies.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREDEducation and ExperienceHighSchool diploma or GED and three year experience cooking food for large groups, orany equivalent combination of training and experience which provides therequired knowledge, skills, and abilities.Certifications/LicensesFoodhandlers card preferredPhysical RequirementsDuties are usually performed by frequentwalking and/or standing, kneeling, or squatting relieved by lesser periods ofsitting.Working ConditionsWorkis performed in a normal kitchen environment where there may be limitedphysical discomforts associated with working around hot stoves/ovens or coldfreezers.This document provides descriptive information about theabove Salvation Army position. Work actually performed by incumbents in thisposition may vary. Although this document may be used for recruiting, staffing,or career planning, the information contained herein should only be used as aguideline or recommendation for the content of and qualifications for thisposition. An individual's ability to meet the qualifications and capabilitiesdescribed in this document is not a guarantee of employment or promotion. TheSalvation Army reserves the right to make changes to this document as deemednecessary without providing advance written notice.All employees recognize that The Salvation Army is a churchand agree that they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army toundermine its religious mission.
