About Nakamun
More than a camp

This is a year-round position needed asap.

The role provides leadership to food services of Camp Nakamun to ensure that it is in alignment with this mission. It involves: leading the kitchen staff in preparing and serving our guests nutritious, quality meals; planning the menus; ordering the food and keeping the kitchen clean, organized and running smoothly.

Main Responsibilities

Team Member

As part of the staff team for Camp Nakamun ministries this person shares in the responsibility to do all they can to ensure we are accomplishing our mission. Although there are many different roles on our team, we are first a team! This means there is a willingness to step outside of our specific roles in order to help us, as a team, accomplish our mission.

Kitchen staff 

• Train and oversee kitchen staff to enable them to be efficient in their work, and to understand the mission of camp.

• Be the point person for other cooks to come to for questions about meals, etc

• Work with the head cook to make sure all meals are prepared properly, are out on time and with sufficient quantities

• Provides oversight and direction to the Ranch Caterer for the summer.

• Give spiritual leadership and guidance to other staff under this position, including praying, answering spiritual questions and demonstrating a level of spiritual maturity

Food Management 

• Plan weekly menus for guest groups

• Organize inventory each week in freezers and stock room

• Complete grocery order Mondays and Thursdays each week

• Ensure each stock order is correct and acceptable

• Coordinate with Hospitality Manager for any changes with menus or meal times

• Maintain a high standard of food quality

• Take care of weekly dietary issues and ensure preparation of necessary alternatives for guests and staff

• Work with health inspector as it relates to food, food prep and food handling.

Cook

• Cooks and helps out in the kitchen

Community Connection

Being a part of the staff team at Camp Nakamun includes a commitment to be a part of the community around Nakamun. This can include: community leagues, events, coaching, panels, schools, church, volunteer fire department, community cultural events, etc.

Qualifications:

• Cooking and kitchen management skills

• Strong work ethic and willingness to serve and be flexible

• Ability to work with others and individually

• Current Food Safe Certification

• Commitment to the vision and mission of Camp Nakamun Ministries

Length of Employment: This is a year round, full-time position.

Camp Cook

This is a year round full or part time position, based on a 40 hour work week starting as early as June 2021.

Reports to: The Hospitality Manager and Director of Operations.

Purpose: Support the on-going ministry of Camp Nakamun by preparing and serving our guests, campers, and staff with nutritious, quality meals.

Responsibilities:

• Organize kitchen and kitchen staff each day to efficeintly prepare meals for guests, campers, and staff.
• Make sure all meals are prepared properly, are out on time, and with sufficient quantities.
• Understand dietary issues and prepare any necessary alternatives for guests, campers, and staff.
• Handle stock when it arrives and ensure that it is correct and acceptable.
• Maintain a high standard of food quality and kitchen cleanliness.
• Coordinate with the Hospitality Manager any changes with menus or meal times.
• Give spiritual leadership and guidance to other staff under this position, including praying, answering spiritual questions and demonstrating a level of spiritual maturity.

Requirements

• Cooking and kitchen management skills.
• strong work ethic and willingness to serve and be flexible.
• Ability to work with others and individually.
• Current Foodsafe Certification (can be taken during job start up).
• Commitment to the vision and mission of Camp Nakamun.

Camp Cook

This is a full time, summer position starting as early as June 2021.

Reports to: The Hospitality Manager and Director of Operations.

Purpose: Support the on-going ministry of Camp Nakamun by preparing and serving our guests, campers, and staff with nutritious, quality meals.

Responsibilities:

• Organize kitchen and kitchen staff each day to efficiently prepare meals for guests, campers, and staff.
• Make sure all meals are prepared properly, are out on time, and with sufficient quantities.
• Understand dietary issues and prepare any necessary alternatives for guests, campers, and staff.
• Handle stock when it arrives and ensure that it is correct and acceptable.
• Maintain a high standard of food quality and kitchen cleanliness.
• Coordinate with the Hospitality Manager any changes with menus or meal times.
• Give spiritual leadership and guidance to other staff under this position, including praying, answering spiritual questions and demonstrating a level of spiritual maturity.

Requirements

• Cooking and kitchen management skills.
• strong work ethic and willingness to serve and be flexible.
• Ability to work with others and individually.
• Current Foodsafe Certification (can be taken during job start up).
• Commitment to the vision and mission of Camp Nakamun.

Negotiated.

To apply or for more information please contact Debbie Toews at kitchen@campnakamun.com or call 780-967-5585.  Resumes can be mailed to the above address.