Food Service: Cook

shackretreat; Michigan; Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

The Shack Retreat and Conference Center, a ministry of Grace Adventures Ministries, is seeking a part-time kitchen team member to support cooking, cleaning, and meal service. The role involves supervising other staff, maintaining safety standards, and ensuring on-time food service aligned with daily menus.

Candidates should display a Christ-centered lifestyle, ServSafe certification, and the ability to work long hours and lift heavy items.

Qualifications

• Testimony and lifestyle reflecting salvation by grace in Jesus Christ.
• Exhibits excellence in workmanship and care for the craft.
• Working knowledge of kitchen procedures and equipment.
• Ability to lift heavy items and work long hours.
• Self-disciplined and self-motivated.
• 18 years of age or older.
• Flexible to changing needs.
• ServSafe certified.
• Knowledge of handling food allergies.
• Able to work with individuals of all ages.

Responsibilities

• Report to work on time and follow schedule.
• Prepare food according to menu needs and plan ahead for meals.
• Serve meals on time according to daily schedules.
• Adopt a clean-as-you-go policy in the kitchen.
• Adhere to ServSafe guidelines.
• Turn off and secure all equipment at day's end.
• Clean equipment, counters, stoves, ovens, and surfaces.
• Oversee kitchen staff and assign tasks as needed.
• Close the kitchen with proper shutdown and laundry/dining room checks.
• Lock office and secure facilities at end of day.

Skills

Kitchen procedures knowledge

ServSafe certified

Physical ability

Self-motivation

Flexibility

Supervisory skills

Job description

Description

The Shack Retreat and Conference Center is a campus ministry of Grace Adventures Ministries. Grace Adventures Ministries is a religious organization that makes employment decisions on Bible based beliefs and practices. Because of the nature of our Christian program; Christian belief, character, and practice are essential requirements of employment positions.

Summary

• Fulfill the overall ministry of The Shack Retreat and Conference Center and cast a vision to others.

General Responsibilities

• This person will have a working knowledge of cooking, cleaning and serving meals.
• This person will have the ability to supervise others with efficiency and concern for others well-being.
• This person will be able to communicate with others; both kitchen workers and other employees of The Shack.
• This person will be organized and able to multi-task

Specific Responsibilities

• Reporting to work on time unless otherwise pre-arranged
• Preparing food according to menu needs, including preparing for other meals in advance
• Ready to serve food on time, according to the daily schedules
• Adopting a “clean as you go” policy when working in the kitchen
• Adhering to ServSafe guidelines
• Make sure that all equipment is turned off at the end of the day
• Clean all equipment at the end of your shift (counters, stoves including the fronts, ovens, etc.)
• Assist in taking care of left-over food items
• Add items to shopping list when there's only one left on the shelf
• Make sure the Food warming cabinet, all cambro storage units and ovens are empty at the end of the meal
• If closing down the kitchen, make sure all stoves, ovens, fans, dishwasher, and lights are off
• Close and lock the office door at the end of the day
• Make sure the griddle has been cleaned and the catcher tray is emptied and cleaned after each use
• Oversee other kitchen staff and assign jobs as needed with the standard set forth in the kitchen
• At the end of the day do a walk-through making sure the dish room has been properly shut down and a load of laundry is put in to wash, dining room is clean
• Make sure all red buckets are emptied, washed and put away
• Sweep and mop kitchen and refrigerator daily
• If grilling outside make sure the grill has been shut off and debris scraped off

Requirements

Qualifications

• A testimony and lifestyle that gives evidence of a true experience of salvation by grace in Jesus Christ
• An attitude of excellence in workmanship
• Must have a working knowledge of kitchen procedures and equipment
• Have the physical ability to lift heavy items and work long hours
• Self-disciplined and self-motivated
• 18 years of age or older
• Be flexible to change as needs arise
• Must be ServSafe certified
• Must have a knowledge of how to handle food allergies
• Able to work with individuals of all ages

Authority

• This person will have the authority to represent the mission and vision of Grace Adventures through all personal contacts.
• This person will have the authority to make quick decisions concerning food needs during meal times. (i.e. Something runs out so what to replace it with)
• This person will have the authority to assign duties as needed when Food Service Director or Kitchen Manager are not present.

Grace Adventures Ministries is an At-Will employer, which is defined as: At the will of either the employee or the employer, termination can occur at any time. Common consideration is expected on either part consisting of a minimum two-week notice under normal circumstances