Timber Wolf Lake - Food Service Manager III

Young Life; Lake City (MI); On-site; USD 51,500 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Young Life in Michigan seeks a Food Service Leader to oversee kitchen operations and ensure hospitality aligns with ministry values. The role emphasizes service, budgeting, and staff development within a camp setting.

Must obtain ServeSafe within six months and contribute to the camp's mission by modeling Christ-like hospitality while managing menus, costs, and inventory.

Qualifications

• Experience in food service operations and kitchen management.
• Experience training and leading teams.
• Understanding of Young Life ministry, strategy and mission.
• Ability to organize and prioritize tasks.
• Experience managing administrative aspects of Food Service.
• Professional written and verbal communication with guests, vendors, and staff.

Responsibilities

• Participate in opportunities for growing deeper in your relationship with Jesus.
• Develop an annual personal spiritual growth plan.
• Foster environment for staff development and personal growth plans.
• Lead food service operations and maintain guest-focused hospitality.
• Direct menu planning and ensure compliance with Food Service standards.
• Manage finances, staff and inventory with integrity.
• Lead department staff in daily responsibilities and uphold standards.

Skills

Food service experience

Team leadership

Ministry alignment

Task organization

Administration

Professional communication

Education

Some college preferred

Job description

Because of Young Life’s exclusive Christian purposes of evangelism and discipleship as set forth in its Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, the corporation commits its employees and volunteers to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ. Employees and volunteers may be required to fulfill ministry functions, adhere to biblical standards, and adhere to all policies, including the Young Life Statement of Faith.

Essential Duties

Spiritual Formation

• Participate in opportunities for growing deeper in your relationship with Jesus.
• With direction from supervisor, develop an annual personal spiritual growth plan.
• Foster an environment where department staff have opportunities for ongoing spiritual development, including execution of their personal spiritual growth plan.
• Establish a culture where the spiritual formation of Food Service volunteers is both a priority and responsibility for all members of the department.

Attentive Hospitality

• Establish a department posture of service that anticipates guest needs and responds with professionalism through intentional decisions and systems.
• Direct the planning, developing and evaluation of the menu according to the Young Life Food Service standards.
• Anticipate and execute guest needs/requests in order to partner with our groups and develop an environment where guests are heard.

Interpersonal Relationships

• Build relationships that reflect the character of God with guests, staff, vendors and neighbors to foster healthy community.
• Ensure department staff demonstrate the importance of their interpersonal relationships with guests, staff, vendors and neighbors and promote a healthy community.
• Cultivate interdepartmental staff relationships by building partnerships throughout the property.

Comprehensive Stewardship

• Manage with integrity the finances, people, buildings and equipment entrusted to the Food Services Department.
• Develop and equip staff to participate in comprehensive stewardship of the Food Services Department.
• Maintain systems for inventory control over food, equipment and other budgeted items.
• Manage and lead the Food Services staff in food cost tracking procedures and awareness of food costs impact on camp fees and property budget.
• Cultivate an environment where volunteers feel valued both as contributors and as people.
• Identify and ensure the hiring of quality candidates for staff and intern positions.

Talent Development

• Demonstrate a desire to grow through engagement in the Individual Development Plan process and participation in training and development opportunities.
• Foster department staff participation in the Individual Development Plan process as well as other training and development opportunities.
• Intentionally pursue opportunities in mission leadership, personal growth, and development.
• Establish and execute training for volunteers, work crew, summer staff, and camp staff with vision towards creating a pipeline for the mission.
• Perform yearly evaluations for those responsible for supervising and ensure those staff participation in their IDP process.

Embracing Excellence

• Lead department staff in the execution of daily responsibilities with attention to the standards and metrics required for excellent camp operations.
• Demonstrate a commitment to uphold the Young Life Food Service Standards found in the Food Service Manual.
• Exemplify Young Life Standards in the way you conduct yourself with staff, guests, and volunteers.

Training Expectations

• Must obtain ServeSafe Certification within 6 months unless already certified.
• Attend yearly departmental training.
• Participate in monthly divisional video conferences.

Camp or Job Specific Working Conditions

• May be required to lift materials weighing 60 pounds waist high.
• May be exposed to cleaning chemicals when training staff in the proper cleaning methods.
• Administrative work, as well as an active role in the kitchen.
• For camp specific, if applicable, see attached document.

Education

• Some college education preferred or experience from a professional culinary institute preferred.

Qualifications And Experience Required For The Job

• Work experience in the food service industry preferred.
• Experience training and leading teams.
• Demonstrate understanding of Young Life ministry, strategy and mission.
• Experience in organizing and prioritizing tasks.
• Experience in managing the administrative aspects of the Food Service department.
• Demonstrate professionalism in written and verbal communication with guests, vendors and staff.

This description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with this job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the principal job elements essential for making compensation decisions.

Young Life is a relational ministry. Staff must be able to convey a sense of Christ-like hospitality and concern for guests and staff. Responding to the unexpected needs of a guest in a prompt and professional manner is important. All staff members are expected to represent Young Life positively and professionally within the community and be able to work with and minister to the volunteer high school and college‑age young people who attend our camp.

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is outlined below. The anticipated salary for this position can range from $51,500 to $64,000 depending on relevant education, experience, and location.