Cook-YMCA Camp Cosby

The YMCA focus is to strengthen communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.

Provide quality and safe food service to groups using camp. This includes food preparation and kitchen cleanup.

Essential Functions:

Work with Food Service Supervisor to train Food Service Workers.
Safe food preparation, cleaning and cutting as required.
Cook, fry, boil, broil, roast, BBQ, steam meat, poultry, and or vegetables.
Supervise kitchen staff, cooking, cleanliness, and scheduling of personnel in Food Service Supervisor's absence.
Wash dishes, glasses and silverware by hand or machine.
Sweep and mop kitchen and dining hall.
Take out trash from kitchen and dining hall to dumpster.
Wash pots and pans, as needed.
Clean spillage in kitchen or dining hall.
Help in any area of kitchen, dining hall or camp as requested.
Attends all staff meetings, required training sessions and special events.
Other duties and responsibilities assigned by supervisor.

Cause-Driven Leadership® Competencies

Community: Makes member and community needs paramount and does everything in his/her power to engage and partner with members and community to exceed expectations.
Volunteerism: Advances the legacy of volunteer engagement and leadership.
Philanthropy: Values and supports the many facets of philanthropy as an essential component on achieving the Ys mission.
Inclusion: Values all people for their unique talents and takes an active role in promoting practices that support diversity, including and cultural competence.
Relationships: Builds authentic relationships in the service of enhancing individual and team performance to support the Ys work.
Influence: Employs influence strategies that engage, inspire, and build commitment to position and achieve the overall Y goals.
Communication: Listens and expresses ideas effectively and in a manner that reflects a true understanding of the needs of the audience.
Functional Expertise: Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.
Emotional Maturity: Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills.
Commitment to Quality Results: Demonstrates and fosters a strong commitment to achieving goals in a manner that provides quality experiences
Developing Others: Recognizes and acts on the need to continually develop others capabilities to attain the highest level of performance possible.

Minimum Requirements:

Desire to work in a camp kitchen.
Good character, integrity and adaptability.
Desire and experience working with children.
Ability and willingness to obtain food handlers certification.
Ability to learn to do tasks as assigned.
Ability to accept supervision and excellent communication skills.
Ability to work well with others at camp.
Enthusiasm, patience, and self-control.
Current Food Handler or Serve Safe Certification.
Successful completion of background screening.
Acquire and maintain the following certifications within 30 days of hire date via YMCA, American Red Cross, American Heart Association and American Health and Safety Institute (ASHI):
- First Aid/CPR /AED (valid 2 years unless otherwise noted)
Requisite Redwoods Online Training Modules (completed prior to start date and repeated annually).

Physical Demands:

Must have the physical, visual and auditory ability to perform the essential functions of the job.
Perform related physical skills including: bending, lifting, squatting, reaching, standing, walking.
Must be willing to work nontraditional hours.
Lifting heavy boxes, containers of food, and equipment weighing up to 50 lbs.
Standing for extended periods of time.
Extended exposure to kitchen heat and humidity, and handling hot pots and pans.
Safe handling of kitchen equipment, including sharp knives, etc.

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