Summer Camp Cooks, McCormick & Camp Dean

Job Description

2024 Summer Camp – Camp Cook – Camp McCormick & Camp Dean

Locations: Camp McCormick, Stillman Valley, IL This position may live on or off-site.

Duration: Summer – May 28 – August 5, 2024

Salary: $450/week

Application Deadline: Open until filled.

Camp cooks are responsible for preparing nutritious meals, ensuring health standards are met, and accommodating any food allergies and restrictions for campers and staff. They will work with our culinary team to plan menus, track inventory, and place food orders. This position supports our summer camp programs, which runs Sunday – Friday.

Responsibilities:

The kitchen provides three meals per day from Sunday dinner through Friday Lunch for campers. This also includes selective weekends of family and troop camp sessions, which are Friday dinner through Sunday breakfast.

Develop and prepare nutritious meals and snacks for staff and campers in camp kitchen and over outdoor grills and fire scars.

Cleans and prepares kitchen for summer season and fall shutdown.

Collects orders from unit planned meals. Prepares supplies for units to cook outdoors.

Estimates food needs, assists in food orders. Receives and inventories food items.

Ensure health standards are maintained in the kitchen and dining areas.

Works within an established budget to meet the dietary guidelines of the camp staff and campers. Kitchen staff will need to provide meals to meet dietary restrictions and be aware of allergies of all campers and staff.

Develops sound relationships with staff and campers.

Assist in unit housekeeping, sanitation, care of supplies and equipment. Assists in dishwashing and cleaning kitchen and dining hall spaces.

Other duties as assigned, including travel between both Camp Dean and Camp McCormick.

Required Skills and Experience:

1+ year experience in kitchen setting (cafeterias, schools, etc.)

Illinois State Food Handlers License required prior to first day of camp.

Must work Mondays through Fridays, with 3 Saturdays working during summer season. Preference to also work Sunday evenings.

Schedule availability to provide at least two meals for campers and staff each day (Breakfast prep to dinner prep or breakfast clean-up to dinner clean-up).

Experience working in fast paced kitchen.

Flexibility in planning. Adapting to dietary needs and allergies of campers.

Must be at least 18 years old.

Excellent communication skills.

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