Current OpeningsWays to ServeHomeWays to ServeCurrent OpeningsBenefits**WASHINGTON FAMILY RANCH — CHEF I**:**Antelope, OR**:**Camping Commitment Statement**:As a follower of Jesus Christ and a minister of His gospel, demonstrate a basic understanding of Young Life's ministry strategy and participate in providing excellent camping experiences for individuals to encounter Jesus Christ and know the truth of God's love for them.**Mission & Authority**:Through both formal training and direct experience, learn how to create, and then participate in, an environment where guests, staff, and volunteers are well cared for using the cornerstones of service, food, and systems. This is an entry level, hands on, training position.**Essential Duties**:**Spiritual Formation**: _Intentionally provide opportunities for staff to grow deeper in their relationship with Jesus._- Participate in opportunities for growing deeper in your relationship with Jesus.- With direction from supervisor, develop an annual personal spiritual growth plan.- Participate in a culture where the spiritual formation of Food Service volunteers is both a priority and responsibility.**Attentive Hospitality**:_Equip servant leaders who anticipate and respond to the needs of our guests, staff and vendors through Christ-like service._- Demonstrate a posture of service that anticipates guest needs and responds with professionalism through intentional decisions and systems.- Participate in planning, developing and evaluating the menu with Young Life Food Service Standards in mind.- Develop a recognition and action plan for guest needs/requests in order to partner with our guests; meeting their needs and supporting an environment where guests are heard.**Interpersonal Relationships**: _Help build relationships that reflect the character of God with guests, staff, vendors and neighbors to foster healthy community._- Build relationships that reflect the character of God with guests, staff, vendors and neighbors to foster healthy community.- Participate in interdepartmental staff relationship by engaging in partnerships throughout the property.**Comprehensive Stewardship**:_Manage with integrity the finances, people, buildings and equipment that have been entrusted to our ministry._- Manage with integrity the finances, people, buildings and equipment that have been entrusted to our ministry through Food Services.- Develop and equip interns and volunteers to participate in comprehensive stewardship of the Food Services Department.- Support an environment where Food Service volunteers feel valued both as contributors and as people.**Talent Development**:_Through a consistent and accountable evaluation process, we identify and provide opportunities for staff in continuing education, leadership development, career-pathing and cross-training._- Demonstrate a desire to grow through engagement in the Individual Development Plan process and participation in training and development opportunities.**Embracing Excellence**: _Standing on the platform of national standards and metrics we gladly prepare an environment that glorifies Jesus Christ._- Execute daily responsibilities with attention to the standards and metrics required for excellent camp operations.- Develop a commitment to uphold the Young Life Food Service Standards as listed in the Food Service Manual.**Training Expectations**:- Must become ServeSafe certified within 6 months of employment.**Camp or Job-Specific Working Conditions**- This role lives in, and is responsible for all aspects of typical food production: cleaning, fixing and troubleshooting equipment, prep work, shift leadership, cooking meals and other tasks normal to a food service environment. This consumes 95% of time and seasonally will require 100% of available hours.- May be required to lift materials weighing 60 pounds waist high.- May be exposed to cleaning chemicals when following proper cleaning methods.- Washington Family Ranch is a very remote property (located one hour and 15 minutes from the closest grocery store) with a large dedicated staff that results in approximately 100 people living year round at camp. This creates a unique and spiritually rewarding environment of Christian work and fellowship. There are two camps located here: a high school focused camp (Canyon) and a middle school camp (Creekside). Affordable housing is available on property.**Note**: _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. _**Qualifications**:**Education**- One year of college completed and/or one year professional culinary training preferred.**Experience Required for the Job**- Experience in the food service industry preferred.- Demonstrate
