Kitchen Shift Lead

WORK CONTEXT / BACKGROUND:

Black Lake Bible Camp and Conference Center (BLBC) was established in 1946. Its mission is be used by God to transform lives through Faith in Jesus Christ. BLBC is organized for the purpose of operating a Christian ministry through the providing of camping activities, conference facilities, and ministry programs. The programs provided by BLBC include spiritual education, Christian training, evangelism and missions.

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

To assist the Food Service department in preparing quality meals for groups of up to 600 people. The Food Service department is a critical component of Black Lake’s ministry to campers, guest groups, year round staff, and summer staff, many of whom work at Black Lake Bible Camp as their first work experience.

Responsibilities

• Full engagement and commitment to the food service department
• Demonstrate a servant leadership approach and direct seasonal, hourly and volunteer staff, by facilitating a supportive environment for spiritual formation of staff, and the internalization of BLBC’s Vision, Mission and Core Values. 
• Help manage and direct seasonal, hourly and volunteer staff, support professional and personal development of the summer staff through on job coaching, identification of learning and training needs and opportunities. 
• Assist in the training of the Black Lake Bible Camp kitchen and dining hall seasonal staff
• Responsible for overseeing food production when Food Services Manager is off shift or unavailable.
• Satisfy all requirements of applicable rules and laws for foodservice
• Maintain kitchen and dining room sanitation and professional atmosphere
• Communicate frequently with guests of all ages
• Plan for and accommodate guests with restricted diets including vegetarians and vegans, allergies of all types
• Assist the Food Service department to ensure that continuous improvement and efficiency are embedded into business processes
• Assist the Food Service department to ensure that the food is of consistent quality and periodically monitored to ensure this standard
• Assist the Food Service department in making sure we have plenty of food available to our guests
• Assist in maintaining all food areas by organizing and putting all delivered food and supplies away in a timely manner
• Assist in maintaining the cleanliness of the dining hall according rules and regulations as put forth by state and local authorities and set up of dining hall per policies set forth by BLBC management
• Help with cleaning the kitchen: sweeping, moping, and washing towels and aprons, counter tops, and the dishes.
• Perform any other tasks assigned by the Food Service Manager