Camp Copass is seeking a Food Service Director who loves serving people, leading a team, and using the ministry of hospitality to help create an environment where lives can be changed.

The Food Service Director provides leadership and oversight for all food service operations at Camp Copass. This person will lead with a servant’s heart while maintaining excellent standards for food quality, cleanliness and guest experience.

Food service at Camp Copass is more than preparing meals. A welcoming dining hall, a well-prepared meal, and a servant-hearted staff can all contribute to an environment where ministry happens.

Camp Copass exists to “create an environment for the Holy Spirit to work…through evangelism, teaching, discipleship and recreation.”

The Food Service Director should embrace that mission and recognize that every meal served is an opportunity to support churches, ministries, leaders, students, children, and families who come to Camp Copass.

Position: Food Service Director
Organization: Camp Copass
Employment: Full-Time

Job Title: Director of Food Service

REPORTS TO:  Director of Operations

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

Responsible for overseeing the dining hall experience and all dining hall employees. This position also manages the menus for summer and retreats and inventories food and janitorial supplies. Typically, the schedule will include working Saturdays and some Sundays.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES: Includes the following, but other duties may be assigned.

• Recruit, train and supervise all dining hall staff
• Manage and maintain a safe and sanitary dining facility by delegating tasks to the proper staff
• Ensure standards for food handling and excellent cleaning are upheld
• Keep track of meal schedules and order food, paper goods, drinks, and other housekeeping equipment that may be needed to operate daily.
• Prepare menus and communicate upcoming needs with the kitchen staff
• Make sure tasty options are available for all meals while staying within budget.
• Engage with the campers in the dining hall in a positive and helpful manner to give them the best meal experience we can offer
• Cater menus that fit the groups served, and try options if a menu item isn’t working
• Ensure that campers with dietary restrictions have options for meals, and communicate these needs with staff
• Maintain a healthy communication with food service company representatives
• Delegate miscellaneous tasks for weekly operations to assistants when necessary.
• Manage kitchen staff schedules
• Look for opportunities to improve the dining hall experience
• Create a positive environment of servant leadership and accountability
• Offer teaching and correction, as needed

Qualifications

• Education and years of experience in staff management, food service, hospitality and kitchen management.
• Have a heart to serve in Christian camp ministry.
• Demonstrate a healthy relationship with Jesus and a local church.
• Align with the mission of the camp. That mission is “to create an atmosphere for The Holy Spirit to work in the lives of campers”.

Be ready to work weekends and long hours in the summer. This is not an 8-5 job, it is a calling to the ministry as we serve God’s people through Christian Camping, Conferences and Retreats.