Job Title: Camp Cook – Overnight Camp
Pay Range: $840 - $1,144 per week
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: YMCA Camp Bishop
Reports to: Director of Camp Bishop
Camp Dates: July 1st-August 15th, 2025

POSITION SUMMARY:

Lives and works onsite at camp to provide meals that meet the Y-USA Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Standards. Provide leadership, support, and instruction to kitchen staff including volunteers. Represents the YMCA and self in a professional manner of safety and fun.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum 21 years of age.
• Six months or more of related experience preferred
• Preferred: Experience in child Leadership and/or related activities experience.
• Positive attitude and previous experience with children and diverse populations
• Knowledge and skills in meal preparation for 150 people plus.
• Preferred: Knowledge and skills in camper and peer leadership, group and interpersonal dynamics, child behavior and typical camp activities.
• CPR, First Aid, AED certifications, online trainings and Child Abuse prevention training prior to start of camp season (provided by the Y).
• Required participation in staff training.
  Pay Structure: As a seasonal recreation facility, Camp Bishop is exempt from minimum wage requirements. Staff are paid a daily stipend, rounded to the half day. In accordance with state and federal law for seasonal recreation employment, staff are given 24 hours of rest time for every 7 days worked, as well as room and board while camp is in session. Additionally, staff are given daily breaks as required.
  Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Seasonal
  Pay: $840.00 - $1,144.00 per week

Benefits:

• Paid sick time
• Paid training

Work Location: In perso

Program Delivery:

• Promote a positive environment that fosters fun, safety and meaningful experiences for campers.
• Develops and orders all kitchen supplies and food.
• Direct the preparation of all snacks and meals.
• Oversees the cleaning and organization of the kitchen and food supply.
• Meets USDA nutrition guidelines and Y-USA Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Standards (HEPA)
• Ensures that all meals and snacks are served at the scheduled time, hot and fresh.
• Cleans and organizes the kitchen, dining hall, and cabin each week on Friday, ensuring areas are ready for weekend rentals.
• Recognize individual and group situations and effectively resolve conflicts based on camp values and procedures.
• Maintain open communication and proactively work to build strong relationships with Co-leaders & Leadership staff.
• Assume other responsibilities as mutually agreed upon with a supervisor.
• Consult Staff Manual for additional “All Staff” responsibilities, qualifications, and personnel policies.
• Provide supervision and direction to youth volunteers during all times they are in the kitchen.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must frequently lift or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift or move a higher amount.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

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