Purpose: Prepare meals for campers and staff
Reports to:  Food Service Manager
Classification:   Exempt, seasonal 
 
About Camp Fire Minnesota
With nature as our catalyst, we energize youth to discover their spark so their futures glow brighter.

Youth spend 90% of their time indoors. Camp Fire Minnesota addresses this challenge by delivering culturally relevant, nature-based programs at Tanadoona, Camp Bluewater, and throughout the community to over 6,500 youth from all backgrounds each year. We help youth “light their spark within” through summer camp, environmental education & STEM classes for schools, and community-based out-of-school time nature programs.

We are proud to offer inclusive and welcoming programs to youth in the community. To this end, 40% of Camp Fire youth participate at reduced or no cost. As a result of their Camp Fire experience, 92% of youth report valuing nature and stewarding the environment.  

Our summer camps at Tanadoona in Chanhassen and Camp Bluewater in Grand Rapids offer youth and teens progressive, nature-based learning through day, specialty day, overnight, adventure and leadership development camps. Tanadoona is an ACA accredited camp. 
 
About This Position
The Camp Cook works 40 hours per week in a seasonal hourly capacity and reports to the Food Service Manager, while working closely with our kitchen assistants and other staff.  
 
Primary Responsibilities
• Prepare appealing, attractive and nutritionally appropriate meals according to the specifications set.
• Assist with food orders
• Assist other kitchen staff in the preparation of meals and clean up duties
• Maintain a clean and organized kitchen and dining room to meet the standards set by the State Health Department and ACA (American Camp Association).
• Pack-out cabin cookouts and assist with trip food pack-out.
• Unpack and store food when delivered.
• Serve food at assigned meal times.
• Assist in additional leadership responsibilities when assigned 
 
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities 
• Ability to organize tasks
• Ability to work with campers and peers in a friendly and polite manner
• Ability to accept supervision and guidance
• Ability to teach/review health standards with staff
• Ability to provide basic health and safety assistance to campers and staff
• Ability to work well with others, from a variety of backgrounds 
• Maintain Camp Fire Minnesota standards at all times 
 
Minimum Qualifications
• 1-year of post-secondary schooling or equivalent
• Experience in quantity cooking and food production
• Good character, integrity, and adaptability 

Pay
$18.00/hr 
 
Camp Fire Minnesota is strongly committed to addressing environmental justice. We encourage candidates with diverse experiences and backgrounds, Black, Indigenous and people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and unemployed persons to apply.