This is a part-time or temporary non-benefited position.
Description & Details:
Camp Cook- 2024 Camp Season
Job summary: Responsible for providing healthy, homemade meals for campers and staff during summer camp program, preparing meals for special diets, ordering food and cleaning/ organizing kitchen and appliances. In addition, cooks are responsible for general cleaning and maintaining meal records.
How You'll Contribute:
• Manage all aspects of food service for residential camp
• Prepare meals for up to 100 people per meal
• Be willing and prepared to meet special food requirements for both campers and staff; e.g., gluten free and vegetarian diets
• Supervise and guide other food service employees
• Order food in accordance with budget
• Perform opening and/or closing duties
• Keep kitchen and dining areas clean
• Follow guidelines set by the North Dakota Department of Health for safe food practice
• Maintain kitchen inventory
• Communicate food service updates and needs to supervisor
What You'll Bring to the Table:
• Previous food service experience preferred
• Knowledge of proper food handling procedures required
• High school diploma preferred
• Ability managing kitchen staff
• Ability to modify meals for special dietary needs
• Knowledge of generally accepted well balanced nutrition guidelines
• Experience with ordering and meal planning
• Excellent working skills including: communication skills, organizational skills and attention to details
Advertised Pay:
$600.00 per week plus free room and board
Preferred Qualifications:
- Minimum two years of successful experience as head cook
- Ability managing kitchen staff
- Ability to modify meals for special dietary needs
- Knowledge of generally accepted well balanced nutrition guidelines
- Experience with ordering and meal planning
- Current First Aid/CPR certifications
- Excellent working skills including: communication skills, organizational skills and attention to details
To Apply - Applications must include the following materials:
Email Karla Meikle for job posting and application instructions. Karla.meikle@ndsu.edu
Please include within application if you are currently or have in the past 12 months been employed with NDSU, the North Dakota University System or any other North Dakota State agency. If so, include which agency/department, as well as your how many hours you work a week and in the past 12 months.
About Us:
North Dakota State University is distinctive as a student focused, land-grant, research university. We educate leaders who solve national and global challenges by providing affordable access to an excellent education that combines teaching and research in a rich learning environment.
NDSU is in the highest Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, R1, granted to the top research institutions in the country.
NDSU has offices across the state of North Dakota, and the main campus is in Fargo, on the Minnesota border. Along with Moorhead, Minnesota, Fargo forms one of the largest metropolitan centers between Minneapolis and Seattle. The community is consistently ranked as one of the best places to live.
Employment Eligibility:
NDSU determines employment eligibility through the E-Verify system: What is E-Verify? New employees to NDSU must present specific identification to determine their employment eligibility no later than their first day of work. To view the identification required, please see the List of Acceptable Documents. You will be required to have one item from List A OR one item from List B and List C.
No Smoking Notice:
As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. § 23-12-10.
EO/AA Statement:
North Dakota State University is an Equal Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, gender expression/identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, participation in lawful off-campus activity, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, public assistance status, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, spousal relationship to current employee, or veteran status, as applicable.
Veteran’s Preference Notice:
This position is subject to North Dakota Veteran’s Preference requirements.
Reasonable Accommodation Information
North Dakota State University is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, please contact Human Resources at 701-231-8961 or ndsu.hr@ndsu.edu.