​Essential Duties:

Spiritual Formation:​ Intentionally provide opportunities for staff to grow deeper in their relationship with Jesus.

• Participate in opportunities for growing deeper in your relationship with Jesus.
• With direction from supervisor, develop an annual personal spiritual growth plan.
• Participate in a culture where the spiritual formation of Food Service volunteers is both a priority and responsibility.

​Attentive Hospitality: Equip servant leaders who anticipate and respond to the needs of our guests, staff and vendors through Christ-like service.

• Demonstrate a posture of service that anticipates guest needs and responds with professionalism through intentional decisions and systems.
• Participate in planning, developing and evaluating the menu with Young Life Food Service Standards in mind.
• Develop a recognition and action plan for guest needs/requests in order to partner with our guests; meeting their needs and supporting an environment where guests are heard.

Interpersonal Relationships:​ Help build relationships that reflect the character of God with guests, staff, vendors and neighbors to foster healthy community.

• Build relationships that reflect the character of God with guests, staff, vendors and neighbors to foster healthy community.
• Participate in interdepartmental staff relationship by engaging in partnerships throughout the property.

Comprehensive Stewardship: Manage with integrity the finances, people, buildings and equipment that have been entrusted to our ministry.

• Manage with integrity the finances, people, buildings and equipment that have been entrusted to our ministry through Food Services.
• Develop and equip interns and volunteers to participate in comprehensive stewardship of the Food Services Department.
• Support an environment where Food Service volunteers feel valued both as contributors and as people.

Talent Development: Through a consistent and accountable evaluation process, we identify and provide opportunities for staff in continuing education, leadership development, career-pathing and cross-training.

• Demonstrate a desire to grow through engagement in the Individual Development Plan process and participation in training and development opportunities.

Embracing Excellence:​ Standing on the platform of national standards and metrics we gladly prepare an environment that glorifies Jesus Christ.

• Execute daily responsibilities with attention to the standards and metrics required for excellent camp operations.
• Develop a commitment to uphold the Young Life Food Service Standards as listed in the Food Service Manual.

Training Expectations:

• Must become ServeSafe certified within 6 months of employment.

Camp or Job-Specific Working Condition​s

• This role lives in, and is responsible for all aspects of typical food production: cleaning, fixing and troubleshooting equipment, prep work, shift leadership, cooking meals and other tasks normal to a food service environment. This consumes 95% of time and seasonally will require 100% of available hours.
• May be required to lift materials weighing 60 pounds waist high.
• May be exposed to cleaning chemicals when following proper cleaning methods.
• Nestled in the mountains of North Georgia, SharpTop Cove is within close proximity to many metropolitan areas, most notably 1 hour to Atlanta. In addition to a full summer of Young Life camping, SharpTop Cove is privileged to host over 40 Young Life groups and 40 churches, schools and para-church organizations throughout the school year. In a family-like community, our staff share great friendship with each other and with our Young Life field friends. All SharpTop Cove staff live in the towns surrounding camp as there is no camp housing available.
• We prepare an environment to experience life change through Christ. Our hope is that every guest and staff who comes to SharpTop Cove would have an encounter with Jesus Christ. This is accomplished by providing an encouraging work environment, excellent service and a non-verbal presentation of the Gospel. As a foundation to excellence, we are passionate about hiring and leading followers of Christ that are committed to share their faith through their work, with each other and with our guests. We recognize that a spirit of humility grounded in Christ is a distinguishing factor of this Holy Ground and we are committed to remind each other of this truth daily.
• The SharpTop Cove Food Service team is passionate about creating a culture that shows Christ to everyone we interact with in ways that they can understand. Here is the clarity of vision for our department:

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Grace Runs: We are a people who aggressively give out grace to our guests, each other, ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ and ourselves.

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Love Hustles: We are a people who diligently put in work to demonstrate the extravagance of God’s love.

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Joy Persuades: We are a people who live so deeply rooted in joy that others are persuaded to join in on kingdom living.

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Kindness Welcomes: We are a people entrenched in a kindness that makes the Mill feel like a place we’ve always been trying to find.

• Anticipated start date between January – May, 2024.

Note:​ This description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with this job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the principal job elements essential for making compensation decisions.​

Qualifications:

Education

• One year of college completed and/or one year professional culinary training preferred.

Experience Required for the Job

• Experience in the food service industry preferred.
• Demonstrate understanding of Young Life ministry, strategy, and mission.
• Experience in organizing and prioritizing tasks.
• Demonstrate professionalism in written and verbal communication with guests, vendors and staff.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage (at no cost to you).
• Paid vacation and sick leave.
• 401(k) matching plan (up to four percent).
• Health club benefit.
• And more​!

Notes:

​​Young Life is a relational ministry. Staff must be able to convey a sense of Christ-like hospitality and concern for guests and staff. Responding to the unexpected needs of a guest in a prompt and professional manner is important. All staff members are expected to represent Young Life positively and professionally within the community and be able to work with and minister to the volunteer high school and college-age young people who attend our camp.

How To Apply:

​Submit an online application, including resume and cover letter, via the button below.

Questions?​ Please contact Amanda Stegman