Camp K Kitchen/Food Service Manager bei Camp Fire Alaska

KITCHEN MANAGER

Seasonal

Free room and board

Dates: mid May - early August

Do you want to spend a paid summer in Alaska? Join us at Camp K for fun at one of Alaska's most beautiful sleep away camps in Cooper Landing. Just two hours South of Anchorage, our camp is located on the beautiful Kenai Peninsula. No outdoor experience is required, just a love for camp! If you want to build an inclusive and loving community at our camp, this is a perfect job for you! Housing and meals are included for the entire season.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

• Program: Camp K is an ACA Accredited Summer Residential Youth Co-ed Camp.
• Location: Camp K is located in Copper Landing, AK on Kenai Lake.
• Dates: All Staff training begins mid-May. Camp opens to youth in early June and runs through July.
• Time: Camp K offers 5 day sessions throughout the summer.
• Staff Shifts: Camp K staff reside on camp premises during all camp sessions. There is personal time between sessions to enjoy the beautiful Alaska Summer. 
• Activities: While at Camp K youth are provided hiking, boating activities, outdoor games, creative arts, target sports, outdoor living skills and team building. 
  

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Kitchen Manager leads a youth-centered Food Service Program dedicated to providing nutritious, delicious meals in a safe, clean, and welcoming environment. This role ensures that all kitchen operations align with best practices in food safety, risk management, and high-quality program delivery while maintaining an efficient and well-kept facility.

As the Kitchen Manager, you’ll oversee every aspect of food service operations, from menu planning and meal preparation to inventory management, ordering, and compliance with health and sanitation regulations. You’ll ensure that all meals meet the diverse dietary needs of campers and staff while fostering a positive, inclusive dining experience.

Beyond daily operations, you’ll play an active role in evaluating and improving camp food service procedures, offering recommendations that enhance quality, safety, and sustainability. You’ll also help create a positive and collaborative team culture by coaching, training, and evaluating staff performance, inspiring confidence, accountability, and enthusiasm in your team.

This role provides a unique opportunity to build strong relationships through excellent customer service and effective communication with campers, families, visitors, program partners, and camp leadership.

And for those seeking adventure, the position offers an unparalleled lifestyle experience, living on-site at Camp K in the breathtaking Chugach National Forest. Enjoy life off the grid, encounter incredible wildlife, and take in Alaska’s epic natural beauty right outside your cabin door.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Prior experience as a cook.
• Previous experience in staff supervision and management, minimum of one (1) year.
• Current Food Protection Manager Certification from the State of Alaska preferred, or from a nationally recognized provider that is accepted by the State of Alaska.
• Current Adult/Pediatric CPR, AED & First Aid Certification from a nationally recognized provider.
• Twenty-one (21) years of age required to maintain compliance with regulatory and accrediting entities.

Preferred:

• Prior experience as a kitchen manager.
• Prior experience working with youth, preferably in a camp setting.
  
• Valid Driver’s License and eligibility to drive agency vehicles with ability to drive and maneuver 16 passenger vans and trailer in tow, is preferred.

BENEFITS

• Room and Board (housing and meals) provided for the entire season, even during off time
• Bonus for completion of full season

• Bi-weekly direct deposit
  
• Time off throughout the summer
  
• Group use of our camp vans during off-time (when camp vans are available)
• Access to free equipment to explore Alaska, including camping gear, kayaks, etc. 
• Lifelong friends as co-workers
• Extensive training to prepare you for workforce opportunities beyond summer camp. Training to include Wilderness First Aid. 
• Telehealth Service & Employee Assistance Program
• Endless fishing, hiking and wilderness opportunities right outside your door! 

YOU MAY REQUEST A COPY OF THE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION BY EMAILING HR AT [email protected]. 

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*All applicants who are offered employment with Camp Fire Alaska will be subjected to reference checks and a criminal history check through the Alaska Background Check Program. Offers of employment are contingent on successful completion of both the reference checks and criminal history check in accordance with Municipality of Anchorage Child Care Licensing regulations. 

Camp Fire Alaska Inclusion Statement:

Camp Fire believes in the dignity and the intrinsic worth of every human being. We welcome, affirm, and support young people and adults of all abilities and disabilities, experiences, races, ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, citizenship or immigration status, religion and non-religion, and any other category people use to define themselves or others.