What are the responsibilities and job description for the UGM Camp Assistant Cook 2025 position at Union Gospel Mission Association of Spokane?
Job Title: UGM Camp Assistant Cook 2025
Location: 6088 Martha Boardman Road, Ford, WA, 99013
Base Pay: $5,000.00 Season/$500.00 Week
Employee Type: Non-Exempt
Job Category: Camp, Youth, Temporary
DESCRIPTION:
UGM Camp Assistant Cook
June 16th – August 23rd, 2025
Temporary Full Time Position
OVERVIEW:
This job entails living on site at UGM camp for 10 weeks with weekends off. All lodging, food, training and equipment are provided free of charge for the full 10 weeks. UGM camp serves nearly 500 youth ages 8-12 from our areas poorest neighborhoods and shelters by providing a free 5-day camp for at-risk, low-income youth. Assistant Cook serves under the Camp Cook in various kitchen responsibilities and also participates in meetings, chapels and bible studies throughout the week.
DAILY/WEEKLY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assists in rotating and stocking food weekly in partnership with UGM food services dept.
- Food prep and some cooking
- Works with camp cook to ensure all kitchen guidelines are followed
- Assists in preparing all meals in accordance with the weekly schedule and menu
- This position is supervised by Camp Cook
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Passion to work with children and youth
- Desire to work with at-risk, low-income populations
- Energetic, positive and willing to serve, can take good direction
- Some experience working in food meal prep and kitchens preferred
- Able to articulate a growing faith in Jesus Christ
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Compassionate, focused, calm
- Some work with youth preferred
- Able to articulate a growing faith in Jesus Christ
- Must adhere to UGM’s drug and tobacco-free policies, sexual purity policy, and must be engaged in a Church Community.
WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL FACTORS:
Occasionally = 1%-33%; Frequently = 34%-66%; Continuously = 67%-100%
- Work is indoors and outdoors and may require climbing stairs, sitting, standing, bending, reaching, and going from building to building -
- Requires working with a diverse population, many of whom experience homelessness, addiction and mental illness with –
- Requires a sustained level of high energy, stamina, and the ability to move all around the camp on a regular and ongoing basis –
- Requires the ability to hear, see, and speak clearly –
REQUIREMENTS:
Union Gospel Mission is a privately funded 501 (c)3 non-profit, evangelical Christian ministry. Our designated purpose is religious, and we are a Christ-centered ministry which is dedicated to sharing the Gospel and helping the homeless and impoverished. We consider every position to be essential in the fulfillment of our ministry and Statement of Purpose. As such, each employee must have a relationship with Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord. All employees must:
- Be able and willing to share the Gospel and participate in all of the ministry activities of Union Gospel Mission.
- Subscribe to Union Gospel Mission Statement of Faith and Statement of Purpose upon hire and continuously while employed.
Salary : $5,000
