Sous Chef

Bellingham, MN - USA

Hourly Salary: $ 19 - 23

Posted on: 15 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Full-time Sous Chef

The Food Service Department cultivates nourishment dignity and welcome through high-quality meals and compassionate hospitality. Guests volunteers and residents are invited to learn serve and steward donated resources together helping create a kitchen environment marked by safety respect and shared responsibility.

Wage:
$19.00 - $23.00 per hour DOE

Supervised by: Food Service Manager

Schedule: Wednesday to Sunday 9am to 5pm (Full-time)

Benefits include PTO paid holidays full employer-paid medical/dental/vision/life insurance 403(b) match EAP paid training and tuition reimbursement.

Position Description: The Sous Chef helps oversee daily food service operations ensuring meals express Christs love and hospitality. The role supports volunteers and residents maintains safe and clean kitchen environments manages donated food resources and models grace-based accountability and spiritual encouragement. This position integrates culinary skill leadership and ministry in a high-volume donation-driven kitchen.

Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):

Support the Food Service Manager following best practices health codes and kitchen procedures.
Train volunteers and residents in safe food handling prep work serving and workstation responsibilities.
Maintain valid food handler card compliance for all kitchen workers.
Track inventory steward donated food and ensure equipment remains functional.
Keep kitchen storage areas and dining spaces clean and food-safe.
Coordinate with partner restaurants food trucks and groups providing meals.
Participate in prayer devotionals and collaborative ministry; model Christlike character and accountability.

Bulk Kitchen Responsibilities:

Prepare large-scale meals (50300 portions) and adjust menus based on donations and guest needs.
Use structured systems: batch cooking prep lists par levels and production schedules.
Establish clear stations for prep sanitation dishwashing serving and donation sorting.
Train individuals with varying skill levels using simple repeatable methods.
Maintain a trauma-informed calm welcoming environment.
Operate industrial equipment including tilt skillets steam kettles convection ovens and steamers.
Maintain temperature logs waste logs donation records and inventory updates.
Mentor residents interested in culinary growth; partner with staff to meet dietary medical and cultural needs.
Oversee receiving sorting and storing donated food using FIFO and HACCP procedures.
Support holiday meals community events and emergency-response food service.

Qualifications:

Enjoys working with volunteers and residents; able to inspire participation in kitchen ministry.
Bulk-cooking experience and ability to apply food service best practices.
Desire to creatively reduce waste and steward donated resources.

Valid Washington State drivers license; ability to relate well to guests and community members.
Compassion emotional maturity and trauma-aware communication.
Strong work ethic disciplined lifestyle and passion for serving Jesus; active in church and prayer.
Preferred: institutional/large-scale kitchen experience; ability to simplify tasks and teach diverse learners.
Ability to lead prayer and offer spiritual encouragement; committed to grace-based accountability.

Mission-specific Competencies:

Hospitality as ministry
Consistent high-quality bulk production
Teaching and mentoring
Stewardship of donated food
Safe compliant kitchen operations
Collaboration across departments
Christ-centered humility and leadership

Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:

May be required to lift heavy items up to 50 lbs
90% standing 10% sitting
Must report ras regularly scheduled to the worksite

Equal Opportunity Employer
Lighthouse Mission Ministries is both an equal-opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization. Subject to all applicable state and federal laws Lighthouse Mission Ministries does not discriminate in its employment practices or in the administration and dissemination of its programs and services. Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e I(a)) Lighthouse Mission Ministries has the right to and does hire only candidates who agree with the Lighthouse Mission Ministries Statement of Faith. an outreach of Lighthouse Mission Ministries successful applicants will show a desire to end spiritual economic physical and social poverties with an aim toward restored identities and recovered vocations for the purpose of healthy relationship with God each other and the world. Must be committed to the Christian faith and comply with drug-free policy. Those qualified to join our team can enjoy a rewarding work environment.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Full-time Sous ChefThe Food Service Department cultivates nourishment dignity and welcome through high-quality meals and compassionate hospitality. Guests volunteers and residents are invited to learn serve and steward donated resources together helping create a kitchen environment marked by safety ...