Catering Chef

Catering Chef

Location: Boone, NC, United States

Job ID: 17527

Date Posted: Jul 13, 2026

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Samaritans Purse is seeking a Catering Chef to join our team in Boone, NC. You can be a part of a highly professional Food Services team. As a Catering Chef, you will coordinate and direct workflow of staff during events to ensure efficient and profitable food service. This position also performs a variety of tasks related to food service, including creating menus for events, meal preparation and procurement of food. Come and use your gifts daily to advance the Gospel!

A day in the life of a Catering Chef:

At Samaritans Purse, the Gospel really is the center of all we do! We start each day with a time of devotions and spend time praying for each other, our staff and volunteers who serve around the globe.

In the role of Catering Chef, you will have the opportunity to:

• Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Jesus Christ.
• Provide full support to Food Services Manager and in handling multiple aspects of food service events at primarily Samaritans Purse Headquarters (90%) but also occasionally at Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and in support of other areas.
• Assist with the supervision of Food Services staff as a Catering Manger. Address staffing issues during events in a timely manner and provide clear and frequent communication. Provide work assignments and proper training during catering events. Foster a positive work environment for Samaritans Purse employees by holding staff accountable for maintaining a high level of professionalism and exceptional service.
• Coach, train, and work alongside staff during catering events as necessary to ensure appropriate cooking, maintenance, safety, and sanitation procedures are followed. Monitor food quality using Food Safe methods as directed and apply correct cooking temperatures.
• Oversee food preparation for special events. This will include regular after hour weekday events and occasional weekend events.
• Oversee submission of biweekly orders to food vendors. Maintain a working knowledge of websites and relationships with food distributors to fulfill tasks to completion.
• Create menu recommendations for Food Services Manager and Hospitality Manager for special events.
• Estimate food consumption and requisition or purchase foodstuffs.
• Receive and examine foodstuffs and supplies to ensure quality and quantity of prepared items meet established standards and specifications under the direction of the Food Services Manager. Handle daily work assignments while also providing training and instruction as directed by Food Service Manager.
• Foster positive environment for Samaritans Purse employees and volunteers for maintaining high level of professionalism and exceptional (time-sensitive) service.
• Maintain clean and orderly work areas, including serving area, kitchen, food storage areas, dish room, smoker units and storage rooms as directed by Food Service Manager.
• All other duties as assigned.

Check out why people love serving with Samaritans Purse: https://bit.ly/2F8Nom5

Qualifications & Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent, and five (5) to seven (7) years experience in food preparation required; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Culinary degree preferred. Serve Safe Manager Certification required. Certification must remain current throughout tenure.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of people/employees
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals

Job Location: Boone, NC

Type: Full-Time

Language Requirement: Fluency in English (required)

Benefits:

• Medical, prescription, dental & vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Long-term and Short-term disability insurance
• Term Life Insurance
• 401 (k) retirement savings plan
• 10 paid holidays
• 12 vacation days
• 10 sick/personal days

Samaritan''s Purse Mission Statement:

Samaritan''s Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan''s Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God''s love through His Son, Jesus Christ. The organization serves the Church worldwide to promote the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Samaritan''s Purse Statement of Faith:

• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God. 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17.
• We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; Ephesians 4:4-6.
• We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory. Matthew 1:23; John 1:1-4 and 1:29; Acts 1:11 and 2:22-24; Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-4 and 4:15.
• We believe that all men everywhere are lost and face the judgment of God, that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation, and that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the Holy Spirit. Luke 24:46-47; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:10-11; Ephesians 1:7 and 2:89; Titus 3:4-7.
• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life. John 3:5-8; Acts 1:8 and 4:31; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Galatians 5:16, 17, 18; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 2:6-10.
• We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment. 1 Corinthians 15:51-57; Revelation 20:11-15.
• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the church. 1 Corinthians 12:12, 27; Ephesians 1:22-23.
• We believe that the ministry of evangelism and discipleship a responsibility of all followers of Jesus Christ. Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15; 1 Peter 3:15.
• We believe Gods plan for human sexuality is to be expressed only within the context of marriage, that God created man and woman as unique biological persons made to complete each other. God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society. For this reason, we believe that marriage is exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female. Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5-6; Mark 10:6-9; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9.
• We believe that we must dedicate ourselves to prayer, to the service of our Lord, to His authority over our lives, and to the ministry of evangelism. Matthew 9:35-38; 22:37-39, 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15 and 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10; Colossians 2:6-10; 1 Peter 3:15.
• We believe that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end; and that we must have concern for the physical and spiritual needs of our fellowmen. Psalm 139:13; Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 22:37-39; Romans 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10.
• We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person biological male or female. These two distinct but complementary sexes together reflect the image and likeness of God. Rejection of ones biological sex is a rejection of Gods merciful design and creative order. Genesis 1:26-27;1 Corinthians 6:9; Deuteronomy 22:5

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