Assistant Head of Kitchen

Description:

Assists the Head of Kitchen in managing a small team of kitchen staff in daily food-related duties – preparing and serving meals for 100 campers and staff daily. Oversees kitchen on Head of Kitchen’s day off. Crafts opportunities for campers (ages 10-18) to participate in food prep and clean up in an enjoyable way. Our kitchen staff are fully integrated into the Traveling Players community and participate in the larger camp culture. Salary: $400-$550/week plus room and board for 8 weeks. 

Primary duties include: 

• Help to manage a kitchen staff team in daily food-related duties 
• Assist the Head of Kitchen as directed 
• Preparation, serving, and clean-up of all meals. 
• Maintain the kitchen according to health, safety, and sanitary standards, including proper storage and serving. 
• Accommodate special dietary requirements as reasonable. 
• All of our kitchen staff are part of the camp community 

Ideal candidate will have the following skills and characteristics: 

• Kitchen experience (2+ years) 
• Experience with food allergies and dietary restrictions (we have a significant number of vegetarian students & staff) 
• Strong interpersonal skills, especially with children age 10-18 
• Desire to be fully integrated into all-camp community activities 
• Current ServSafe certification a bonus, as well as a clean license and reliable vehicle 

For more information: https://www.travelingplayers.org/about/employment

To apply: Please email resume and cover letter to Jeanne Harrison (jeharrison@travelingplayers.org) and fill out this Google Form.