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Summer Food Service Manager - Head Cook

Echo Hill Outdoor School

Deadline

June 3, 2013

Location

Worton, Maryland

  • Nonprofit outdoor environmental education school on the upper Chesapeake Bay seeks self-motivated, organized, creative, and energetic person as head cook and food service director for summer program.

Classification

Private Sector

Duties

Programs are primarily semi-wilderness five and three day camping trips that prepare their own food during the trip. Single and multi-day land based programs take place on the school’s main campus with well-equipped dining hall facility.

  • Provides family style meals for small residential groups (10 – 25, occasional weekly seatings of 50 – 70 people).
  • Plans meals/menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
  • Coordinates with directors and handles all ordering, purchasing, and availability of necessary food (serving local produce as often as possible is a priority).
  • Oversees menu planning and food packing for three, four and five day camping trips.
  • Prepares meals, serves, properly stores, and thoroughly cleans up after mealtime.
  • Supervises and orients various program staff as they rotate into kitchen assistant role.
  • Maintains safe food handling standards during preparation and storage.
  • Maintains cleanliness of kitchen areas (counters, floors, walk-in, freezer, dry storage, floors, trash and recycling).
  • Supervises others in this process.

Qualifications

  • Strong desire to be part of a staff community.
  • Candidate must have prior food service experience (healthy cooking skills imperative) for residential groups.
  • Experience with outdoor education and /or food management is beneficial. Logistical and organizational skills are vital.
  • Attention to detail is essential.
  • Standard First Aid and Professional Rescuer CPR certifications are requested.
  • Criminal Background check required upon employment.
  • Candidate must be self-directed, enthusiastic, an effective time manager, able to communicate and work cooperatively with a staff of 25.
  • Position is Primarily Monday through Friday, with some weekend days (hours vary weekly).

Weekly pay varies, $400-$600 based on qualifications, experience and program demands. Communal housing with program staff is an option (room and board). Staff medical reimbursement plan available.

Additional Information

Full-time

Salary

See details in qualifications section

Application Instructions

For more information and to apply, email jobs@ehos.org and include a resume and three reference contacts; website: www.ehos.org.

Personal Interview Required.

Flexible start and end dates: June 3 – 14 through August 23 – 30, 2013.

Ten – twelve week full time position.

Betsy Z. McCown, Associate Director
Echo Hill Outdoor School
13655 Bloomingneck Road
Worton MD 21678
410-348-5880
www.ehos.org

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