Summer Camp Kitchen Helper
The Adventure Earth is inviting applications for the casual full-time position of Overnight Camp Cooks for the Adventure Earth Programs.
We encourage applications from qualified African Nova Scotians, racially visible persons, women in non-traditional positions, persons with disabilities and Aboriginal persons. HRM encourages applicants to self-identify.
Over the past 30 years, the Adventure Earth Programs have engaged over 60,000 people in award-winning, experiential programs at the cutting edge of environmental education, youth leadership, and outdoor recreation in Canada. As part of the Halifax Regional Municipality’s Parks and Recreation services, the Adventure Earth Centre works toward building a healthy and sustainable future for our children, our communities, and the Earth. With our core values of community, learning, safety, sustainability, magic, and excellence as a foundation, we provide opportunities to reconnect with the natural world, to pursue a healthy and active lifestyle, to develop personal and leadership skills, to give back to the community, and to connect with other like-minded people.
Successful applicants will be responsible for planning, organizing, and cooking meals for participants at the Adventure Earth Programs’ overnight camps. In conjunction with the Camp Director, Menus are set according to traditional program needs and objectives, are youth-friendly, sustainable, and budget-conscious. Kitchen Helpers will assist the camp cook in meal prep, kitchen cleanliness and serving.
On-site accommodations and meals are provided during program times only.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist with preparing and serving meals and snacks for groups of 35-65 participants and staff in a overnight camp setting
- Completing all dishes and full kitchen clean up related to food preparation
- Working as a team
Education and Experience:
· Current Food Handlers Certificate (Asset)
· Experience in large volume cooking (Asset)
· 1 year + of Culinary education (Asset)
Technical / Job Specific Knowledge and Abilities:
· First Aid Certification an asset
· Experience in camp cooking/camp life an asset
Conditions of Employment
- Applicants must be willing to obtain WHMIS training
- Applicants must be willing to attend all orientations/training sessions (dates to be determined)
- Copies of certification must be submitted upon hiring
- Transportation to and from camp is the candidates responsibility. Carpooling may be arranged
- Accommodations provided are in a single room in a shared cabin.
- Accommodations include indoor showers with hot water
Supervision:
- Kitchen Helpers are supervised and mentored by an experienced cook, who has been working at camp for over 10 years
- The Camp Director has had their Nova Scotia food safety certificate and has overseen the operations of the kitchen for several years.
- The Camp Director has done large group cooking and managed the cooking for many years and has developed many policies, procedures and processes that will help guide the cooks.
Security Clearance Requirements:
- Applicants must complete screening through the Child Abuse Registry and a Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Check
Please note – Testing may be conducted as a component of the selection process to assess technical and job specific knowledge. Candidates, who are selected for testing, may be tested in a group setting, scheduled at the employer’s discretion.
COMPENTENCIES: Analytical Thinking, Communications, Decision Making, Organization and Planning, Risk Management, Teamwork and Cooperation, and Values and Ethics
WORK STATUS: Casual Seasonal. Beginning in May. plus training (virtual, e-learning and in person) March -July
HOURS OF WORK:
July 2-5 Staff Training
July 6/7 OFF
July 8-12 Camp Week 1
July 13/14 OFF
July 15-19 Camp Week 2
July 20/21 OFF
July 22 – 27 Camp Week 3
July 30- Aug.1 Camp Week 4
August 7-9 Youth Leadership Camp Week 5
WORK LOCATION:
Camp Mockingee, 160 Smeltzer Rd, Windsor, NS.
CLOSING DATE: Applications will be received until the positions are filled.
Contact: Damion Stapledon [email protected] 902-476-0399
For more information on the camp location and the Adventure earth Centre programs, please visit:
https://www.halifax.ca/parks-recreation/programs-activities/recreation-centres-your-community/adventure-earth-centres/overnight-camp
Job Type: Seasonal
Contract length: 5 weeks
Pay: $15.70 per hour
Work Location: In person
