Camp Caldera Lead Cook

Caldera is seeking a Lead Cook to oversee all aspects of meal service, including menu planning and ordering, food preparation and kitchen maintenance, and management of kitchen staff. The ideal candidate will have experience working in a kitchen, including food inventory, budgeting, and menu planning, and be able to lead a team and work irregular and long hours.

Requirements

• Minimum two years experience working in a kitchen including food inventory, budgeting, and menu planning
• Current Oregon Food Handler's Permit required
• Ability to set appropriate boundaries in a proactive and positive manner
• Willingness to live in a camp setting and work irregular and long hours
• Prior experience in nutrition, and/or youth programming
• Supervisory experience
• Familiarity with anti-oppression frameworks and experience working with diverse staff and youth
• Serve as mandatory reporter, working with Youth Impact Manager to report instances or suspicion of child abuse
• Requires on-site living in shared staff quarters
• Alcohol and drugs are not permitted on campus, even in personal living quarters.
• Must be physically able to move around 116 acres of camp property with varied terrain
• Must have visual, perceptual, and cognitive ability to recognize and respond quickly to health and safety concerns of students and appropriately re-direct any behavior that is misaligned with Caldera agreements

Benefits

• Room and board provided during days with programming; room only during non-programming days
• A light dinner will be provided on staff arrival days
• Brunch is served on the last day of each session
• 1% increase for each year of experience working at Camp Caldera (not to exceed 7%)
• Training Rate: $75-150/day depending on whether meals are prepared