Kitchen Assistant

**JOB POSTING**

**Kitchen Assistant**

**Rainbow Lake**

**ABOUT US**

Campfire Circle (formerly Camp Ooch & Camp Trillium) has offered healing through happiness for thousands of kids and families affected by childhood cancer since 1983. It’s where kids can be kids, and families can be families—engaging in camp-inspired community, in-hospital, and overnight camp programs, at no cost to them. As a privately funded organization, Campfire Circle donors make thousands of life-changing experiences possible for Campers throughout the year, all across Ontario.

At Campfire Circle we are committed to ensuring employment is accessible within our organization. To help reduce financial barriers for summer staff members, we have funding available to assist with costs related to the job such as: camping equipment/gear, outdoor clothing, training/certifications, and transportation, mileage, or parking. If you require financial assistance related to the program, you are invited to make this known during the recruitment process

**THE OPPORTUNITY**

Do our values of care, community, inclusion, sustainability, and integrity resonate with you? Whether it’s at Rainbow Lake, a quiet 143 acres site in Waterford, at Muskoka, which features 400 wooded acres in the town of Rosseau, or at one of our urban locations in the GTA, London, Ottawa or Hamilton, you are connecting kids and families with fun indoor and outdoor activities that help improve their overall wellbeing.

Campfire Circle will be running in-person overnight camp programs at both of our overnight camp locations, and community and day camp programs in the GTA, London, Ottawa and Hamilton.

Do you have experience as a staff or volunteer working with children in a recreational setting? We are searching for **Kitchen Assistants** to join our Rainbow Lake Summer Staff Team in 2023.

Reporting to the Food Service Manager, our Kitchen Assistants support the work in our kitchen and dining hall related to health and safety and food preparation and service. Additionally, they assist in implementing our recycling and compost program, and get the opportunity to assist with kitchen-based camper programs like theme meals and group baking.

During your experience at Campfire Circle you will hone and develop your skills relating to problem solving, time management, team work, adaptability/flexibility, kitchen equipment operation, customer/guest service, and safety and sanitation procedures within a team of like-minded co-workers and volunteers.

**Start Date**:June 21st, 2023

**End Date**:September 1st, 2023

**Rate**:$17/hour

*Paid training/virtual training dates may occur prior to this date*

**ABOUT YOU**

In accordance with our mandate of creating a caring and safe environment for ill children and their families, we require attestation of childhood vaccinations, updated Police Record with Vulnerable Sector Screening, and proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 for all of our staff. We also require TB testing for all our program facing staff. Additionally, all of our staff are required to be currently eligible to work in Canada.

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- Required Criteria:_

a) 1+ years’ experience in a Food Service environment

b) Clear police reference check and vulnerable sector screening

c) Current driver’s license or reliable transportation to and from the working site
- Advantageous Criteria:_

a) Experience working with therapeutic diets and food allergies

b) Experience working with commercial kitchen equipment

c) Experience working in a camp environment
- Personal/Professional Characteristics_

In order to be a successful part of our outstanding staff team, you will be passionate about
playing a key role in helping to support the food service program at our Rainbow Lake site
in Waterford. It is important that our kitchen staff are able to work collaboratively and
positively with others, are able to maintain confidentiality of food-related medical information (ie. Dietary needs or allergies), and enjoy helping to create a safe space where everyone belongs.
- Particular Working Conditions:_

a) These positions have the option to live at the Rainbow Lake site during shifts, or commute to and from the site daily for shifts

b) In consideration of the population Campfire Circle serves, the incumbent is a non-smoker.

c) Often wear uniforms such as aprons or jackets.

d) Often wear safety attire such as gloves

e) Often exposed to hazardous situations and conditions that produce cuts or minor burns

f) Work physically near others

g) Are often exposed to hot and cold temperatures, such as when working near ovens or retrieving food from freezers

h) Occasionally work near contaminants and hazardous equipment

i) Often work in a noisy and distracting environment

j) Often work near and with commercial food service equipment
- Physical Requirements:_

The role requires occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some stooping, kneeling, crouching, and sig