Company description

For 95 years, Camp Tawonga has served as a leader in Jewish camping, fostering in children and families a deep connection to nature, community and Judaism. We run programming for children, families and young adults at our stunning residential campsite next to Yosemite National Park and in the San Francisco Bay Area.

At Tawonga, children and teens build self-esteem, make lifelong friends and discover their truest selves. The impact of Tawonga often lasts forever.

Job description

Job Title: Culinary Program Supervisor

Dates: March 1 - November 14, 2025

Salary Range: $28,000-$32,000 plus room and board from May through October. See total projected pay for this role based on part-time status in Spring and Fall.

Location: Remote in March, April and November/Groveland May through October

Job Purpose and Description
The Culinary Program Supervisor will oversee Tawonga’s brand new Garden Kitchen, where they will facilitate a farm-to-table cooking experience for participants that meets Tawonga’s mission. The Culinary Program Supervisor will develop and implement the curriculum with an emphasis on culinary skills, sustainability and cultural learning for groups of 12-24 children and adults. They will also supervise one Culinary Program Assistant, providing professional mentorship and management. As previously noted, this role is hybrid, and will be partly remote, and partly based in-person at Camp Tawonga in Groveland.

Supervisory Responsibilities
Develop training plans and materials to train Culinary Program Assistant
Supervise the Culinary Program Assistant; provide training, observations, coaching, feedback, and written evaluations
Develop safety guidelines and protocols for the cooking program and train staff and campers to ensure a safe experience, aligned with the Tuolumne County Health Inspector’s requirements.
Approach challenges with solution-oriented problem-solving
Oversee Culinary Program department and ensure programs run smoothly, including ordering and maintaining kitchen supplies
Serve as a part of the Management Team at Camp including shared duties such as supervising camper mealtimes, overseeing cabins at night, supervising campers on buses, and being a role model for other staff at all times
Orient counselors and other staff to the Garden Kitchen
Create weekly schedule for Culinary Programs; manage time off and schedules for Culinary Program Assistant and yourself

Program Development and Teaching Responsibilities:

Select, develop and test recipes (keeping in mind cultural richness and the diversity of our community) to be used in programming with children and adults
Set up brand new Garden Kitchen and create an effective culinary education space
Create a department manual and recipe book that can be used by future Culinary Program Supervisors
Develop and offer a variety of cooking classes for adults and children at different Tawonga programs (weekend family camps, weekend adult-only camp, kid-only summer camp)
Incorporate Tawonga’s mission into culinary program offerings
During summer, lead cooking and baking classes for 12-24 children, 4-5 times daily; during spring/fall weekend programs, lead 2-3 culinary classes for adults and children daily
Coordinate with guest culinary educators when applicable during programs
Support weekend programs through helping with set up, clean up, and supervision of children

Required Training, Experience, Skills, and Qualities

Love of and experience with cooking and baking
Experience teaching
Proven ability to work with youth
Must be able to live and work at Camp Tawonga from May through October
Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with other adults
Required certifications or must be willing to acquire these certifications upon hire:
ServSafe
CPR/First Aid

Worksite
This role is a hybrid position.
This position is expected to relocate to Camp Tawonga’s secondary location in Groveland, CA to work on-site from May 1-October 29. This position is expected to work remotely in March, April and November.
Camp Tawonga will provide a company laptop, mouse, keyboard, and reasonable accommodations as needed to ensure the employee can work from home during the off season
When this role requires living at Camp, Tawonga will provide housing and meals (fully prepared meals during programs, and staple ingredients in between programs)

Must be able to relocate to Groveland site May 1 - October 29
Willingness to work on evenings, weekends and holidays as needed

Status and Benefits
This is a temporary, exempt, non-benefited position.

Salary Range and Projected Pay

The salary range for the Culinary Program Supervisor position is $69,731.80 to $79,693.49 annually, based on full-time equivalent (FTE) employment.

This position, however, is structured to work part-time and full-time during certain times of the year:

50% FTE during March, April and some of May (20 hrs per week),
100% FTE during the Summer, late May through early August (40 hrs per week)
80% FTE during the Fall Program Season, August through October (32 hrs per week) and
50% FTE in November (20 hrs per week).
As a result, the total projected pay for this position over the duration of the assignment is estimated to range from $28,000 to $32,000, based on a total of 1,044 scheduled hours and the final agreed-upon salary within the stated range. This figure also includes deductions for room and board while living and working at camp during the Summer and Fall Program seasons.

Compensation

this position is: salaried, $50,000 - $75,000

Location

job can be done remotely

Application instructions

Deadline

December 20, 2024