Company description

Colvig Silver Camps is a family-owned, coed, overnight summer camp in Durango, Colorado. We believe the challenges of outdoor experience, fun, and adventure offer some of the best opportunities for girls and boys to grow.

Our mission, “To facilitate the development of caring, thoughtful, and responsible human beings,” is the driving force behind what we do at Colvig Silver Camps.

Our philosophy is community-driven, non-competitive, choice-based, and outdoor-oriented. It is designed to develop independence, responsibility, teamwork, leadership qualities, relational skills, and decision-making skills over the course of a longer camp term. We strongly believe that the 2 and 4 week-long terms in addition to the challenge, fun, and adventure inherent to outdoor pursuits provide the best opportunities to achieve these outcomes.

Experiences in nature are the driving force behind our philosophy, whether in camp or out on the trail, campers are continuously building a solid foundation of life skills that will help them succeed both socially and academically.

Job description

Minimum Age: 21 years of age

Terms of Employment: Chefs/Cooks are hired for 11 or 12 weeks, unless contracted otherwise

Compensation: $10,000 to $12,000 DOE -, plus lodging, meals, travel reimbursement, and end-of-summer bonus ($500)

Time Off: One full day per week, plus two days between sessions

Number Hired: 1 - 2

Qualifications: Professional kitchen experience or relative experience

Responsibilities: Each summer, we hire one or two chefs/cooks to run our camp kitchen for the summer. We serve three meals a day in our main lodge, and our kitchen staff is mainly responsible for all three meals and maintaining a clean and sanitary working environment. Chef's will work together and manage other kitchen personnel (i.e. cooks and prep cooks) in kitchen duties. A few other responsibilities could include baking banana and pumpkin breads for use on backpacking trips, helping out in other areas of camp as needed, leading some cooking activities with campers, and cooking some special meals or desserts for special occasions. We take great pride in the quality of our camp food. Due to our small community, we have a lot more freedom in what we can offer. Our menus offer a lot of classics but give our kitchen staff room to explore as well.

The primary responsibilities of the chef include:

• Lead and assist in planning and preparing three meals per day for 100 to 250 people (kids/staff)
• Lead and assist in planning and preparing special meals and treats for special occasions and events
• Lead and assist in menu planning
• Food ordering and receiving
• Food storage organization and cleanliness
• Monitoring kitchen sanitation practices
• Knowledge of state regulations and accreditation standards
• Knowledge of meal schedule and camp schedule
• Adhering to camper and staff food allergy and dietary needs requirements
• Occasionally leading cooking programming and activities with campers

This position provides an opportunity to spend a summer in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado cooking for a fun, family-like community. Working in a camp kitchen is different than typical cook positions. It is not a shift-based position; it is instead a daily commitment for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Think of it as a home with an enormous family. You will be cooking for the camp community (campers and staff) but will have freedom as well during the day. This position is a job for someone who can manage themselves professionally and commit to a rigorous seasonal schedule in a fun environment. As with all camp positions, you are welcome ane encouraged to get involved in the camp community outside of your time in the kitchen.

Compensation

this position is: salaried, varies DOE, $10,500.00 - $12,500.00

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline