Looking for a great summer job? This opportunity can’t be beat. Camp Ballibay is a magical place and the food is part of that magic. I had the honor of working in the camp kitchen last summer and I’ll be returning this summer to work in the garden and the kitchen. If you’re passionate about food, the environment or farming/gardening, this is the place for you!
Click here to see a video of last year’s campers talking about the food. Click here to see the hummus music video that was created last summer. Who knows what cool things we’ll come up with this year?
Here’s the job description. Please pass it on!
Camp Ballibay (http://www.ballibay.com) and The Farm Arts Camp (http://www.FarmArtsCamp.com) seek kitchen staff to help run a high-quality camp foodservice operation for the months of July and August. Our kitchen will serve a community of approximately 200 kids and adults. The two camps share a beautiful campus in NE Pennsylvania, about 3 hours from Manhattan. After many years of working with a large foodservice company, and 46 years of total operation, the camps’ new administration has moved strongly towards scratch cooking with locally produced ingredients. Our kitchen places an emphasis on healthful kid-friendly foods, a diverse international menu, vegetarian and vegan options, and – when possible – local specialty products. For the 2010 season we are doubling the size of our kitchen, increasing staffing, and adding a strong food education component to the camps’ curriculum.
Part and full time on-site work begins in June, in the camp’s foodservice operation and expanded food education program.
We seek energetic and organized individuals who possess basic cooking and/or baking experience, especially in professional food service. Food safety education or certification and knife skills are a plus. Candidates MUST be enthusiastic about working in an environment with children and a diverse camp staff.
Our kitchen staff will work closely with the leadership team of the camps. We seek to be the best and most important camp kitchen in the country. Better camp food is a brand new front in the food revolution, and it is our top priority. Join us!
We seek:
• Sous Chef – who will report to head chefs, help prep, cook and expedite daily meal service, help maintain kitchen inventory and equipment, as well as assisting with receiving food orders.
• Cooks/Prep Cooks – who will report to head and sous chef, help with daily food prep and cooking.
• Dishwashers/Kitchen Assistants – report to head and sous chef. Help maintain cleanliness of kitchen. Some food prep or kitchen experience is a plus.
• Garden/Kitchen Assistants – report to head chefs and Food Education coordinator. Will assist in Food Education Program, dividing time between kitchen and garden. Some food prep or kitchen experience is a plus.
Salary is TBD for each position and is commensurate with experience. Please email or fax a cover letter and résumé including the position/s for which you’d like to apply, to:
John Jannone
Ballibay Camps, Inc.
john.jannone@ballibayCamps.com
fax: 347 682 5892
Feel free to mention if you have camp-aged children and would have a interest in a combined salary/barter arrangement allowing you children to attend the camp.
Many Thanks,
John Jannone & Kristin Fieseler, Directors
The Ballibay Camps
