The Assistant Head Chef helps lead a busy camp kitchen serving approximately 300 campers and staff each day. Working alongside the Head Chef, this role supports kitchen operations, helps manage staff, and plays an active part in planning and preparing breakfast, lunch, and dinner throughout the summer.
Responsibilities include helping coordinate meal preparation, supervising kitchen staff, maintaining food safety standards, and ensuring meals are served efficiently and on schedule. The Assistant Head Chef also helps prepare multiple meal options each day to accommodate allergies, dietary restrictions, and other food needs across the camp community.
Candidates should be ServSafe certified and have at least three years of experience working in an institutional food-service setting, such as a camp, school, university, hospital, or similar high-volume kitchen. Strong organization, communication, and leadership skills are important, along with the ability to stay calm and organized in a fast-paced kitchen.
This position is part of the camp staff community but does not live with campers.
