Kitchen Positions Available
Event Cook
Come work with the Women’s Herbal Symposium Kitchen Team!
This is a FUN and demanding paid work position. We cook for up to 500 women and children three times daily (breakfast, lunch and dinner). As kitchen staff, you must be able and willing to stand on your feet for 8-12 hours a day, lift 25-50 lbs multiple times daily and maintain food safety at all times- all while having a sense of urgency, timeliness and ability to effectively communicate. This is a tight knit loving team that thrives on a positive work environment and engaging meaningfully as a collective. While we hope you are able to enjoy various aspects of the gathering through classes or workshops, this job is for those who are there to work first and foremost as food is a key and integral part of this gathering.
The Job
Your points of communication: You work directly with the Head Chef: Casandra Kelly + team. You will communicate with and help lead a team of work trade + volunteers during your shifts.
Pre-gathering work: Meetings with Casandra + team via google meets for interview and to go over work flow before the gathering. Arrive prior to the gathering to set up the kitchen & prep for the coming week.
During the gathering: Kitchen staff arrive early and are expected to stay and work throughout the duration of the session (August 31st-September 4th). Work shifts are 8-10 hours/day, and most kitchen staff work 5-6 shifts per session. You must commit to at least 1 full week (7days) per session.
Post- gathering: A deep clean and re-organization of the kitchen happens on the final day of the session and sometimes into the entire following day. Kitchen staff stay onsite to help volunteers properly clean and close up the kitchen.
Exchange: This is a 1099/W 9 Independent Contractor position paid by Northern California Women's Herbal Symposium at a determined hourly rate. You will also have free entry to the session of the gathering, including all meals, participation in classes & workshops and a tent camping spot in the kitchen camp.
To Apply
You must have culinary training and/or have cooked for groups 200+. Submit your resume, a cover letter and three work references to casandrakellycatering@gmail.com. Please include which sessions you are interested in and what kind of time commitment you can make in your cover letter.
Kitchen Volunteer Manager
Come work with the Women’s Herbal Symposium Kitchen Team!
This is a FUN and demanding paid work position. We cook for 500 people three times daily (breakfast, lunch and dinner). As kitchen staff, you must be able and willing to stand on your feet for 8-12 hours a day, lift 25-50# multiple times daily and maintain food safety at all times- all while having a sense of urgency, timeliness and ability to effectively communicate. This is a tight knit loving team that thrives on a positive work environment and engaging meaningfully as a collective. While we hope you are able to enjoy various aspects of the gathering through classes or workshops, this job is for those who are there to work first and foremost as food is a key and integral part of this gathering.
The Job
Your points of communication : You work directly with the Head Chef: Casandra Kelly + team. You will communicate with and help lead a team of work trade + volunteers during your shifts.
Pre-gathering work: Meetings with Casandra + team via google meets for interview and to go over work flow before the gathering. Arrive prior to the gathering to set up the kitchen & prep for the coming week.
During the gathering: Kitchen staff arrive early and are expected to stay and work throughout the duration of the session (August 31st-September 4th). Work shifts are 6-8 hours/day, and most kitchen staff work 5-6 shifts per session. You must commit to at least 1 full week (7days) per session.
Post- gathering: A deep clean and re-organization of the kitchen happens on the final day of the session and sometimes into the entire following day. Kitchen staff stay onsite to help volunteers properly clean and close up the kitchen.
Exchange: This is a 1099/W 9 Independent Contractor position paid by Northern California Women’s Herbal Symposium at a determined hourly rate. You will also have free entry to the session of the gathering, including all meals, participation in classes & workshops and a tent camping spot in the kitchen camp.
To Apply
You must have some knife skills/cooking experience and management training and/or have overseen a team of 20+. Submit your resume, a cover letter and three work references to casandrakellycatering@gmail.com. Please include which sessions you are interested in and what kind of time commitment you can make in your cover letter.