Cook Position

Cross River Education and Retreat Center has an opening for a cook for the 2024 summer season - last 2 weeks of May, all of June, July, August, and September

We are a full service off-grid, remote wilderness lodge located in British Columbia in the beautiful and majestic Canadian Rocky Mountains. We are accessible by road, approximately 1/2 hour from Radium Hot Springs, 1 hour from Banff, and 3 hours from Calgary.

Join our small, family-run business who all have a passion for providing our guests with delicious home-cooked meals and exceptional outdoor experiences, while making them feel at home and a part of our family.

Your job:

• You will be responsible for the menu planning, shopping lists, preparation and presentation of all meals for the lodge guests
• You will be responsible for creating high quality home-cooked meals and desserts, while at the same time being cost conscious
• You will also be required to occasionally prepare dishes for our guests with food allergies or intolerances and handle all dietary concerns with appropriate care and concern.
• You will ensure proper storage and labelling of all items in kitchen, fridges, freezers, and rotate to use them up and reduce waste
• You will stock and organize your work area, fridges, freezers and pantry
• You will ensure cleanliness and maintenance of dishes, equipment, appliances, and all work areas in the kitchen

Your skills:

• Previous experience as a cook in a wilderness setting is an asset
• Food Safe training is an asset
• You must be comfortable working in an open kitchen where positive interaction with guests is required
• You must be organized and conscientious in your food preparation, ensuring top-notch quality in every dish
• You must be pleasant and outgoing, tidy, efficient and able to work with a minimum of supervision
• You will need to be physically able to keep up with the long days and active pace of a busy lodge where guests are continually coming and going.

Room and board will be provided.

Please view our website at :

www.crossriver.ca

Please submit your resume and salary expectations to: rob@crossriver.ca

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Contract length: 4.5 months

Salary: $3,500.00-$4,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Discounted or free food
• On-site parking

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Tips

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-03-31
Expected start date: 2024-05-15