Baker

At Camp Tawingo, our skilled and dedicated kitchen staff prepare THREE delicious and nutritious meals and one snack to almost 600 campers and staff every day.  Meal time is the biggest ALL-CAMP program at Tawingo and it happens 3 times every day. 

We pride ourselves on making Camp a safe, fun, and healthy place for every camper.  We take the time to get to know the campers and other staff members by name, we are diligent about making sure each person who requires a special meal (because of allergies or intolerances) gets the meal that has been lovingly prepared specifically for them, and we are careful to keep a clean and safe Dining Hall and Kitchen - ensuring the health and safety of the entire camp community.

Camp Tawingo is known for our delicious food and campers and staff regularly show their appreciation for all that our Kitchen staff does to make Tawingo everyone’s home away from home.

Our bakeshop is a very busy area in the kitchen. We make fresh, homemade bread, buns, crusts, pastries, and other desserts every day. The Baker/Pastry Chef is responsible for all things bread and dessert related, as well as camper/staff snacks. Our Baker/Pastry Chef will be required to create specialty desserts for vegan and gluten free diets. Prior experience is required along with a Safe Food Handler Certificate. Effective time management and the ability to adapt to changes are essential skills for our Baker/Pastry Chef.

Duties may include but are not limited to:

• Managing inventory of bakeshop ingredients and stock
• Recipe conversions to accommodate the number of campers/staff on site
• Making large quantities of doughs, batters, and icings
• Working on your feet for long periods of time
• Lifting up to 50lb
• Maintaining a clean and healthy Bake Shop in accordance with the Ministry of Health standards and protocols
• Assisting where needed in kitchen

During meal times, you will be required to assist campers by directing them to where to place leftover food, where to get more food, where to place their dirty dishes, etc. Campers and staff are always eager to come into the kitchen and find out what the meal is. 

Campers and staff are always EAGER to have staff from all departments join into afternoon and evening programs! We strongly encourage you to join when you are not needed in the kitchen. This is a great way for you to be a part of the camp community and make new friendships with other staff from other departments! 

A typical day in the kitchen will look like this:

630-930: Breakfast prep, serving, clean-up

*930-1030* Break

1030-130: Lunch prep. Serving, clean-up

*130-400* Break

430-630: Dinner prep, serving, clean-up

*You’re done for the rest of the evening and can do whatever you like. 

These time frames are approximate and can change depending on the productivity of the whole kitchen as a team. 

Our Baker/Pastry Chef works approximately 40-50 hours a week. Anything over and above 44 hours, is time and a half. 

Room and board is included in your wages.  You get to enjoy a variety of delicious homemade meals, 3 times a day!