Prep Cook

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 Prep Cooks’ duties and responsibilities will be assigned by the Chef or Sous Chef daily. Serving 3 meals a day to almost 600 campers and staff will require you to be energetic, positive, and ready to help in any way. You may be required to stand for prolonged periods of time while making 1200 pancakes for breakfast or cooking/cutting vegetables for a stir fry (as examples). Having prior experience working within a structured kitchen environment is an asset, but we are able to provide training to candidates who are eager to learn new skills.

Duties/expectations may include but are not limited to:

• Working safely and efficiently in a fast-paced environment
• Safely operating equipment, ex. ovens, mixers, knives, etc.
• Lifting up to 50lb
• Working on your feet for long periods
• Maintaining a clean and organized work station in accordance with the Ministry of Health standards and protocols
• Following directions from the Chef and Sous Chef
• Assisting where needed throughout the day

You work 6 days a week with 1 day off. The days off vary per person. 

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 programs 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. 

You work approximately 40-50 hours a week. Anything over and above 44 hours, is considered time and a half. 

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